| Cuffley | |
  Cuffley shown within Hertfordshire |
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| Population | 4,295 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Welwyn Hatfield |
| Shire county | Hertfordshire |
| Region | East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | POTTERS BAR |
| Postcode district | EN6 |
| Dialling code | 01707 |
| Police | Hertfordshire |
| Fire | Hertfordshire |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| European Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | Broxbourne |
| List of places: UK • England • Hertfordshire | |
Cuffley is a village in the Welwyn Hatfield district of south-east Hertfordshire with a population around 4,000 people, located between Cheshunt and Potters Bar. Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one The East of England is one of the nine official Regions of England. Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The EN postcode area, also known as the Enfield postcode area, is a group of 11 postal districts in north Greater London which are subdivisions of seven Post The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Hertfordshire Constabulary is the Home Office Police force responsible for policing the county of Hertfordshire in England. The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is the Statutory fire and rescue service for the County of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust is the authority responsible for providing NHS Ambulance services in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, East of England is a Constituency of the European Parliament. This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Broxbourne is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of settlements in the ceremonial county of Hertfordshire, England. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of For the Australian village of the same name see Cheshunt Victoria Cheshunt (pronounced) is a town in the Broxbourne district of Potters Bar is a town in the Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire, England, located 18 miles (29 km north of central London.
Cuffley is near to the M25 motorway and is part of the London commuter belt. To see information about the M25 motorway under construction in Ireland, see N25 road. The London commuter belt is the Metropolitan area surrounding London, England from which it is possible to commute to work in the capital Cuffley railway station provides a commuter service to Moorgate and connects to King's Cross in the evenings and at weekends. Cuffley railway station serves Cuffley in the Welwyn Hatfield district in Hertfordshire. Moorgate station is a London Underground and National Rail station in the City of London, on Moorgate, north of London Wall. King's Cross station is a major railway terminus opened in 1852 Its most famous current resident is Sir Terry Leahy, current CEO of Tesco, although this has not prevented other locals from objecting vehemently to plans to build a "Express" store in the village [2]. Sir Terry Leahy (born 28 February 1956) is the CEO of Tesco, with his wife Alison and three children A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator Tesco plc is a British -based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain
In the 17th century, King James used to visit Cuffley to take the waters at the natural spring. James VI and I (19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625 was King of Scotland as James VI, and King of England and King of Ireland as James Although no trace of this now remains, it is commemorated by local roads such as Kingswell Ride and King James Avenue.
The railway had an important impact on the development of the village. Cuffley was reached by the Great Northern Railway in 1910, as part of the plan to create the Hertford Loop, as a strategic alternative to the main line out of Kings Cross to the North, by extending the line from Enfield Chase. The Great Northern Railway (GNR was a British railway company established by the London & York Railway Act of 1846 Enfield Chase railway station is located in Windmill Hill Enfield, in the London Borough of Enfield in north London, and is in Travelcard Zone 5 Before 1910, Cuffley was just a small collection of farms centred on the village green outside The Plough inn at the top of Plough Hill. The new accessibility to London by train triggered the start of the expansion of the village as a convenient rural location within easy commuting distance of London.
The early houses built along Tolmers Road were reminiscent of the Garden City style of housing as found at Letchworth. For the US businessman see William Pryor Letchworth. For the New York State Park see Letchworth State Park. Later in the 1930s, several estates were built in the village, including many bungalows. A further major expansion of the village occurred in the 1950s and 1960s. The village is also noted for the larger houses along the Ridgeway.
The early history of Cuffley is recounted by one of its residents, M V Hughes, in her autobiographical book "A London Family Between the Wars. "
On September 3, 1916 the German airship SL-11 was shot down and crashed in Cuffley during an aerial bombardment intended for London. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year This incident is commemorated by a Memorial on East Ridgeway to Lieutenant W. Leefe Robinson, the pilot who shot the airship down. William Leefe Robinson VC ( 14 July, 1895 &ndash 31 December, 1918) was the first British pilot to shoot down a German Airship He was awarded the Victoria Cross. See below the section "Separate Commonwealth awards" Note that since There is also a model of the airship in the village hall. Contrary to many reports of the incident, the SL-11 airship was not a Zeppelin but an army Schütte-Lanz airship. A Zeppelin is a type of Rigid airship pioneered by the German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin in the early 20th century based on designs he had outlined Schütte-Lanz (SL is the name of a series of rigid Airships designed and built by the Luftschiffbau Schütte-Lanz company from 1909 until the last LS22 delivered in Regardless, the local football team is still nicknamed 'The Zeps' after this event.
Cuffley has a primary school, Cuffley School, which was built in 1938 to replace the original Victorian school room situated where St Andrew’s Church now stands. This modern church, built in 1965, replaced the ‘tin church’ built next to the old village green in 1911. The village also has a Free Church and a Catholic Church.
Politically, Cuffley is part of Broxbourne Constituency in the House of Commons, and sends a Councillor to Hertfordshire County Council. Broxbourne is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
In 1939, the Scout Association purchased part of the Tolmers Park Estate that lies within the Parish of Cuffley. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude Tolmers Scout Camp was opened on Whit Saturday 1940 by Lord Wigram. Today, Tolmers hosts thousands of young people annually from all over the UK and across Europe; not only Scouts and Guides but schools and youth groups as well.
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