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E
East Crescent
Shown partially built on the 1896 O.S.
East Lodge Lane
Marked on the Enfield Chase Enclosure map of 1777. The name comes from East Lodge, a former Lodge of the Chase, which stands in the angle between East Lodge Lane and the Ridgeway. It was sometimes known as Red Lodge Lane [Ce 1871].
East Road
Marked on the 1867 O.S. It was sometimes known as East Street [Ce 1871].
Eastfield Road
The road was built on part of East Field, one of the former common fields of Enfield. Work started on laying drains in 1872 [RB 2.8.1872]. The 1896 O.S. shows houses on the north side only.
Elmhurst Road
Occupied by 1899 [K].
Elmore Road
The road was laid out in 1873 [RB 10.1.1873]. Pigot’s Directory (1839) includes a Mr. W. C. Elmore who lived at Enfield Wash.
Enfield Road
In 1806 it was known as East Barnet Road [EA] and retained the name until 1932 when the present name was applied. The Southgate portion was re-named Bramley Road in 1934 after representations from the Post Office. (The Bramley family farmed at West Pole Farm). The road was also sometimes known as Chase Road [Ce 1851].
Essex Road
Part of the Enfield New Town development commenced in 1853. See Cecil Road. EVAN’S YARD A group of cottages situated off Baker Street near the Hop Poles [Ce 1851]. The cottages, owned by Ebenezer Gibbons, were reported to be in an advanced state of decay in 1877 [RB 6.7.1877]. The name probably commemorated a former owner.
F
Fairfield Road
Plans for five houses were submitted in 1881 [RB ]7.3.1881].
Fairview Road
A water main was laid in 1885 [RB 19.9.1885].
Falcon Road
Plans for one cottage were submitted in 1885 [RB 19.9.1885]. The name derives from the Falcon P.H. in South Street.
Falmer Road
The first houses were occupied in 1902 [K]. Falmer is a village in Sussex.
Farr Road
The first house was occupied in 1904 [K]. A Richard Charles Farr had a building business in Chase Side in 1867 [K].
Ferndale Road
Under construction in 1891 when one of the houses was found to have defective drains [RB 17.3.1891]. Ferndale is the name of a village in Glamorgan.
Ferny Hill
The Enfield Chase Enclosure Map (1777) shows a tract of land to the south of Hadley Road called Ferney Hills.
Flash Lane
So-called from the flash or aqueduct that carried the New River over the Cuffley Brook.
Florence Avenue
The first houses were occupied in 1908 [K]. The name is taken from Florence House which formerly stood in Chase Hill.
Forest Road
The 1896 0.S. shows the road laid out but with no houses built. The first houses were occupied by 1899 [K].
Forty Hill
Called Forty Green on Morden’s Map of Middlesex (1695). The names Forty Hill and Forty Greene were both in use in 1572 [S].
Fotheringham Road
Six houses were under construction in 1892 [RB 15.12.1892].
Fyfield Road
Part of the New River Estate. The 1896 O.S. shows the road laid out but with no houses built. The first houses had been occupied by 1899 [K].
G
Games Yard
A group of highly unhealthy cottages situated off Chase Side near the Holly Bush [GBH and Ce. 1851]. One George Game was in business as a poulterer in Baker Street in 1845 [K].
Garfield Road
Plans for three cottages were submitted in 1888 [RB 18.1.1888]. The name may have been derived from James Abram Garfield, president of the U.S.A., assassinated in 1881.
Garnault Road
Part of the Bridgen Hall Estate sold for building in 1868 (A.G.). It developed very slowly. Garnault Road was originally known as Avenue Road. Plans for three houses were deposited in 1886 [RB 30.6.1886]. The present name derives from the Garnaults, a Huguenot family who owned Bowling Green House, the predecessor of Myddelton House.
Genotin Road
Originally known as Station Road [RB 10.10.1873].
Gentleman’s Row
The present name is self-explanatory. The roadway was sometimes known as Archway Road [RB 21.2.1873] and also Archway Place [RB 7.3.1876]. These both refer to the former Archway Tavern, now Archway House. The northern end was formerly known as Williams Place [K 1899].
Gilbert Street
Sometimes known as Gilbert Road. A building notice was submitted in 1877 [RB 20.4.1877]. The name is possibly connected with Mark Gilbert who was an estate agent in Enfield Wash [K1899].
Glebe Avenue
Plans for the road and sewer were deposited in 1880 [RB 13.5.1880]. The road was built on former glebe land.
Glenville Avenue
Part of the Cedars Estate. Shown partly built on the 1896 O.S. The Brigadier Hill end was originally called Avenue Road [K 1899].
Gloucester Road
Part of the Cedars Estate. The road is shown on the 1896 O.S. but no house had yet been built. The first houses were occupied by 1899 [K].
Glyn Road
The road had been laid out by 1905 [K], but no houses were built until after World War I. See Aberdare Road, Brecon Road and Swansea Road.
Goat Lane
So-called from the former Goat P.H. which stood at the junction of Goat Lane and Forty Hill.
Goldsdown Road
The present name, acquired in 1903 [K], derives from the name of a field that lay to the north of Green Street. In 1806 it was known as Watery Lane [EA]. An auctioneer’s catalogue of 1775 calls it Lower Watry Lane. This is clearly derived from the marshy nature of the ground. The name Watery Lane was formerly used for Angel Road, Edmonton, a similarly low-lying area.
Gordon Hill
Shown in outline but not named on the 1867 0.S. In 1870 it was known as Conduit Road [RB 7.10.1870] from the former conduit supplied from a well at the top of the hill. It was later known as Upper Gordon Road [RB 2.3.1877]. The present name appears on the 1896 O.S. The name is derived from Gordon House which formerly stood on the east side of Chase Side.
Gordon Road
Part of the Gordon House Estate. In 1858 Gordon House had been demolished, the roads had been laid out and one house built. (See John Tuff – Historical Notices of Enfield, p. 212.) The Chase Side end was known as Lower Gordon Road to distinguish it from Upper Gordon Road (Gordon Hill). The Baker Street end was known either as Fighting Cocks Lane [Ce 1851] or Gordon Lane [K 1899]. See also Halifax Road and Gordon Hill.
Graeme Road
The first houses were occupied in 1901. It was originally a cul-de-sac from Baker Street, but was later extended beyond Churchbury Lane.
The Grangeway
Part of Richard Metherell’s Grange Park Estate. (See the Chine.) The first properties were occupied in 1910 [K].
Granville Road
In existence by 1911 [K].
Green Dragon Lane
The present name comes from the Green Dragon P.H. which formerly stood at the junction of Green Lanes and Green Dragon Lane. It appears in this position on the Edmonton Enclosure Map of 1801/2. In 1754 it was called Filcaps Lane [TM]. (Filcaps Farm stood on the north side near Landra Gardens.) Cary’s Map of Middlesex (1789) shows it as Chace Lane. The Edmonton Enclosure Award of 1801/2 calls it Old Park Road. (It formed the southern boundary of Old Park.) Henrietta Cresswell, writing in 1912, calls it Dog Kennel Lane. A document of 1721 in the Public Record Office refers to the cutting down of an oak tree near the dog kennel on the Chase (DL9/21). The portion between Old Park Ridings and Green Lanes was known earlier in this century as Grange Drive.
Green Road
Prior to 1934 this marked the southern boundary of the Enfield portion of Cockfosters. It appears on an auctioneer’s plan of 1853. It was part of a scheme to develop the area bounded by Chase Side, Chase Road and Bramley Road. The scheme was not a success. No houses were built in Green Road until after World War I.
Green Street
So-called in 1754 [TM]. At its eastern end lay Ayland Green. It was known as Greene Streete in 1572 [S].
The Grove
Part of the Uplands Park Estate. The road is shown in outline on the 1896 0.S. but no houses were occupied until 1909 [K].
Grove Place
Shown on the 1867 O.S.
Grove Road
In existence by 1867 [OS].
Grove Road West
Marked on the 1867 O.S. This area suffered from bad drainage. It was sometimes known as Brace’s Alley [RB 16.10.1879].
H
Hadley Road
So-called in 1806 [EA]. It was sometimes known as Barnet Road [Ce 1871].
Halifax Road
Part of the Gordon House Estate. The road seems to have been developed in the early eighteen seventies. It is not listed in the 1871 census. In 1879 there was an outbreak of typhoid in this and adjoining roads. It was named after Sir Thomas Halifax who lived in Chase Side and was mentioned in the Enfield Chase Enclosure Act of 1777. See also Gordon Hill and Gordon Road.
Halstead Road
The first houses were occupied in 1901 [K].
Harman Road
Part of the Cardigan Estate which was developed from 1892. (See under Charles Street.)
Hartington Road
Built by 1896 (0.S.) It was probably named after Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington, a leading figure in the Liberal governments of 1868-74 and 1880-85. The road was demolished in the mid sixties to make way for the Brigadier Hill Council estate.
Harway Green
Formerly situated off Mill Marsh Lane [TM 1754].
Hawthorn Grove
Part of the Birkbeck Estate which was developed from 1880. Plans for two cottages were submitted in 1884 [RB 19.7.1884].
Heene Road
The first houses were occupied in 1901 [K]. Heene is part of Worthing, Sussex.
Hertford Road
Literally the road to Hertford. Alternative forms were Ware Road [RB 10.5.1870] and Waltham Road [RB 26.7.1872]. It was not ‘officially’ called Hertford Road until 1910 [K]. Before 1910 it was known in its various parts as Enfield Highway, Enfield Wash and Freezywater. In 1572 Enfield Wash was known as Horsepoolstones Street and Enfield Highway was known as Cocksmiths End [S].
High Street
So-called in 1851 [Ce]. It was occasionally referred to as Edmonton Road [Ce 1871].
Hoe Lane
So-called in 1754 [TM]. The eastern end was sometimes known as Magpie Lane and the junction with the Hertford Road known as Magpie Corner [Ce 1871 and R.B. 13.9.1872]. In 1572 it was known as Hoo Lane [S].
Holly Road
Plans for a pair of villas were deposited in 1889 [RB 16.5.1889]. The road is shown partly built on the 1896 O.S.
Holly Walk
So-called in 1851 [Ce]. In 1572 it was known as Church Way [S].
Holmwood Road
Plans for one house were submitted in 1891 [RB 16.7.1891]. The 1896 O.S. shows the road partly built. An auctioneer’s plan of 1862 shows a proposed development approximately on the line of Holmwood Road. It was to be called Nursery Road. It was never built.
Holtwhite Avenue
This road is marked in outline on an auctioneer’s plan of 1897 but is not named. The first houses were occupied in 1903 [K].
Holtwhites Hill
Called Parsonage Lane Road in 1806 [EA]. This name also appears on the 1867 O.S. The present name derives from Thomas Holt White who lived at Chase Lodge which stood on the south side of the road. He died in 1841 and was buried at Harlow, Essex.
Horse Shoe Lane
So-called in 1851 [Ce]. The name is derived from the Crown and Horseshoes P.H.
I
Ingersoll Road
The road was laid out in 1873 [RB 10.1.1873]. The name is probably connected with a Mr. Riley Thomas Ingersoll who was living at Enfield Highway in 1867 [K]. See also Riley Road.
Ireland Green
An area to the south of South Street. So-called on Rocque’s Map of Middlesex (1754). See also Scotland Green.
J
James Steet
Part of the Cardigan Estate which was developed from 1889. Some of the houses were jerry-built [RB 30.5.1889].
Jasper Road
The road appears on the 1867 0.S. It has recently been re-named Jasper Close.
John Street
Part of the Cardigan Estate which was developed from 1889.
K
Kimberley Gardens
Under construction in 1904. The first houses were occupied in 1905 [K]. Kimberley is a major centre of diamond mining in South Africa. The town played a major part in the Boer War which ended in 1902. (See also Mafeking Road and Ladysmith Road.) KING EDWARD’S ROAD The first houses were occupied in 1902, the year of the coronation of King Edward VII.
Kingsway
Built in 1908. It was originally called Station Avenue [K]. The name was changed to Kingsway in 1910 [K], doubtless a reflection of the enthusiasm felt about the approaching coronation of King George V.
Kynaston Road
The first houses were occupied in 1901 [K]. Kynaston is a village in Shropshire near Oswestry.