The earliest recorded mention of Winchmore Hill is in a deed from 1319. With the Winchmore Hill conservation area as its focal point, this area is part of Enfield Borough.
To the east is Green Lanes, Barrowell Green, Firs Lane, and Fords Grove. To the west is Groveland Park. South of Winchmore Hill is Aldermans Hill. And to its north is Vicars Moor Lane and Houndsden Road. Once just a small village hamlet in the parish of Edomonton, Winchmore Hill now borders Palmers Green, Southgate, Edomonton, and Grange Park.
Prior to the Roman invasion, the area around Winchmore Hill was occupied by various European tribes. It is believed that a tribe built an ancient hill fort on the mound which the Bush Hill Park Golf Course club house now occupies.
There are many buildings of historical note in Winchmore Hill, including St Paul's Church, which was built as a Waterloo Church on land donated from the Grovelands estate. The oldest pub in the district is probably the Green Dragon, having been established in 1726 on the junction of Green Lanes and Green Dragon Lane.
Woodside House and Rowantree House on The Green at the end of Broadwalk were built in 1750 of painted brick. Numerous other local buildings that were constructed between 1770 and 1839.
In 1865 the Great Northern Railway Company got permission to build a new line from Wood Green to Hertford through Palmers Green and Enfield. An electric tramway along Green Lanes from Palmers Green was developed in 1907, helping to further develop the area. The tramway is gone today, but the 329 bus follows the tram route from Enfield to Turnpike Lane.
At the heart of the area is Winchmore Hill Green, a village green surrounded by shops and restaurants. Of particular note in Winchmore Hill is Grovelands Park, which originated as a private estate before being partly being sold to the council in 1913.
According to the 2001 census, Winchmore Hill had 12,225 residents in 4,976 households. 80% of residences were owner-occupied. The population is general more elderly than in the rest of Enfield, with nearly 40% being 45 or over.
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To the east is Green Lanes, Barrowell Green, Firs Lane, and Fords Grove. To the west is Groveland Park. South of Winchmore Hill is Aldermans Hill. And to its north is Vicars Moor Lane and Houndsden Road. Once just a small village hamlet in the parish of Edomonton, Winchmore Hill now borders Palmers Green, Southgate, Edomonton, and Grange Park.
Prior to the Roman invasion, the area around Winchmore Hill was occupied by various European tribes. It is believed that a tribe built an ancient hill fort on the mound which the Bush Hill Park Golf Course club house now occupies.
There are many buildings of historical note in Winchmore Hill, including St Paul's Church, which was built as a Waterloo Church on land donated from the Grovelands estate. The oldest pub in the district is probably the Green Dragon, having been established in 1726 on the junction of Green Lanes and Green Dragon Lane.
Woodside House and Rowantree House on The Green at the end of Broadwalk were built in 1750 of painted brick. Numerous other local buildings that were constructed between 1770 and 1839.
In 1865 the Great Northern Railway Company got permission to build a new line from Wood Green to Hertford through Palmers Green and Enfield. An electric tramway along Green Lanes from Palmers Green was developed in 1907, helping to further develop the area. The tramway is gone today, but the 329 bus follows the tram route from Enfield to Turnpike Lane.
At the heart of the area is Winchmore Hill Green, a village green surrounded by shops and restaurants. Of particular note in Winchmore Hill is Grovelands Park, which originated as a private estate before being partly being sold to the council in 1913.
According to the 2001 census, Winchmore Hill had 12,225 residents in 4,976 households. 80% of residences were owner-occupied. The population is general more elderly than in the rest of Enfield, with nearly 40% being 45 or over.
TAKE THE WALK NOW …
Upper right hand picture used with permission of Google