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Aberdare Road
In existence by 1903 [K]. The 1914 O.S. shows this and adjoining roads laid out, but no houses built. Nothing was built until after World War I. All the roads on the estate are named after towns in South Wales. See also Glyn Road, Swansea Road, and Brecon Road.
Acacia Road
Part of the Birkbeck Estate. Plans were submitted for houses in 1880. [RB 13.5.1880]. It appears on an auctioneer’s plan of 1887. Many of the roads on the Birkbeck Estate were named after flowers. See also Hawthorn Grove, Myrtle Grove, Lavender Road, Primrose Avenue, Rosemary Avenue, Violet Avenue and Woodbine Grove.
Adelaide Cottages
These stood to the east of London Road behind the former Florida Cinema. In their early days they had no running water or main drainage [RB 30.4.1875]. They were probably named after Queen Adelaide, the consort of King William IV.
Aden Road
First mentioned in 1893 when plans for six houses were submitted [RB 6.7.1893]. Aden became a British colony in 1839.
Albany Road
In 1890 plans for six houses were submitted [RB 27.2.1890]. The name probably derives from Leopold, Duke of Albany, a younger son of Queen Victoria who died in 1884.
Alexandra Road
In existence by 1909 [K]. Named after Queen Alexandra. An adjoining street is called King Edward’s Road.
Allandale Road
This road appears on the 1896 O.S. but no houses had yet been built. The first houses were occupied in 1901 [K]. The eastern end, where it joins Putney Road, was originally named Waverley Road. Allandale is a small village in Northumberland.
Allens Road
First houses were occupied in 1901 [K].
Allison’s Alley
Situated on the west of Baker Street, close to Bell Road [K 1899].
Alma Road
Land was purchased here for the Enfield Waterworks in 1855. The road is clearly marked on the 1867 0.S. The Battle of the Alma, one of the opening encounters of the Crimean War, was fought in 1854.
Almshouse Lane
Leading north from Turkey Street to Crowe’s Almshouses.
Alpha Road
It appears on the 1896 O.S. Probably built C. 1893/4.
Anderson’s Yard
A group of exceptionally squalid cottages situated on the west side of Baker Street approximately opposite Churchbury Road [GBH]. The name probably derives from Edward Anderson, a carrier with a business in Baker Street [K 1845]. They were demolished in 1960.
Armfield Road
Laid out by 1909 [K]. The Armfield Road Hall was opened in September 1909.
Ashton Road
Plans for building four cottages were submitted in 1889 [RB 19.9.1889]. The road is shown partly built on the 1896 O.S.
The Avenues
An unusual instance of the numbering as opposed to the naming of roads. This is common practice in the U.S.A. but relatively rare in Great Britain. FIRST AVENUE appears on the 1896 0.S. with houses on the east side only. The same map shows SECOND AVENUE complete. Plans for four houses in FOURTH AVENUE were submitted in 1880 [RB 9.12.1880]. FIFTH AVENUE also dates from 1880 when plans for ten cottages were submitted. [RB 25.11.1880]. SIXTH AVENUE began life in 188 with plans for forty-one cottages [RB 17.3.1883]. Plans were submitted for four cottages in SEVENTH AVENUE in 1884 [RB 9.5.1884]. THIRD AVENUE was not built until 1927.
Ayland Green
A small triangular green formerly at the junction of Millmarsh Lane and Stockingswater Lane [EA 1806]. An alternative spelling is Aland Green [TM 1754].
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Baker Street
So-called in 1754 [TM] However Rocque’s map of Middlesex, also of 1754, calls it Beaker Street. It was known as Bakers Street in 1572 [S]. There is also a Baker Street in Potters Bar.
Bartrams Lane
Called Windsor Road on the 1896 0.S. The present name derives from Bartram Quash, a nearby patch of woodland.
Batley Road
The present name was acquired in 1909 [K]. It derives from Jonathan William Battley who lived at Laurel Bank on the South side of Lancaster Road [K1867]. It was previously known as Blossom’s Alley. In 1850 the only sanitation was in the form of an open ditch [GBH] The name of Blossom probably derives from Robert Blossom, the first of the four husbands of Agnes Myddleton who founded a chantry in St. Andrew’s Church in 1471. The chantry foundation later developed into Enfield Grammar School.
Baxter’s Yard
A group of cottages situated off Baker Street probably somewhere in the Gordon Road/Churchbury Road area. In 1870 they were reported to be in an advanced stage of dilapidation. They were owned by Ebenezer Gibbons. [RB 23.9.1870]. One Henry Baxter was in business as a grocer and cheesemonger in Baker Street in 1845 [K].
Beaconsfield Road
The first houses were occupied in 1902 [K]. The portion between Rotherfield and Uckfield Roads was first occupied in 1904 and until 1909 was known as Heathfield Road [K]. The Ordnance Road end is very much older. It is marked on the 1867 0.S. and was called Alma Road. The name suggests a date of C. 1855. Most of the roads in this vicinity have names ending in ‘field’. See also Catisfield Road, Rotherfield Road, Titchfield Road, Uckfield Road and Chesterfield Road.
Bedford Road
This road was in existence by 1887 when it was reported to be suffering from inadequate drainage [RB 23.6.1887]. It is marked on the 1896 O.S.
Beech Hill
The name derives from Beech Hill Park whose northern boundary it forms. The road was called Beech Hill in 1851 [Ce]. The names Beech Hill and Camlet Way were used indiscriminately.
Bell Lane
Originated as a cart track giving access to Eastfield from the Hertford Road. Houses had been built by 1871 [Ce]. In 1878 drainage problems gave rise to insanitary conditions [RB 22.11.1878]. The name derives from the adjacent Bell P.H. It was sometimes called Bell Road.
Bell Road
The 1896 O.S. shows the road laid out but still un-named and with no houses. The first houses were occupied in 1903 [K]. The name derives from the Old Bell P.H. in Baker Street.
Bert Way
Built 1914 [K]. An unusually uninspired piece of naming.
Bertram Road
Shown, partly built, on the 1896 0.S.
Birkbeck Road
The Birkbeck Estate was developed by the Birkbeck Freehold Land Society. General plans were submitted in 1878 [RB 6.12.1878]. Plans for houses in Birkbeck Road were submitted in 1880 [RB 13.5.1880]. The road is shown partly built on the 1896 O.S. There were problems with jerry-building on this estate.
Bonnet’s Yard
A group of cottages situated on the west side of Baker Street near Churchbury Road. The cottages were regarded as a health hazard in 1850 [GBH]. In 1872 they were condemned by the Enfield Local Board of Health [RB 28.3.1872]. The name probably commemorated a former owner.
Botany Bay
The name appears on Greenwood’s map of Middlesex (1829). The settlement grew up after the enclosure of Enfield Chase in 1777. The name is obviously an ironic allusion to its remote situation. (Botany Bay, Australia, was discovered by Captain Cook in 1770 and the convict settlement was founded in 1788).
Bradley Road
Plans were submitted in 1878 [RB 18.1.1878]. The developer was a Mr. Henry Bradley of no 51, Bishopsgate. Whatever else Mr. Bradley may have been, no-one can accuse him of being self-effacing.
Brecon Road
Laid out by 1909 (K). but no houses had been built by 1914 (0.S.). The area was not built up until after World War I. See also Aberdare Road, Glyn Road and Swansea Road.
Brick Lane
So-called on the 1867 O.S. It is mentioned (but not named) in the Enclosure Award of 1809. The name is a reminder of the many brickworks formerly in East Enfield.
Bridgenhall Road
Plans were submitted in 1878 for two villas to be built in what was then known as Bridgen Road [RB 16.8.1878]. The road appears on the 1896 O.S. under the name of Morley Road. It had acquired its present name by 1899 [K]. The name derives from Bridgen Hall which stands at the junction of Russell Road and Hallside Road. It was the home of William Bridgen, Lord Mayor of London in 1764.
Brigadier Avenue
The road was under construction in 1907 and the first houses were occupied by 1908. [K]
Brigadier Hill
The name was in use by 1850 [GBH and C.1851]. The name was sometimes applied to parts of Phipps Hatch Lane and Cocker Lane. Brigadier Hill House occupied the site of St. Luke’s Church (U.S. 1867). In 1722 a Brigadier Franks was living in a house on Enfield Chase (P.R.O.: DL9/22).
Brimsdown Avenue
First occupied in 1899 [K]. The name of Brimsdown/Grimsdown derives from a field formerly situated to the north of Green Street.
Brodie Road
Part of the Cedars Estate. Plans for two houses were submitted in 1888 [RB 6.6.1888].
Browning Road
Formerly known as Cocker Lane. This name appears on the 1754 Tithe Map and on the 1777 Chase Enclosure Map. The name Browning Road was in use by 1892 [RB 2.6.1892]. It derives from the family of one Richard Browning who lived on Brigadier Hill [K1845]. The name Browning was originally only applied to the section between Lancaster Road and Phipps Hatch Lane. The section between Phipps Hatch and Clay Hill retained the name Cocker Lane until 1908 [K].
Bulls Cross
So-called in 1754 [TM]. The name probably derives from a former wayside cross. It was known as Bulls Cross Lane in 1572 [S]
Bullsmoor Lane
Called Belsmoor Lane in 1754 [TM]
Burleigh Road
Part of the Moat House Estate bought by the Conservative Land Society C.1854. The road had been laid out by 1867 [OS]. The first houses were not occupied until 1901 [K]. See also Queens Road and Stanley Road.
Burlington Road
Part of the Woodlands Estate. Plans for eighteen cottages were deposited in 1883 [RB 2.3.1883].
Bycullah Avenue
The Bycullah Estate developed from 1878. Bycullah Avenue is marked on an auctioneer’s plan of 1888. It is possibly the road referred to in 1880 as Avenue Road [RB 13.5.1880].
Bycullah Road
The first plans for the Bycullah Estate were deposited in 1878 [RB 1.11.1878]. The developer was Mr. Culloden Rowan. (See Rowantree Road and Culloden Road). The name derives from Bycullah House, part of whose grounds it once formed. Bycullah is a suburb of Bombay. Col.J. R. Riddell who died at Bycullah House in 1825 was a former Indian Army officer.
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Camlet Way
So-called on the Enfield Chase Enclosure Map of 1777. The name derives from Camlet Moat which lies to the south of Hadley Road. The western end of Camlet Way near Hadley Common was sometimes referred to as Hadley Gate [Ce 1851].
Canonbury Road
Shown partly built on the 1896 0.S. The site was previously occupied by the Cannon Brewery.
Carr’s Lane
The name derives from William Carr, an early 19th century owner of Chase Park,- a house formerly standing to the south of Windmill Hill. It formed part of the drive to Old Park from the foot of Windmill Hill. See also Old Park Avenue.
Carterhatch Lane
‘Hatch’ clearly refers to a former gate. The road was also known as Potash Lane and is so-called in an auctioneer’s catalogue of 1787. A Potash House is marked on Rocque’s map of Middlesex (1754). In 1572 it was known by its present name, but was, also known as Syms Lane [S].
Carterhatch Road
Plans for twelve houses were deposited in 1890 [RB 8.5.1890]. The 1896 0.S. shows the road laid out but with only a few houses at the Hertford Road end. It partly follows the alignment of an early road called Pigot’s Lane [TM 1754]. This, from being a fully fledged road, had degenerated into a farm track by 1867.
Cat Hill
This road is mostly in East Barnet. The present name derives from the Cat P.H. which formerly stood at the foot of the hill. It was sometimes known as Belmont Road [RB 7.3.1876]. Belmont was a large house standing in the angle between Cat Hill and Cockfosters Road.
Catherine Road
Plans were submitted for two houses in 1891 [RB 30.4.1891].
Catisfield Road
The first houses were occupied in 1901 [K].
Cattlegate Road
So-called in the Enclosure Award of 1806. The name derives from Cattle Gate, a former gate to Enfield Chase, situated at the junction of Cattlegate Road and Cooper’s Lane Road. The gate derived its name from Cathale Priory, an obscure religious foundation on the border between Enfield and Northaw. (See East Herts. Archaeological Society Trans., Vol VI, pp. 90-7). The eastern end of the road was sometimes known as Crews Hill [OS 1867].
The Causeway
Originally in Enfield but transferred to Potters Bar in 1924. The name was in use in the eighteen-seventies [RB 27.2.1872]. The name suggests that the roadway was raised to prevent flooding. The area certainly suffered from bad drainage. The road was sometimes known as Chequers Lane [K1924] from the Chequers P.H. See also Cooper’s Lane.
Cecil Avenue
The first houses were occupied in 1901 [K].
Cecil Road
Part of the Enfield New Town development. The National Freehold Land Society bought the land in 1852 and commenced building a year later [AC]. All the streets were named after Elizabethan worthies. (See also Essex Road, Raleigh Road and Sydney Road). Cecil Road originally comprised the section between London Road and Raleigh Road. The section between Raleigh Road and Church Street was proposed in 1900 [AC]. and laid out by 1901 [K]. It was originally intended to name the section between Church Street and the Town Park gates, Chase Side Avenue [AC 1900].
Cedar Avenue
The road was laid out by 1907 [K]. The 1914 O.S. shows the road with no houses yet built. It was originally called Cedar Road.
Cedar Road
Originally called Cemetery Road. Lavender Hill Cemetery was opened in 1872. A building notice was submitted for some cottages in 1879 [RB 25.7.1879].
Cedar Park Road
Part of the Cedars Estate, built on land formerly belonging to a large house called the Cedars on Brigadier Hill. Work commenced about 1888 when a water main was laid [RB 27.9.1888]. The 1896 O.S. shows the road only partly built.
Chalk Lane
Marked on the 1777 Chase Enclosure Map, but not named. The name appears on the 1867 O.S. The origin of the name is obscure as the subsoil consists of clay and gravel, but no chalk.
Chapel Street
Formerly known as Love’s Row. It was a very unhealthy neighbourhood suffering from bad drainage and water supply [GBH 1850]. There was an outbreak of cholera here in 1866.
Charles Street
Part of the Cardigan Estate. Plans for twenty houses were submitted in 1892 [RB 18.2.1892].
Chase Court Gardens
The first houses were occupied in 1909 [K]. The name derives from Chase Court, a house formerly standing in Chase Hill.
Chase Green Avenue
Plans for a house were submitted in 1881 [RB 2.6.1881]. In 1888 some building plots were sold [AC].
Chase Hill
This was originally a more important road than today, stretching right through to Chase Green. The eastern end was obliterated by the Cuffley extension of the Great Northern Railway, opened in 1910. It was sometimes known as Harrison’s Lane [RB 8.4.1886]. Daniel Harrison, J.P. (1801-73) lived at Chase Hill House.
Chase Ridings
Part of the Uplands Park Estate. A water main was laid in 1885 [RB 2.1.1885]. The 1896 O.S. shows houses at the Slades Hill end.
Chase Side
So-called because it formed the eastern boundary of Enfield Chase. (Chase Side, Southgate formed part of the western boundary). The northern end was sometimes known as the Holly Bush after the public house of that name [GBH and Ce. 1851]. In 1572 it was known as Little Woodside (S).
Chase Side Crescent
Formerly known as Union Road [RB 7.3.1876] and Infirmary Road [K 1914]. Both these names reflect the Poor Law origins of St. Michael’s Hospital.
Chasewood Avenue
First occupied in 1909 [K].
Chesterfield Road
Contemporary with the school, opened in January 1897.
Chestnut Road
The first houses were occupied in 1903 [K].
The Chine
Part of the Grange Park Estate. The developer was Richard Metherell who lived at Elmscott on Bush Hill. The first houses in the Chine were advertised in the Southgate Recorder, June 1908. The name strongly suggests that Metherell may have spent his holidays in Bournemouth.
Church Lane
So-called in 1841 [Ce]. It is marked on the Enclosure Award Map of 1806. It adjoins St. Andrew’s Churchyard and Vicarage.
Church Road
The first houses were occupied in 1901 [K]. The name reflects the close proximity of St. Matthew’s Church, built in 1878.
Church Street
This road was sometimes included as part of the Town [Ce 1851]. It was sometimes referred to as High Street [RB 9.6.1870 and Ce. 1871]. The present name reflects the proximity of St. Andrew’s Church.
Churchbury Lane
Made up from an old field track [EA 1806]. The name derives from Churchbury Field which adjoined it on the west. An alternative name was Cherry Orchard Lane, deriving from the orchards that formerly lined the road.
Churchbury Road
Formerly known as Back Lane [RB 12.10.1893]. A building notice for three cottages was lodged in 1879 [RB 18.12.1879].
Clarence Road
Under construction 1905. First houses occupied in 1906 [K]. Probably named after Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence, the elder son of King Edward VII, who died in 1892.
Clay Hill
So-called on the 1754 Tithe Map. The name was in use in 1572 [S]. The portion adjoining the Rose and Crown was also known as Bridge Street [S]. This name was still occasionally used in legal documents as late at the early 19th century.
Clive Road
The first houses were occupied in 1903 [K]. Probably named after Lord Clive, the conqueror of Bengal.
Clive Way
Originally known as Shepherd Road [K 1911]. Re-named Clive Way by 1914 [K].
Cockfosters Road
So-called on the 1896 O.S. It was sometimes known as Southgate Road [RB 8.11.1872]. It originally stretched as far south as the junction with Green Road. In 1935 Southgate Council re-named the stretch between Green Road and Cat Hill, incorporating it into Chase Side. (This area had been transferred from Enfield to Southgate in 1934). The change of name was carried out under pressure from the Post Office.
College Road
The first houses were occupied in 1910 [K].
Colmore Road
The 1896 O.S. shows the road in outline. It was occupied by 1899 [K].
Concord Road
Built by 1909 [K]. Originally called Commercial Road.
Conical Corner
So-called in 1851 [Ce]. The name obviously derives from the distinctive shape of this corner of Chase Green.
Connop Road
Six houses were under construction in 1889 [RB 30.5.1889]. The Connop family were major landowners in East Enfield in the early 19th century.
Cooper’s Lane
Prior to 1924 this road was partly in Northaw and partly in Enfield. In that year the Enfield portion was transferred to Potters Bar. The road is marked on Morden’s Map of Middlesex (1695) under its present name. The area near the Chequers P.H. contained some very insanitary cottages [RB 19.8.1880].
Cooper’s Lane Road
Marked but not named on the Enfield Chase Enclosure Map of 1777. It had acquired its present name by 1806 [EA]. At its southern end it links up with Cooper’s Lane.
Craddock Road
The first houses were occupied in 1909 [K].
Crescent East And Crescent West
Originally called Crescent Road. A building lease was granted by the Duchy of Lancaster in 1882. Hadley Wood Station was opened in 1885. It had been divided into Crescent East and Crescent West by 1911 [K].
Crescent Road
Part of the Old Park Estate. Plans were submitted in 1880 [RB 24.6.1880]. See also Old Park Road and Waverley Road.
Cromwell Terrace
A row of cottages situated off the west side of Baker Street, south of the junction with Lancaster Road. The cottages belonged to Ebenezer Gibbons (See Baxter’s Yard). Water was laid on to the cottages in 1879 [RB 30.5.1879]. They were demolished in 1961.
Cross Road
In existence by 1904 [K].
Culloden Road
Part of the Bycullah Estate which was developed from 1878. It was named after Mr. Culloden Rowan, the developer. See Bycullah Road.
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Derby Road
Part of the Lincoln House Estate. Drains were laid in 1871 [RB 23.6.1871]. Houses were under construction in 1872 [RB 30.8.1872]. The road was probably named after the 14th Earl of Derby, prime minister 1852, 1858-9 and 1866-8.
Downs Road
The 1896 O.S. shows the Lincoln Road end laid out but with no houses built. The road was occupied by 1899 [K].
Drake Street
Part of the Laurel Bank Estate. The 1896 O.S. shows the road partly built with houses on the west side only. See also Laurel Bank Road. The road was probably named after Sir Francis Drake.
Drapers Road
A water main was laid in 1876 [RB 28.4.1876]. The first houses were occupied by 1903 [K]. The land was formerly owned by Henry Draper who farmed on the Ridgeway [K 1867].
Duck Lees Lane
Called Duck Leys Lane in an auctioneer’s catalogue of 1787. The name reflects the low-lying and marshy nature of the ground.
Durants Road
Developed from 1888 when plans for one house were submitted [RB 5.8.1888]. The road is named after Durants Arbor, a large house formerly standing on the south side of the Ride.