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Radclyffe Avenue
Shown in outline on the 1914 O.S. No houses had yet been built.
Raleigh Road
Part of the Enfield New Town development commenced in 1853. See Cecil Road.
The Ride
The former drive to Durants Arbour. In 1754 it was called Durance Lane [TM].
Raynton Road
The 1896 0.S. shows the road complete. The name derives from Sir Nicholas Raynton who built Forty Hall in 1629.
The Ridgeway
So-called on the Enfield Chase Enclosure Map of 1777.
Ridler Road
The first houses were occupied by 1904 [K]. The name probably derives from Joseph Frederick Ridler who owned a butcher’s shop in Baker Street [K 1899].
Riley Road
A building notice for two houses was submitted in 1872 [RB 20.12.1872]. See also Ingersoll Road.
River Front
Plans for one house were deposited in 1892 [RB 18.2.1892]. The name reflects the proximity of the New River.
River View
Originally called River Bank, it acquired its present name in 1912 [K]. It fronts on to the New River.
Rosemary Avenue
Part of the Birkbeck Estate. It was originally a cul-de-sac from Lavender Road. Plans for one house were deposited in 1881 [RB 1.7.1881]. The section linking up with Baker Street had been built by 1903 and was originally known as Montague Road [K].
Rotherfield Road
The first houses were occupied 1904 [K].
Rowantree Road
Part of the Bycullah Estate, developed from 1878. The road was named after Mr. Culloden Rowan, the developer.
Russell Road
Part of the Bridgenhall Estate which was broken up for building in 1868. The name appears on the auctioneer’s plan. The first houses were occupied in 1903 [K]. The road was probably named after the prominent Liberal politician Lord John Russell (1792-1878).
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St. Andrew’s Road
Part of the New River Estate. Plans for two villas were submitted in 1884 [RB 3.4.1884]. The 1896 O.S. shows houses on the west side of the road only. Enfield Parish Church is dedicated to St. Andrew.
St. George’s Road
Part of the Bridgenhall Estate. The road appears on an auctioneer’s plan of 1868. Plans for a pair of villas were submitted in 1886 [RB 30.6.1886].
St. James’ Road
This road is shown partly built on an auctioneer’s plan of 1881. The name probably derives from St. James’ Church in the Hertford Road.
St. Mark’s Road
The 1896 O.S. shows the road partly built. St. Mark’s Church was built in 1893.
St. Stephen’s Road
Part of the Prospect House Estate. In 1889 six houses under construction were found to have been built with bad mortar [RB 30.5.1889].
Salisbury Road
The first houses were occupied in 1903 [K].
Sander’s Corner
A former name for the junction of Cattlegate Road and Theobalds Park Road. It appears on the 1867 0.S.
Sarnesfield Road
Part of the Chase Side Building Estate. The road appears on an auctioneer’s plan of 1900. It had been built by 1901 [K].
Saville Row
Marked on 1867 O.S. The name is probably an ironic allusion to its more prestigious namesake in W1.
Scotland Green Road
The name Scotland Green was in use by 1754 [TM]. There is also a Scotland Green in Tottenham. See also Ireland Green. In 1572 a road known as Cranes Lane ran northwards from South Street to Green Street [S].
Seaford Road
The first houses were occupied in 1903 [K]. Seaford is a small town in Sussex near Newhaven.
Shirley Road
The grounds of Shirley Lodge on Windmill Hill were sold for building in 1879 [AC]. Plans for houses were submitted in 1880 [RB 13.5.1880]. The road was made up in 1887 [RB 12.5.1887].
Silver Street
The 1754 Tithe Map and the 1806 Enclosure Award Map both show Silver Street as part of Baker Street. The name Silver Street was in use by 1826 (Pigot’s Directory). There is also a Silver Street in Edmonton. In 1572 Silver Street and the southern end of Baker Street went under the name of Parsonage Street [S].
Sketty Road
Under construction in 1903. The first houses were occupied in 1904 [K]. Sketty is a suburb of Swansea.
Slades Hill
Originally part of East Barnet Road. (See Enfield Road.) The present name was in use by 1874 [RB 15.5.1874]. A farmer called John Slade lived here in 1851 [Ce].
Soham Road
A water main was laid in 1889 [RB 19.9.1889]. The road is probably named after Soham, a small town in Cambridgeshire.
South Place
A row of cottages formerly situated to the north of South Street. They suffered from bad drainage and overcrowding [GBH].
South Street
So-called on Morden’s Map of Middlesex (1695). It was called South Street in 1572 [S].
Southbury Road
Previously known as Nags Head Lane from the former public house of that name in Enfield Town. The Enfield Local Board of Health re-named it Southbury Road 18th August 1882. (The name Southbury derives from a neighbouring field.) A minority on the Local Board wanted to call it Great Eastern Road. Prior to enclosure (1806) the road existed as two small lanes, one from Ponders End, one from Enfield Town. The two halves were not linked until after enclosure. The Enfield Town end was usually known as Nags Head Lane but was sometimes called Oldbury Lane [AC1787]. The eastern end was known as Farm Lane [EA 1806]. In 1572 the western end was called Bury Lane [S].
Southfield Road
The first houses were occupied in 1905 [K].
Stagg Hill
The name probably derives from a public house called the Bald Faced Stag in Cockfosters Road.
Standard Road
Plans for six cottages were submitted by the Standard Freehold Land Society in January 1886 [RB 29.1.1886]. Later the same year builders were caught mixing mortar with sand scraped from the road [RB 23.10.1886].
Stanley Road
Part of the Moat House Estate bought by the Conservative Land Society C.1854. The 1867 0.S. shows the road laid out but no houses built. The first houses were occupied in 1901 [K]. Stanley is the family name of the Earls of Derby. The 14th Earl of Derby was prime minister 1852, 1858-9 and 1866-8. See also Burleigh Road and Queens Road.
Stanley Street
A water main was laid in 1882 [RB 7.12.1882]. The name possibly derives from Henry Morton Stanley who shot to public prominence in the eighteen-seventies after his successful expedition to find David Livingstone in Africa.
Station Road
Part of the Shirley Lodge Estate. Plans for two houses were submitted in 1880 [RB 15.7.1880]. The name reflects the proximity of the Great Northern Railway station on Windmill Hill. See also Shirley Road.
Sterling Road
Part of the Woodlands Estate, developed from 1883. It was originally known as Wellington Road, but acquired its present name in 1911 [K].
Stockingswater Lane
So-called in 1754[TM]. It is called Stocking Lane on Morden’s Map of Middlesex (1695). Stocking was the name of a field which lay to the south of the road [TM].
Strayfield Road
So-called in 1806 [EA]. In 1572 it was known as Moorhatch Gate Street [S]. Moorhatch was a former gate to Enfield Chase.
Suez Road
Plans for one cottage were deposited in 1886 [RB 29.1.1886]. The Suez Canal was opened in 1869 and in 1875 a large block of shares in the concern were bought by the British government.
Suffolk Road
The first houses were occupied in 1909 [K].
Sutherland Road
Probably built in the early eighteen-nineties. The road appears on the 1896 O.S.
Swansea Road
Laid out by 1906 [K]. No houses were built until after World War I. See also Aberdare Road, Brecon Road and Glyn Road. SWIN’S ROW A row of cottages formerly standing off the west side of the Hertford Road north of the Bell [GBH].
Sydney Road
The bulk of the road was laid out in 1853 as part of the Enfield New Town Development. (See Cecil Road.) The section adjoining the Town is rather older. It was known as Slaughterhouse Lane in 1850 [GBH]. A turning on the east side leading to the former Enfield Gas works (opened 1850) was known as Gas House Lane [RB 3.11.1865].
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Tenniswood Road
This road is essentially a product of the nineteen-thirties. The first houses were occupied in 1935. However, the section east of Churchbury Lane follows the alignment of the former drive to Churchbury Farm. The section west of Churchbury Lane was known as Brewhouse Lane in 1806 [EA]. (A brewery stood on the site of the western end of Canonbury Road.) After the building of Canonbury Road, Brewhouse Lane ceased to be of any importance as a link between Baker Street and Churchbury Lane and degenerated into a muddy cart track. In the nineteen-fifties it was known to Willow Estate residents as ‘the alleyway’. In 1966 after the building of houses, this section was made up and incorporated into Tenniswood Road.
Theobalds Park Road
So-called in 1806 [EA]. Theobalds Park is situated at the northern end of the road.
Titchfield Road
The first houses were occupied in 1901 [K].
Totteridge Road
Part of the Putney Lodge Estate, sold for building in 1867 [AC]. It was partly built by 1871 [Ce]. A Totteridge House, standing in the Hertford Road, appears on the 1867 0.S.
The Town
The present name was in use by 1754 [TM]. In 1572 it was known as Enfield Grene [S]. The former green was progressively encroached upon and now the only surviving remnant is the small paved area surrounding the fountain.
Trinity Avenue
The first houses were occupied in 1907 [K]. It was originally known as St. James’ Road. Trinity College Cambridge are patrons of the living of Enfield.
Trinity Street
The first houses were occupied in 1903 [K].
Turkey Street
Called Tuttle Street on Morden’s Map of Middlesex (1695) and Tuckey Street on Cary’s Map of Middlesex (1789). In 1572 it was known by its present name [S].
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Uckfield Road
The first houses were occupied in 1903 [K].
Uplands Park Road
Plans for a house were deposited in 1884 [RB 3.7.1884]. The 1896 O.S. shows the road partly built.
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Victoria Road
The first houses were occupied in 1903 [K]. Queen Victoria died in 1901.
Viga Road
Shown in outline on the 1914 0.S. It had not then been named.
Village Road
The Bush Hill Park Estate was sold for building in 1871 [AC]. The first houses were offered for sale in 1878 [AC]. The road was partly in Edmonton.
Vine Lane
A former cul-de-sac off the south side of Church Street, west of Sydney Road. Prior to 1632 a house called The Vine occupied the site of the Market Place. It was sometimes called Palace Lane [Ce 1851]. The site is now covered by Pearsons department store.
Violet Avenue
Part of the Birkbeck Estate. It appears on an auctioneer’s plan of 1887.
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Wagon Road
So-called on the 1867 O.S. It is marked on the Enfield Chase Enclosure Map of 1777. It was sometimes known as Long Hill [RB 7.3.1876].
Walsingham Road
The first houses were occupied in 1910 [K]. The name is probably a continuation of the policy begun on the adjoining Enfield New Town development of naming the roads after Elizabethan worthies. See Cecil Road.
Walton Street
Part of the Laurel Bank Estate. The 1896 O.S. shows houses on the east side only.
Warwick Road
Probably built in the early eighteen-sixties. It is marked on the 1867 0.S. Being very low-lying it suffered from drainage problems [RB 10.11.1871].
Waverley Road
Part of the Old Park Estate developed from 1880. Plans for one house were deposited in 1883 [RB 17.3.1883]. The name suggests that the developer must have been acquainted with the novels of Sir Walter Scott. See also Crescent Road and Old Park Road.
Wellington Place
A group of cottages formerly situated to the south of Whitewebbs Lane. The cottages were of early 19th century date and were probably named after the Duke of Wellington.
Wellington Road
Part of the Bush Hill Park Estate, sold for building in 1971 [AC]. The first houses were offered for sale in 1878 [AC]. The road was partly in Edmonton. It was probably named after the Duke of Wellington.
Westmoor Road
The first houses were occupied in 1906. The 1867 O.S. shows a Westmoor House and a Westmoor Farm situated on the north side of Green Street.
Wharf Road
So-called in 1909 [K]. The name reflects the proximity of the Ponders End Wharf on the Lee Navigation. It was previously known as Mill Lane or Mill Road [RB 7.10.1870]. It forms the approach to Ponders End Mill.
Whitehouse Lane
Previously called Hawkings Lane [K1903]. It had acquired its present name by 1909 [K].
Whitewebbs Lane
So-called in 1754 [TM]. At that time only the eastern end of the road was in existence. Near the King and Tinker it terminated at a gate into Enfield Chase. The present name was in use in 1572 but, at the same time, part of the road went under the name of Romey Street.
Windmill Hill
So-called in 1851 [Ce]. The name is derived from the Windmill which stood at the junction of Old Park Road until its demolition in 1904.
Woodbine Grove
Part of the Birkbeck Estate. The road is marked on an auctioneer’s plan of 1887. Plans for one house were submitted in 1893 [RB 13.4.1893]. The 1896 O.S. shows the road partly built.
Woodlands Road
The Woodlands Estate was under construction by 1883 when some of the houses were discovered to have been jerry-built [RB 5.1.1883]. The 1867 O.S. shows a house called the Woodlands on the east side of Brigadier Hill.
Woodside Cottages
A small group of cottages situated to the east of Cockfosters Road, north of the junction with Bramley Road. They appear on the 1867 O.S. They were demolished 0.1935 and the site is now covered by a parade of shops.
Worlds End Lane
Prior to 1934 this road was in Southgate (Edmonton before 1881), but the land on either side of it was in Enfield. In 1934 Worlds End Lane was transferred to Enfield and Southgate was compensated with a portion of Cockfosters. The name appears on the 1867 O.S. The name is obviously an ironic allusion to its remote situation. See also Botany Bay.
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York Terrace
A water main was laid in 1888. It was originally known as York Crescent [RB 3.5.1888].