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Ladbroke Road
Under construction in 1905. The first houses were occupied in 1906 [K]. Most of the road was in Edmonton.
Ladysmith Road
Under construction in 1903. The first houses were occupied in 1905 [K]. Ladysmith is a town in South Africa which stood a long siege in the Boer War which ended in 1902. (See also Kimberley Road and Mafeking Road.) The road originally stretched only as far north as Sketty Road. It was extended to Carterhatch Lane in the thirties.
Lancaster Avenue
Part of the Beech Hill Park Estate, developed from 1882. The 1896 O.S. shows the road laid out but with no houses built. The land at Hadley Wood was formerly owned by the Duchy of Lancaster.
Lancaster Road
Originally known as New Lane [TM 1754]. It was re-named Lancaster Road by the Enfield Local Board of Health 27.10.1887. (The Duchy of Lancaster held the Manor of Enfield).
Landra Gardens
The northern end is shown on the 1914 O.S. It had not yet been named and no houses had been built.
Landseer Road
The first houses were occupied in 1904 [K]. It was named after the painter Sir Edwin Landseer (1802-72). (See also Millais Road, Poynter Road and Leighton Road. )
Laurel Bank Road
Part of the Laurel Bank Estate. Plans were submitted in 1885 [RB 14.3.1885] by the Metropolitan Land Company. The 1896 O.S. shows the road laid out, but with no houses as yet. The name derives from Laurel Bank, a house formerly occupying the site. (See also Drake Street, Lea Street, Lynn Street and Walton Street).
Laurence Road
The 1896 O.S. shows the road under construction with houses on the east side only.
Lavender Hill
In 1806 it was known as New Lane Road [EA]. By 1850 it was known as Lavender Hill [GBH]. An adjoining area, used for the cultivation of lavender, was known as the Lavender fields [GBH].
Lavender Road
Part of the Birkbeck Estate. The road is marked on an auctioneer’s plan of 1887. Plans for one house were submitted in 1891 [RB 7.5.1891].
Lawson Road
The first houses were occupied in 1904 [K].
Layard Road
Plans for a house in this road were rejected in 1893 because of inadequate water supply [RB 23.2.1893]. The name is probably derived from Sir Austen Henry Layard (1817-94) a distinguished archaeologist.
Lea Road
Part of the Laurel Bank Estate. The 1896 O.S. shows the road partly built with only a few houses at the west end.
Leighton Road
The first houses were occupied in 1904 [K]. The road was named after Frederick, Lord Leighton (1830-96) an eminent painter and president of the Royal Academy. See also Landseer Road, Millais Road and Poynter Road.
Lincoln Road
This road has been known by more names than any other in Enfield. Alternative forms include Ayley Croft Lane [Ce 1851], Brick Kiln Lane [EA 1806], Brickfield Lane [AC 1869], Bungers Lane [TM 1752], Red Lane [AC 1847] and Joan Potter’s Lane (Teesdale Map 1842). The first and last of these are derived from the names of fields adjoining the road. It was known as Bungeys Lane in 1572 (S). The present name dates from 1870 [RB 7.10.1870]. It was originally applied only to the eastern end of the road, developed 1870-72 as part of the Lincoln House Estate. The road was officially re-named Lincoln Road – from end to end on 20th June 1888 by the Enfield Local Board of Health.
Little Park Gardens
Little Park, Gentlemans Row, was purchased in 1888 for £4000 by the Enfield Local Board of Health for use as offices. The grounds were developed as Little Park Gardens. Plans for five houses were deposited in 1888 [RB 27.9.1888].
London Road
This was formerly part of the turnpike road to London maintained by the Stamford Hill and Green Lanes Turnpike Trust. It was called London Lane in 1754 [TM]. This name was still in use in 1851 [Ce]. It had acquired its present name by 1871 [Ce]. In 1572 it was known as London Way [S].
Lynn Street
Part of the Laurel Bank Estate. The 1896 O.S. shows the road laid out but with no houses built as yet. The first houses were occupied in 1901 [K].
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Mafeking Road
The first houses were occupied in 1909. Mafeking is a town in South Africa which stood a long siege in the Boer War. (See also Kimberley Road and Ladysmith Road.)
Main Avenue
Plans for four houses were submitted in 1880 [RB 28.5.1880]. (See also the Avenues.)
Malvern Road
The 1896 0.S. shows the road laid out but with no houses built. The first houses were occupied in 1901 [K].
Mandeville Road
Part of the Putney Lodge Estate which was sold for building in 1867 [AC]. The road was partly built by 1871 [Ce]. The northern end was originally known as Mandeville Crescent. The Mandevilles were lords of the Manor of Enfield after the Norman conquest.
Manor Road
The first houses were occupied in 1901 [K].
Market Place
Created in 1632 when the parish bought a house called The Vine, the site of which was adapted as a market place. See also Vine Lane.
Maxim Road
Shown in outline of the 1914 O.S., but not yet named. It is probably named after Sir Hiram Maxim (1840-1916), the inventor of the Maxim gun.
Mayfield Road
Plans for four houses were submitted in 1880 [RB 5.6.1890].
Medcalf Road
Probably built in the early eighteen-sixties. It is marked on the 1867 O.S. In 1867 Benjamin Medcalf was landlord of the Greyhound in Ordnance Road [K].
Meeting House Yard
A group of cottages formerly situated on the east of Baker Street adjoining the Baptist Chapel. The cottages were in a very bad state in 1850. There was no drainage whatever and some of the tenants were keeping pigs in the cottages [GBH]. This part of Baker Street has been associated with nonconformist worship since the late 17th century.
Merton Road
Part of the Woodlands Estate, developed from 1883. The 1896 0.S. shows the road complete. It was originally called Melville Road, but acquired its present name in 1911 [K].
Millmarsh Lane
The road led from Green Street to Mill Marsh. Mill Marsh was so-called in 1754 [TM].
Millais Road
The first houses were occupied in 1901 [K]. It was named after John Everett Millais (1829-96), an eminent painter and president of the Royal Academy. See also Landseer Road, Leighton Road and Poynter Road.
Morley Hill
Part of the Birkbeck Estate. Plans for two houses were deposited in 1881 [RB 8.4.1881]. Possibly named after John Morley (1838-1923), a leading Liberal politician.
Myrtle Grove
Part of the Birkbeck Estate. It appears on an auctioneer’s plan of 1887. The 1896 0.S. shows the road partly built.
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Nags Head Road
Plans for seven houses were submitted in 1890 [RB 3.7.1890]. It forms an eastern continuation of Southbury Road which prior to 1882 was known as Nags Head Lane. See also Southbury Road.
Napier Road
The 1867 O.S. shows the road laid out but with no houses built. It was probably named after Field-Marshal Lord Napier (1810-90), who played a leading part in the suppression of the Indian Mutiny.
Nelson Road
Part of the Falcon Estate developed from 1885. See Falcon Road. It was probably named after Lord Nelson.
New Road
Shown in outline on the 1867 O.S. No houses had yet been built.
Northampton Road
Plans were deposited for five houses in 1881 [RB 15.7.1881].
Northfield Road
The first houses were occupied in 1911 [K]. The western part of the road was originally known as Rutland Road.
Nunns Road
Formerly known as Manor House Road [K1909].
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Oak Avenue
Built on land attached to Ridgeway Oaks which was sold for building in 1389 [AC]. The plan shows Oak Avenue. The first houses were not occupied until 1907 [K].
Oakhurst Road
Plans for ten houses were submitted in 1890 [RB 20.3.1890]. The 1896 O.S. shows the road partly built.
Oatlands Road
Plans were deposited for six houses in 1890 [RB 20.3.1890]. The name was taken from Oatlands, a house on the east side of the Hertford Road marked on the 1867 O.S.
Old Forge Road
The present name dates from 1930 [K]. It derives from the former forge that stood at the junction with Forty Hill. The forge is marked on the 1867 O.S. and subsequent editions to 1914. Prior to 1930 the road does not seem to have had a name. No name appears on the O.S. maps of 1867, 1896 and 1914 nor on the auctioneer’s plan of the Bridgenhall Estate of 1868.
Old Park Avenue
The road had been laid out by 1913 [K]. It is on the line of one of the former drives to Old Park. See also Carr’s Lane.
Old Park Ridings
Part of the Grange Park Estate developed by Richard Metherell. (See The Chine.) The first houses were occupied in 1910 [K]. The area formed part of Old Park. The house survives as the Club house of Bush Hill Park Golf Club.
Old Park Road
Plans were submitted for the Old Park Estate in 1880 [RB 24.6.1880]. Old Park Road was in existence in 1806 as a private road giving access to Old Park Farm [EA]. See also Crescent Road and Waverley Road.
Old Road
A section of the Hertford Road by-passed when a cut-off road was built probably C.1830. A plan for the work (undated) is in the possession of the L.B. of Enfield Libraries.
Orchard Road
The first houses were occupied in 1906 [K]. The 1914 O.S. shows the road only partly built.
Ordnance Road
Like Lincoln Road, it has been known by a great variety of names. In 1754 it was known as Marsh Lane [TM]. In 1806 it was known as Welches Lane [EA]. This name appears on the 1867 O.S. The name Lock Lane appears on an auctioneer’s plan of 1867. An auctioneer’s plan of 1869 calls it Ordnance Factory Lane. The present name was in use by 1871 [Ce].
Osborne Road
Plans for a pair of villas were submitted in 1889 [RB 2.5.1889]. It was almost certainly named after Queen Victoria’s house on the Isle of Wight.
Oxford Road
The first houses were occupied in 1909 [K].
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Painters Lane
So-called in 1754 [TM]. It was alternatively known as Pentrich Lane [RB 6.12.1867]. Painters is almost certainly a corruption of Pentrich. The name Pentrich derives from the former Manor of Honylands and Pentriches.
Palace Gardens
Partly built by 1899 [K]. The name derives from the former Manor House (mis-named the Palace) on whose grounds it was built.
Palmers Lane
This was listed as a private road in the Enfield Enclosure Award of 1806. It has been known by a great variety of names. The plan for the Old Road diversion (C.1830) shows it as Troll’s Lane. In the 1851 Census it is called Old Red Lyon Lane. However in the General Board of Health report on Enfield (1850) it is called White Lion Lane. Both these names are derived from former public houses in Old Road. In 1873 it was known as Hall Lane [RB 14.2.1873]. This name is probably connected with Hall’s Farm which was listed in Old Road in the 1871 Census.
Park Corner
A former name for the junction of Green Dragon Lane and Worlds End Lane. It appears on the Enfield Chase Enclosure Map of 1777 and the 1867 0.S. The name is clearly drawn from the adjacent Old Park Estate.
Park Crescent
The first houses were occupied in 1914 [K]. The name is probably derived from the nearby Town Park, bought by Enfield U.D.C. in 1901.
Park Road
Plans for one cottage were submitted in 1890 [RB 14.1.1890].
Parsonage Lane
So-called in 1754 [TM]. The name is probably connected with the former Rectory (or Parsonage) Manor House which stood at the junction with Baker Street. It was sometimes known as Parson’s Lane [AC 1773]. It was known by its present name in 1572 [S].
Percival Road
Part of the Salisbury Estate. Plans for nine houses were submitted in July 1885 [RB 30.7.1885] followed a month later by plans for seven shops [RB 14.8.1885].
Phipps Hatch Lane
The name recalls a former gate to Enfield Chase.
Pipers Yard
A group of cottages formerly situated off Clay Hill [RB 11.12.1881]. The name was clearly connected with either Little Pipers or Great Pipers (now Bramley House).
Plough Passage
A group of highly insanitary cottages situated off the Hertford Road opposite St. James’ Church. The drains had the unfortunate habit of overflowing on to the pavement [RB 15.12.1876]. The name derived from a nearby public house. It was also known as St. Patrick’s Terrace [RB 2.7.1885]. This is probably the same place as Patrick’s Row [GBH 1850]. The cottages were copyhold of the Manor of Enfield. In 1839 they were owned by one Charlotte Patrick.
Postern Corner
A former name for the junction of Windmill Hill and the Ridgeway. It appears on the Enfield Chase Enclosure Map of 1777.
Poynter Road
The first houses were occupied in 1902 [K]. It was named after Sir Edward Poynter (1836-1919) a distinguished painter and president of the Royal Academy. See also Leighton Road, Landseer Road and Millais Road.
Primrose Avenue
This road was built in two halves. The Baker Street end was probably built in the early eighteen-sixties and was marked on the 1867 O.S. as Canton Road. The Lavender Road end, called Primrose Avenue, was built as part of the Birkbeck Estate. Plans for a cottage were submitted in 1881 [RB 6.1.1881].
Private Road
Part of the Bush Hill Park Estate. The road appears on an auctioneer’s plan of 1878.
Putney Road
Land belonging to Putney Lodge (situated on the east side of the Hertford Road) was sold for building in 1867 [AC]. The road had been partly built by 1871 [Ce].
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Queens Road
Part of the Moat House Estate bought by the Conservative Land Society C. 1854. The 1867 O.S. shows the road laid out but with no houses built. The first houses were occupied in 1901 [K]. See also Burleigh Road and Stanley Road.
Queensway
The eastern end of the road follows the alignment of a former cul-de-sac from Ponders End High Street known as Goat Lane. It was so-called in 1851 [Ce]. The name came from the Goat P.H. in Ponders End High Street.