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  Enfield Town shown within Greater London |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| London borough | Enfield |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | London |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ENFIELD |
| Postcode district | EN1, EN2 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| European Parliament | London |
| UK Parliament | Enfield North |
| Enfield Southgate | |
| Edmonton | |
| London Assembly | Enfield and Haringey |
| List of places: UK • England • London | |
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History
Historically, Enfield was a collection of small communities spread around the royal hunting grounds of Enfield Chase. Enfield Chase is an area of the London Borough of Enfield, was once covered by woodland and used as a royal Deer park At the time of the Domesday Book the area was spelt 'Enefelde', and had a priest who almost certainly resided in St. The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey Andrews Church. By 1572 most of the basic street layout had been completed. The village green later became the historic marketplace between the church and where the fountain now stands. A market is still operated in this area, which is owned by the parish charity.
During the Elizabethan period the royal Palace of Enfield stood on the site of the present-day Palace Shopping Centre; nothing of this now remains, except for a carved stone fireplace presently located in one of the houses of Gentleman's Row, a street of fine sixteenth to eighteenth century houses adjacent to Enfield Town centre.
The New River, built to supply water to London from Hertfordshire, runs immediately behind the town centre through the Town Park, which is the last remaining public open space of Enfield Old Park. The New River is a man-made waterway in England, opened in 1613 to supply London with fresh drinking water taken from the River Lee and from Amwell London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of Enfield Old Park was an ancient Game reserve located in what is now Enfield, in north London.
In 1840 the first section of the Northern and Eastern Railway was opened from Stratford to Broxbourne. The Northern & Eastern Railway (N&ER operated one of the two main lines which eventually became the Great Eastern Railway: the other being the Eastern Counties Railway Stratford, historically Stratford Langthorne, is a place in the London Borough of Newham in East London. Broxbourne is a Commuter town in the Broxbourne borough of Hertfordshire in the East of England with a population of 13298 in 2001 A branch line from Water Lane to Enfield Town was opened in 1849. Enfield Town railway station is the most central of several stations in Enfield (north east London)
Enfield Town is famous for having the world's first ever cash machine or ATM, which was installed at the branch of Barclays Bank on June 27, 1967 and opened by Reg Varney. Barclays PLC is a major global financial services provider operating in Europe, North America, the Middle East, Latin America, Australia Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Reginald Alfred Varney (born 11 July 1916, Canning Town, East London) (now London E [1]
The Town also houses the borough's Civic Centre, the headquarters of the borough administration at which Council and committee meetings are also held.
Recent developments
Recent boundary changes in 2004 mean that the Enfield Town area will be split between three Parliamentary constituencies (see panel) as from the next General Election. The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures goals or loyalty A general election is an Election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election
Enfield Town centre has recently undergone major redevelopment work, completed in Autumn 2006. A large extension to the existing shopping centre was built, under the name PalaceXchange. [2] Many branches of chain stores already existing in Enfield Town centre were relocated to the new extension, and there are some completely new stores.
A disused section of the New River runs through the centre of Enfield Town, where it is called the New River Loop. The New River is a man-made waterway in England, opened in 1613 to supply London with fresh drinking water taken from the River Lee and from Amwell Water levels are still maintained in it, and it survives as an important local amenity.
Enfield Town Football Club
Enfield Town F.C. is (as of May 2007) in Division 1 (North) of the Isthmian League. Enfield Town FC is a football club from Enfield Town in the London Borough of Enfield, England. History The league was founded in 1905 and was strongly dedicated to Amateurism. The club plays at Goldsdown Road, Enfield. [3]
Nearby places
- See London Borough of Enfield for overview of local history and topics.
- Enfield Chase
- Edmonton
- Winchmore Hill
- World's End
- Oakwood, London
- Forty Hill
- Clay Hill, London
- Crews Hill
References
- ^ BBC NEWS | Business | The man who invented the cash machine
- ^ Palace Exchange | Enfield
- ^ Enfield Town Football Club
External links
- Enfield Observatory - Statistics for London Borough of Enfield
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