Woodvale Street takes its name according to Marshall from a residence called “Woodville” on the Shankill Road. The Belfast Commercial Chronicle of Wednesday 30 August 1820 contains an advert for the sale of Woodville House. Names Resolved- On the application of the owners, your Committee have named two new streets off Shankhill Road Woodvale Street and Enfield Street, and a new street off Oldpark Road Coningsby Street. They have changed the name of Springfield Lane to Woodvale Avenue, and Lennoxvale Street to Malone Avenue. Northern Whig - Saturday 02 February 1889. That the names "Woodvale Crescent," "Woodvale Avenue," "Cuan Parade, Workman Avenue, and "Forth Parade" be approved for new streets off Springfield Road on the property of Mr. Hugh Murphy. (Wednesday, 16th February, 1938. Parts of Woodvale Avenue had been previously called Springfield Lane and Springfield Row.