Club. The William Wroe course, named after Councillor William Wroe, was opened in 1973 as a fourteen-hole course, six holes occupying land on the Flixton road side of the railway, and eight on the Church road side. The land it occupies was originally purchased by Urmston District Council in 1935, but from 1947 to 1970, aware that it was gradually becoming occupied, Wroe campaigned for the establishment of a municipal golf course. It was expanded to fifteen holes, then eventually to eighteen holes in 1984, after the nearby Acre Gate Farm became vacant. The course was closed at the end of March 2017 due to council cutbacks. See also Listed buildings in Urmston References Notes Bibliography Further reading For an interior view of Shaw Hall, see External links Urmston.net - website dedicated to the local area 1950s footage on YouTube Areas of Greater Manchester Geography of Trafford