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Enfield is a large town in north London, England, 10.1 miles (16.3 km) north of Charing Cross.It had a population of 333,587 in 2021. It includes the areas of Botany Bay, Brimsdown, Bulls Cross, Bullsmoor, Bush Hill Park, Clay Hill, Crews Hill, Enfield Highway, Enfield Lock, Enfield Town, Enfield Wash, Forty Hill, Freezywater, Gordon Hill, Grange Park, Hadley Wood, Ponders End, and World's End.
The direct line from London to Enfield Town was opened in 1872 with stations at Silver Street and Lower Edmonton (now called Edmonton Green). In 1891, a loop from Edmonton serving Southbury (Churchbury) and Turkey Street (Forty Hill) to Cheshunt on the main line was added. The Cheshunt and Enfield Town services are currently served by London ...
The borough was abolished under the London Government Act 1963 was merged with the Municipal Borough of Southgate and the Municipal Borough of Edmonton to form the London Borough of Enfield on 1 April 1965. The borough included what is now known as Enfield Town, along with other settlements such as Brimsdown, Enfield Wash and Ponders End.
Enfield Shaker village c. 1910. In 1793, a historic Shaker village, Enfield Shaker village, one of nineteen scattered from Maine to Kentucky, was established in the town.The Utopian religious sect practiced celibate, communal living, and is today renowned for its simple architecture and furniture.
Enfield poltergeist, a claimed cause of supernatural activity between 1977 and 1979; Enfield Town, the historic centre of Enfield, chartered as a market town in 1303 Enfield-chantry school, chantry school in Enfield from c. 1398–1558, and the predecessor of Enfield Grammar School; Enfield County School, girls' comprehensive school ...
Enfield London Borough Council, which styles itself Enfield Council, is the local authority for the London Borough of Enfield in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in London. The council has been under Labour majority control since 2010. It is based at Enfield Civic Centre.
Enfield Town Park is a 9.5-hectare park in the Enfield Town area of the London Borough of Enfield, first opened in 1902. [1] It is the last remaining public open-space of Enfield Old Park. The New River Loop marks the southern and western boundaries of the park. In 2023 a memorial to local victims of the Covid-19 pandemic, called Enfield Living ...
The following list includes notable people associated with the London Borough of Enfield. Andy Abraham (b. 1964) – singer; Abz Love (b. Richard Breen, 1979) – musician; Adele (b. 1988) – singer/songwriter; Kacey Barnfield (b. 1988) – actress; Joseph Bazalgette (1819–1891) – civil engineer who rescued London's sewerage system