Strip Road becomes Church Road
In the early 1850's, it was found that a narrow strip of land had been left to the east of the Carlton Estate. This strip, 7 chains (140m) wide, stretched from Koonung Creek in the south to Foote Street in Templestowe. It was decided to divide the land into lots of 6 acres with an access road the full length of the east side.
Chivers who had a section alongside the strip didn't want the road next to his land. He had other ideas, so the road called Strip Road was surveyed alongside the Carlton Estate.
IN 1854, the strip lots were sold by auction. Chivers went along to buy the lots alongside his selection. As soon as he started-bidding, the price was forced up.
Chivers had never allowed anyone to cross his land which was on the route from Templestowe to East Doncaster. He was well aware of the consequences of a right-of-way being established. All the carters and settlers he had antagonised had gone to the sales to get their revenge, so Chivers paid double for his lots.
After the Anglican Church was built in Doncaster, Strip Road was renamed Church Road, on the south side of Ruffey's Creek. North of the creek, the name remained till after the turn of the century and some older residents still use it.
Source: Irvine Green writing in 1969 02 DTHS Newsletter
The City Of Survey Road
In the 1860 and 70s the road from Doncaster to Heidelberg was called "Middle Road" at the Doncaster end and across the main area of the Unwins Special Survey, "Survey Road". During the 1880s the name changed to "Manningheim Road" and by 1890 it was called "Manningham Road".
The question being asked is. Where did the name come from? This does not seem to have been the name of a person as there does not seem to be a record of such a person. In England there is a town in Kent called Manningham, and in the town is a road called Manningheim.
Source: 1995 03 DTHS Newsletter
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