Enfield Highway
Encyclopedia
Enfield Highway is an area in the London Borough of Enfield
, North London
. It is roughly located in the area either side of Hertford Road (Enfield Highway) between Hoe Lane and The Ride.
map of 1822, it is a settlement mainly from the eighteenth century named from the kings highe way leading to London 1610, the highway being the Roman road
Ermine Street
(now the A1010
Hertford Road).
routes 121, 191, 279
, 307 and night route N279 serve Hertford Road, the main road of Enfield Highway.
, a brick gothic Commissioners' church
was consecrated in 1831
Durants Park was created in 1903 from the estate of the former manor house called Durrants.It was named after the family of Adam Durant from 1244. It later became the home of the Wroth and Stringer families. The gatehouse of the manor survived until 1910.
TV movie Learners
were filmed around Enfield Highway.
London Borough of Enfield
The London Borough of Enfield is the most northerly London borough and forms part of Outer London. It borders the London Boroughs of Barnet, Haringey and Waltham Forest...
, North London
North London
North London is the northern part of London, England. It is an imprecise description and the area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes. Common to these definitions is that it includes districts located north of the River Thames and is used in comparison with South...
. It is roughly located in the area either side of Hertford Road (Enfield Highway) between Hoe Lane and The Ride.
Etymology
Enfield Highway is marked thus on the Ordnance SurveyOrdnance Survey
Ordnance Survey , an executive agency and non-ministerial government department of the Government of the United Kingdom, is the national mapping agency for Great Britain, producing maps of Great Britain , and one of the world's largest producers of maps.The name reflects its creation together with...
map of 1822, it is a settlement mainly from the eighteenth century named from the kings highe way leading to London 1610, the highway being the Roman road
Roman road
The Roman roads were a vital part of the development of the Roman state, from about 500 BC through the expansion during the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. Roman roads enabled the Romans to move armies and trade goods and to communicate. The Roman road system spanned more than 400,000 km...
Ermine Street
Ermine Street
Ermine Street is the name of a major Roman road in England that ran from London to Lincoln and York . The Old English name was 'Earninga Straete' , named after a tribe called the Earningas, who inhabited a district later known as Armingford Hundred, around Arrington, Cambridgeshire and Royston,...
(now the A1010
A1010 road
The A1010 is a road running through north London from Bruce Grove in Tottenham to Waltham Cross. It also used to continued north through Cheshunt to Turnford....
Hertford Road).
Transport and locale
Buses
London BusesLondon Buses
London Buses is the subsidiary of Transport for London that manages bus services within Greater London, UK. Buses are required to carry similar red colour schemes and conform to the same fare scheme...
routes 121, 191, 279
London Buses route 279
London Buses route 279 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Arriva London.-History:...
, 307 and night route N279 serve Hertford Road, the main road of Enfield Highway.
Politics
- The local MP is Conservative politician Nick de BoisNick de BoisGeoffrey Nicholas "Nick" de Bois is a British Conservative Party politician, who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament for Enfield North, defeating the Labour incumbent MP Joan Ryan....
. Enfield Highway forms part of the Enfield NorthEnfield NorthEnfield North is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Constituency Profile:...
constituency.
Places of worship
St James' ChurchSt James' Church, Enfield Highway
St James' Church, Enfield Highway, is an active Anglican church in Hertford Road, Enfield Highway, Greater London. It is a parish church in the deanery of Enfield, the archdeaconry of Hampstead, and the diocese of London.-History:...
, a brick gothic Commissioners' church
Commissioners' church
A Commissioners' church is an Anglican church in the United Kingdom built with money voted by Parliament as a result of the Church Building Act of 1818 and 1824. They have been given a number of titles, including Commissioners' churches, Waterloo churches and Million Act churches...
was consecrated in 1831
Open spaces
For King George's Field, see main article List of King George V Playing Fields (Greater London)Durants Park was created in 1903 from the estate of the former manor house called Durrants.It was named after the family of Adam Durant from 1244. It later became the home of the Wroth and Stringer families. The gatehouse of the manor survived until 1910.
In popular culture
Some scenes in the BBCBBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
TV movie Learners
Learners
Learners is a British comedy drama television film starring David Tennant and Jessica Hynes. The film was announced by the BBC on 3 April 2007 and was broadcast on 11 November 2007. The DVD was released on 12 November 2007.-Synopsis:...
were filmed around Enfield Highway.