This article by Stephen Gilburt was published by the Enfield Society in newsletter 213, Spring 2019. The Grade II★ listed late 16th century three storey Salisbury House is the only remaining historic building in the former hamlet of Bury Street, which was the most northerly settlement in the parish of… Continue reading
This article by Stephen Gilburt was published by the Enfield Society in newsletter 195, Autumn 2014. The Anglo-Saxon manor of Delmetone or Adelmetone (Eadhelm’s Farm) recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086, was given by William the Conqueror to Geoffrey de Mandeville. Fragments of a 12th century church have been… Continue reading
This article by Stephen Gilburt was published in Enfield Society newsletter 197, Spring 2015. At the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066 the manor of Enefelde (which may mean Eana’s open space) was held by the Anglo-Danish nobleman Ansgar. His lands were given by William the Conqueror to Geoffrey… Continue reading
This article by Stephen Gilburt was published in the Enfield Society newsletter 200, Winter 2015. For more information see Jesus Church—a history. Image courtesy of Enfield Local Studies & Archive Image courtesy of Enfield Local Studies & Archive Illustrations 1, 2, 3: Jesus Chapel was constructed by Thomas Ashwell after… Continue reading
This article by Stephen Gilburt was originally published in two parts in the Enfield Society newsletters 198 (Summer 2015) and 199 (Autumn 2015). By the late 16th century there were several groups of cottages in Forty Hill, which was then known as Forty Green. Elsyng Hall, which lay between Forty… Continue reading
