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
This article by Stephen Gilburt was published by the Enfield Society in newsletter 201, Spring 2016. Bulls Cross, which runs north from Maiden’s Bridge, is built over part of the Roman Ermine Street, which linked London with York. The name may come from the medieval wayside Bedall’s Cross which is… Continue reading
This article by Stephen Gilburt was published by the Enfield Society in the Summer 2016 newsletter. The parish of St John the Baptist, Clay Hill, was established in 1867 based at the 1857 chapel of ease belonging to St Andrew’s parish church. St John’s parish was divided in 1899 when… Continue reading
This article by Stephen Gilburt was published by the Enfield Society in newsletter 203, Autumn 2016. The Grade II listed St John’s Church is open on Wednesdays between 10:30 and 16:00 and on Fridays beween 15:00 and 16:00. It may be reached by bus W10 which travels between Enfield Town… Continue reading
This article by Stephen Gilburt was originally published in two parts in the Enfield Society newsletter, issues 204 (Winter 2016) and 205 (Spring 2017). The settlement of Clay Hill, between Enfield and Crews Hill, is referred to as Cleyein in 1214, Clayhyl in 1524 and Clayhillgate in 1636. The name… Continue reading
This article by Stephen Gilburt was published in Enfield Society News number 206, Summer 2017. The manor of Delmetone or Adelmetone (Eadhelm’s farm), mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, was given by William the Conqueror to Geoffrey de Mandeville and was later purchased by Henry VIII. In the 17th… Continue reading
This article by Stephen Gilburt was published in The Enfield Society newsletter issue 207, Autumn 2017. St Stephen’s Church may be reached by bus 329 or W8 to the junction of Park Avenue with Village Road. For more information see From fields to flats. A history of Bush Hill Park… Continue reading
This article by Stephen Gilburt was published in The Enfield Society newsletter issue 208, Winter 2017. The River Lea rises near Luton, flows through Hertfordshire, and then follows a course which historically marked the boundary between Hertfordshire and Middlesex to the west and Essex to the east, until it finally… Continue reading
This article by Stephen Gilburt was published in the The Enfield Society Spring 2018 newsletter. In 1906 the Piccadilly underground line was constructed to terminate at Finsbury Park. After the First World War complaints about poor public transport facilities further north led the Minister of Transport to set up a… Continue reading
This article by Stephen Gilburt was published in the Spring 2018 newsletter. In 1905 Metropolitan Electric Tramways Ltd electrified the 1881 horse-drawn tram route north from Tottenham via Edmonton to a depot at Tramway Avenue. The route was extended from Ponders End to Freezywater in 1906 and to Waltham Cross… Continue reading
