Enfield | London Borough, History & Attractions | Britannica
Enfield, outer borough of London, England, on the northern perimeter of the metropolis. It is in the historic county of Middlesex. The eastern part of the borough lies in the valley of the River Lea. The western part is higher and includes the undulating farmland and parkland of Enfield Chase in London’s Green Belt.
Enfield, London - Wikipedia
Historically an ancient parish in the Edmonton Hundred of Middlesex, it was granted urban district status in 1894 and municipal borough status in 1955.
Enfield - British History Online
Jan 17, 2025 · When the division of Enfield chase took place as before mentioned, an allotment of five hundred and nineteen acres and thirty-two perches was appropriated to the tithe-owners, in lieu of the tithes of the King's allotment; those of the parish of South-mims; the proprietors of the Old-park and the manor of Oldfold, and the inclosures belonging ...
Enfield: Growth after 1850 - British History Online
Private and municipal building radically changed eastern Enfield in the period between the World Wars; by 1939 market gardening had been considerably reduced and the formerly distinct settlements of Ponders End, Enfield Highway, and Enfield Wash had coalesced.
London Borough of Enfield - Wikipedia
In Roman times, Enfield was connected to Londinium by Ermine Street, the great Roman road which stretched all the way up to York. Artefacts found in the early 1900s reveal that there were Roman settlements in the areas that are now Edmonton and Bush Hill Park.
Enfield History Resources
Nov 7, 2024 · We have a large collection of documents, photographs, ephemera, and artifacts pertaining to our town’s history, which are available to researchers and anyone with Enfield history questions.
Enfield: Introduction | British History Online
Jan 14, 2025 · ENFIELD (fn. 1) contained 12,460 a. in 1831, when it was the largest parish in Middlesex after Harrow with Pinner. (fn. 2) Enfield 'Town', as it came to be called, (fn. 3) grew up on the edge of Enfield Chase over a mile west of the main road from London to Ware, which entered the parish about 8 miles from London at Ponders End. (fn. 4) The east...
The Settling of Enfield - Enfield Historical Society
Native Americans inhabited the land that became Enfield for thousands of years before Europeans arrived, perhaps making them Enfield’s true settlers. They left behind many hundreds of stone artifacts that were later often found by farmers in their freshly-plowed fields.
Enfield History - Enfield Historical Society - Discover and …
Recorded history of Enfield begins with the arrival of the first Europeans. But evidence of Enfield’s prehistoric times can be “read” by those trained in the necessary sciences. Dinosaurs roamed the area two hundred million years ago, leaving tracks that are occasionally found when they weather out of the sandstone cliffs along the ...
Enfield - British History Online
Sep 29, 2024 · Enfield, the Parish Church of St Andrew. Architectural Description—The Chancel (35¾ ft. by 20½ ft.) has a modern E. window. In the N. wall is a 14th-century arcade of three bays, with two-centred arches of one moulded and one chamfered order, springing from a quatre-foiled pier and half-quatre-foiled responds all with moulded capitals and ...
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