19-457: Cockfosters is a suburb of north London to the east of Chipping Barnet , lying partly in the London Borough of Enfield and partly in the London Borough of Barnet . Before 1965, it was in the counties of Middlesex and Hertfordshire . The name was recorded as far back as 1524 and is thought to be either the name of a family or that of a house which stood on Enfield Chase . One suggestion
38-574: Is that it was "the residence of the cock forester (or chief forester)". Of note in Cockfosters is Trent Park , now a country park . Christ Church, Cockfosters , an Anglican evangelical church, was founded in 1839. Christ the King, Cockfosters (Vita et Pax), a Catholic church, was founded in 1930. The Piccadilly line of the London Underground reached Cockfosters in 1933. The Cock Inn (formerly
57-676: Is the northern part of London , England, north of the River Thames . It extends from Clerkenwell and Finsbury , on the edge of the City of London financial district, to Greater London's boundary with Hertfordshire . The term is used to differentiate the area from South London , East London and West London . Some parts of north London are also part of Central London . There is a Northern postal area, but this includes some areas not normally described as part of north London, while excluding many others that are. The first northern suburb developed in
76-570: The Finsbury division of Middlesex . In the early part of the 19th century, the arrival of the Regent's Canal in Islington and St Pancras stimulated London's northerly expansion, continuing when the development of the railway network accelerated urbanisation, promoting economic growth in the capital and allowing for the establishment of commuter suburbs . This trend continued in the twentieth century and
95-576: The Köppen climate classification system. Long term climate observations dating back to 1910 are available for Hampstead , which is also the most elevated Weather Station in the London area, at 137m. This both hilltop and urban position means severe frosts are rare. Temperatures increase towards the Thames, firstly because of the urban warming effect of the surrounding area, but secondly due to altitude decreasing towards
114-561: The Soke of Cripplegate in the early part of the twelfth century, but London's growth beyond its Roman northern gates was slower than in other directions, partly because of the marshy ground north of the wall and also because the roads through those gates were less well-connected than elsewhere. The parishes that would become north London were almost entirely rural until the Victorian period . Many of these parishes were grouped into an area called
133-552: The 14 League Cup matches have ended with 7 wins for Arsenal against 4 for Spurs with 3 draws. In the sole Charity Shield between the two clubs, then exclusively between the previous season's league champions and the FA Cup winners, the contest in 1991 was drawn with the Shield shared. Spurs had won the FA cup final in 1991 after beating Arsenal 3–1 in the semi-final, the first FA cup semi-final and
152-472: The 5,215 households, 3,219 resided in a whole house or bungalow ; 68.8% of home tenures were owned , with minorities of privately rented and socially rented homes. Of economically active people, 4.2% were unemployed. The median age was forty years. The part within the borough of Barnet is covered by the East Barnet ward. Cockfosters is the name of a 2015 short-story collection by Helen Simpson . One of
171-452: The Cock), off Cockfosters Road on Chalk Lane, opened in 1798. Southgate School is located on Sussex Way. Trent C of E Primary School is located on Chalk Lane. The Chickenshed Theatre Company , founded in 1975 in a chicken shed before relocating to its current site, originated the concept of inclusive theatre. Cockfosters has a non-League football club, Cockfosters F.C. , which plays at
190-809: The Cockfosters Sports Ground. The Saracens used to play at Chase Side (also known as Clocktower Park); however, they are now based in Hendon . The ground is still used for Enfield F.C. training and for the Saracens' 'B' team, Saracens Storm. It is also used as Saracens Amateurs' training ground. Cockfosters Cricket Club and Southgate Compton Cricket Club play at Chalk Lane on fields adjacent to Christ Church, either side of Cockfosters Bowling Club. Trent Country Park covers approximately 320 hectares (790 acres; 1.2 square miles) and features treetop adventure park Go Ape . Cockfosters has its own electoral ward in
209-465: The Enfield borough. The 2011 census of Cockfosters ward counted a population of 16,137. The ethnic composition was 73.7% white (51.7% British , 19.7% Other, 2.2% Irish ), 13.5% Asian (6.5% Indian ), and 8% black (2.9% African ). The most spoken foreign languages were Turkish and Greek . Fifty per cent of the population were Christians , with Muslims and Jews forming 10% and 9% respectively. Of
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#1732859537874228-669: The cricketer Andrew Wingfield Digby was a curate there. Cameron McVey grew up in Cockfosters. Other transient residents have included the footballers Tommy Docherty and George Eastham and Dave Davies of the Kinks . Professors John Stollery and Ian Jacobs also grew up in Cockfosters. Two tube stations are located within Cockfosters: London Buses routes 298 , 299 , 307 , 384 , 692 , 699 , N91 serve Cockfosters. [REDACTED] Media related to Cockfosters at Wikimedia Commons North London North London
247-691: The fiercest derbies in English football and one that separates families in north London." The games in the Premier League (and formerly the Football League ) are known formally as the North London derby. To date, 167 matches have been played with 66 wins for Arsenal, 54 wins for Spurs and 47 draws. In other matches, simply referred to generically as North London derbies, the 6 FA Cup contests resulted in 4 Arsenal victories to Spurs' 2 with no draws, while
266-562: The first of five North London derbies to be held at Wembley Stadium . The 1991 Charity Shield is the sole occasion so far in which a trophy has been at stake, though in 1971 (0–1) and 2004 (2–2) Arsenal were crowned league champions at the final whistle of the North London derby in Tottenham. North London has, like other parts of London and the UK in general, a temperate maritime climate according to
285-499: The government asked the Boundary Commission for England to reconsider the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies. The Commission's approach was to start with existing regions of England (in this case London) and then group the local authorities within that area into sub-regions for further sub-division. The North Thames sub-region includes all parts of London lying north of the river; the 19 boroughs which lie wholly north of
304-616: The river, meaning some of the hillier northern margins of North London are often a degree or so cooler than those areas adjacent to the Thames. Occasionally snow can be seen to lie towards the Chilterns while central London is snow-free. Typically the warmest day of the year at Hampstead will average 29.3 °C (84.7 °F) with around 14 days in total achieving a value of 25.1 °C (77.2 °F) or higher. The average coldest night should fall to −5.6 °C (21.9 °F). On average 35.8 nights will report an air frost, some 119 days of
323-503: The river, plus parts of cross-river Richmond upon Thames . An earlier 2013 study, whose recommendations were not adopted, took a different approach by assigning all of Richmond to the south. This list includes all boroughs included in the North Thames area: Football in the region is dominated by Premier League teams Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur . The two clubs contest the North London derby , which has been described as "one of
342-417: The short stories features a visit to " lost property " at Cockfosters Underground station . The poet John Betjeman , who taught at Heddon Court School in 1929–30, wrote "The Cricket Master" about his experiences there. The Member of Parliament (MP) for Enfield Southgate from 2005 to 2017, David Burrowes , was born in Cockfosters. George Baillie Duncan ministered at Christ Church, Cockfosters , and
361-690: Was reinforced by motorcar-based commuting until the establishment—shortly after the Second World War —of the Metropolitan Green Belt , which prevented urban London from expanding any further. The 2011 London Plan included a North sub-region, to be used for planning, engagement, resource allocation and progress reporting purposes. It consisted of the London Boroughs of Barnet , Haringey and Enfield . The 2004-2008 and 2008-2011 London Plan sub-regions varied in their composition. In 2017,
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