62-639: Enfield London Borough Council , which styles itself Enfield Council , is the local authority for the London Borough of Enfield in Greater London , England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in London . The council has been under Labour majority control since 2010. It is based at Enfield Civic Centre . The first elected local authority for Enfield was a local board , established in 1850. Such boards were reconstituted as urban district councils under
124-457: A grade II listed art deco factory building can be found along Southbury Road, with the former Ripaults Factory , now an office building for Travis Perkins . The area of the modern borough broadly corresponds to the two ancient parishes of Enfield and Edmonton, and was historically part of the county of Middlesex . Both parishes were made local board districts in 1850, each with an elected board overseeing public health and responsible for
186-600: A local education authority since 1965. The Greater London Council was abolished in 1986 and its functions passed to the London Boroughs, with some services provided through joint committees. Since 2000 the Greater London Authority has taken some responsibility for highways and planning control from the council, but within the English local government system the council remains a "most purpose" authority in terms of
248-462: A "super-council". Each would retain its own political identity, leadership and councillors but staff and budgets would be combined for cost savings. Lambeth and Southwark likewise expressed an interest in sharing services. The management thinker and inventor of the Vanguard Method , Professor John Seddon , claims that shared service projects based on attempts to achieve economies of scale are
310-477: A 12 storey tower block, which was completed in 1975. Since the last boundary changes in 2022 the council has comprised 63 councillors representing 25 wards , with each ward electing two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years. London Borough of Enfield The London Borough of Enfield ( pronunciation ) is a London borough in Greater London, England. The main communities in
372-496: A London borough and its council to be changed. This was used by the London Borough of Hammersmith (changed to Hammersmith and Fulham) on 1 April 1979 and the London Borough of Barking (changed to Barking and Dagenham) on 1 January 1980. Borough names formed by combining two locality names had been discouraged when the boroughs were created. The London boroughs were created by combining whole existing units of local government and it
434-587: A ground in the borough when they merged with Brimsdown Rovers for the start of the 2011/2012 season. Saracens Rugby Football Club used to play in Enfield and still train at Bramley Road sports ground near Cockfosters . The principal cricket clubs in the area are Enfield, Winchmore Hill Cricket Club , Edmonton and Southgate, with many others playing cricket in and around the borough such as, Enfield Invicta, Mayfield CC, Myddleton House, North Enfield CC , Botany Bay and Holtwhites Trinibis CC. Many clubs play in either
496-476: A higher attendance, appliances from throughout London can be mobilised to meet the needs of the area if required. The three fire stations operate a total of five pumping appliances, one rescue tender, a command unit and a USAR unit. Of the three fire stations within the borough, Enfield is mobilised to the most incidents and has the largest station ground (the area of which Enfield is the first appliance to attend). The borough's museums include Forty Hall and
558-615: A history of armaments manufacture—see Royal Small Arms Factory . The Lee–Enfield .303 rifle was standard issue for the British Army until 1957, although its usage carried on afterwards for some time. Other firearms manufactured there include the Bren and Sten machine guns—the "en" in both cases denoting the place of manufacture. The world's first solid state circuitry colour televisions were manufactured by Ferguson at their now closed plant in Enfield. The first mass-produced dishwasher
620-420: A mix of a) the plausibly obvious and b) a little hard data , brought together to produce two broad assertions, for which there is little hard factual evidence. He argues that shared service projects fail (and often end up costing more than they hoped to save) because they cause a disruption to the service flow by moving the work to a central location, creating waste in hand-offs, rework and duplication, lengthening
682-482: A new leisure centre, a supermarket, and many other civic features. Many local activities are located around the A10 road , on the sites of former industrial enterprises, which has a number of large retail outlets and a large multiplex Cineworld cinema. The cinema also hosts Jubilee Church on a Sunday morning; whilst cinemagoers continue to watch films in the other screens, a charismatic church which draws its worshippers from
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#1732854908731744-417: A number of relatively small alterations in borough boundaries. London borough councils provide the majority of local government services (schools, waste management, social services, libraries), in contrast to the strategic Greater London Authority , which has limited authority over all of Greater London. The councils were first elected in 1964 , and acted as shadow authorities until 1 April 1965. Each borough
806-580: A wide area, hiring several auditoria for worship. The western part of Enfield is largely residential, with shopping centres in Southgate , Palmers Green and Cockfosters . Parts of Enfield experienced rioting in August 2011 , in which a private car and a van were set alight and completely destroyed, a police car vandalised (smashed windows) and a number of shops in Enfield Town Centre as well as others in
868-470: Is 'open land of a man called Ēana', or 'where lambs are reared', from the Old English feld with an Old English personal name or with Old English ēan 'lamb'. The feld would have been a reference to an area cleared of trees within woodland that would later become known as Enfield Chase . In Roman times , Enfield was connected to Londinium by Ermine Street , the great Roman road which stretched all
930-601: Is Enfield's largest school, and The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London also has a campus in the borough. In 2007 a new school named Oasis Academy Enfield was opened, following the takeover of Albany by the Oasis Company as Oasis Academy Hadley . The Latymer School is another Grammar school in the borough, and is based in the Edmonton area. Enfield County School is an all girls comprehensive school which sits opposite Enfield Grammar Boys school in Enfield town. It
992-438: Is a local education authority and is also responsible for council housing , social services, libraries, waste collection and disposal, traffic, and most roads and environmental health. The council has been under Labour majority control since 2010. The first election was held in 1964, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until it came into its powers on 1 April 1965. Political control of
1054-601: Is a local education authority . Shared services are borough council services shared between two or more boroughs. Shared services were previously resisted due to councils guarding their authority. However, as the need for budget cuts in the late 2000s became apparent some councils have sought service mergers. Westminster and Hammersmith & Fulham were due to merge their education services, including school admissions and transport, by 2011. In October 2010, Hammersmith & Fulham , Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster announced plans to merge all their services to create
1116-786: Is a separate ceremonial county and sui generis local government district that functions quite differently from a London borough. However, the two counties together comprise the administrative area of Greater London as well as the London Region , all of which is also governed by the Greater London Authority , under the Mayor of London . The London boroughs have populations of between 150,000 and 400,000. Inner London boroughs tend to be smaller, in both population and area, and more densely populated than Outer London boroughs. The London boroughs were created by combining groups of former local government units. A review undertaken between 1987 and 1992 led to
1178-673: Is a split site school with the lower years situated towards the area of Forty Hall. Middlesex University , the former polytechnic, used to have two campuses in Enfield: Cat Hill and Trent Park . These sites both closed in 2011 and courses were relocated to the Hendon campus. Oak Hill Theological College , an associate college of Middlesex University, is located in the borough. Capel Manor College also offers various courses. The London Borough of Enfield has three fire stations; Edmonton, Enfield and Southgate. However, if an incident requires
1240-546: Is also played in the area with Futsal Club Enfield who were founded in 2007 playing in the National Futsal League Premiership South Division for 2019/20. Gaelic Football is also played in the area. The club North London Shamrocks play at Tottenhall Playing FIelds. London boroughs The London boroughs are the 32 local authority districts that together with the City of London make up
1302-625: Is divided into electoral wards , subject to periodic review, for the purpose of electing councillors. Council elections take place every four years, with the most recent elections in 2022, and the next elections due in 2026. The political make-up of London borough councils is dominated by the Conservative , Labour and Liberal Democrat parties. Twenty-eight councils follow the leader and cabinet model of executive governance, while five have directly elected mayors ( Croydon , Hackney , Lewisham , Newham , and Tower Hamlets ). The City of London
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#17328549087311364-461: Is home to the well-renowned Enfield Grammar School , founded in 1558, which still uses its Tudor building which is now often referred to as the Old Hall. Enfield Grammar School is based in the center of Enfield Town. St Ignatius' College is the borough's largest Catholic school and one of the best-performing non-selective schools in the borough, at both GCSE and A-Level . Bishop Stopford's School
1426-777: Is instead governed by the City of London Corporation (and the Inner and Middle Temples, which are not governed by the City of London Corporation). There are four boroughs that do not have "London Borough" in their official names: the City of Westminster, and the Royal Boroughs of Kingston upon Thames, Kensington and Chelsea, and Greenwich. From the mid-1930s, the Greater London area comprised four types of local government authorities. There were county boroughs , municipal boroughs , urban districts and metropolitan boroughs . The large county boroughs provided all local government services and held
1488-486: Is known in heraldry as an " Enfield " (or colloquially as the Enfield beast), and is used extensively as a logo representing Enfield, particularly by the borough council. The borough's Civic Centre is in Silver Street, Enfield Town , and is home to the council. Enfield Town is also home to the local credit union, North London Credit Union . In 2007, Enfield Town centre completed a major redevelopment project under
1550-419: Is responsible for local primary health care, taking over this role from Enfield Primary Care NHS Trust in 2013. Another hospital in the borough, Highlands , was closed in 1993. The London Borough of Enfield is the education authority for the district. Education is provided in a mix of community , voluntary aided and state schools . A number of private schools are also located in the borough. The borough
1612-622: The Local Government Act 1894 . Enfield was then incorporated to become a municipal borough in 1955, after which it was governed by a body formally called the "Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Enfield", generally known as the corporation or borough council. The much larger London Borough of Enfield and its council were created under the London Government Act 1963 , with the first election held in 1964 . For its first year
1674-681: The London Assembly , the borough forms part of the Enfield and Haringey constituency. Religion in London Borough of Enfield (2021) Two major NHS hospitals, Chase Farm Hospital operated by the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and North Middlesex Hospital operated by the North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust, are located in the borough. NHS Enfield Clinical Commissioning Group
1736-1093: The Queen Elizabeth II athletics stadium, the Enfield Ignatians Rugby Club and numerous football , rugby and baseball diamonds. The playing fields were used as a POW camp for Italians during World War II . The second largest playing fields are at Firs Farm on Firs Lane. There are a handful of rugby pitches along with more than a dozen football pitches. These are used by local amateur football clubs including Winchmore Hill Football Club , Mayfield Athletic FC and Southgate County FC. The pitches drain reasonably well but are generally in poor condition with old, rusted goalposts. The changing facilities are also very dilapidated, with some changing rooms being no more than concrete sheds with corrugated roofs. Many sports teams and clubs are located in Enfield; Winchmore Hill Sports Club , Winchmore Hill Football Club , Enfield Town F.C. , Enfield 1893 F.C. , Cockfosters F.C. , Enfield Borough F.C. and Futsal Club Enfield are
1798-637: The City of Westminster"). In 2000 the Greater London Authority was created, comprising the Mayor of London and the London Assembly . As a strategic authority, it absorbed only limited powers, such as major highways and planning strategy, from the borough councils. Sadiq Khan ( L ) Statutory Deputy Mayor Joanne McCartney ( L/Co ) London Assembly Lord Mayor Peter Estlin London boroughs ( list ) Vacant The London boroughs are administered by London borough councils (sometimes abbreviated LBCs), which are elected every four years. They are
1860-594: The Enfield Retail Park being broken into and looted. The Sony Distribution Centre in the Innova Business Park, near Waltham Cross, was burnt to the ground. In September 2012, a year after the attack, a rebuilt Sony Distribution Centre was opened by the prime minister, David Cameron. The local authority is Enfield Council, based at the Civic Centre on Silver Street in Enfield. Since 2000, for elections to
1922-532: The Enfield Town Market Place and St. Andrew's Church, the school having been extended several times since 1586. A new hall and further additions were completed shortly before World War II. Nearby historically was the palace of Edward VI , where Elizabeth I lived while a princess, including during the final illness of Henry VIII . Edward was taken there to join her, so that in the company of his sister, Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford could break
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1984-787: The Great , in order to keep the Danes to the east of the River Lea . After the Norman Conquest , both Enfield and Edmonton were mentioned in Domesday Book . Both had churches, and Enfield had 400 inhabitants, Edmonton 300. Enfield is also described as having a "parc". This parc—a heavily forested area for hunting—was key to Enfield's existence in the Middle Ages (see Enfield Old Park ). Wealthy Londoners came to Enfield first to hunt, and then to build houses in
2046-567: The Greater London Council was responsible for "wide area" services such as fire, ambulance, flood prevention, and refuse disposal; with the London borough councils responsible for "personal" services such as social care, libraries, cemeteries and refuse collection. Several London borough councils and the GLC were involved in the rate-capping rebellion of 1985. On 1 April 1986 the GLC was abolished and
2108-506: The London boroughs of Barnet to the west, Haringey to the south, and Waltham Forest to the southeast. To the north are the districts of Hertsmere , Welwyn Hatfield and Broxbourne (in Hertfordshire ), and to the east is Epping Forest District in Essex. Enfield was recorded in Domesday Book in 1086 as Enefelde , and as Einefeld in 1214, Enfeld in 1293, and Enfild in 1564: that
2170-766: The Middlesex Cricket League or the Hertfordshire League. Enfield, Southgate, and Winchmore Hill have long been the area's most successful cricket clubs, regularly competing in the Middlesex Premier League. Enfield (in 1988) and Southgate (in 1977) are both past winners of the ECB National Club Cricket Championship The main swimming club in the borough is Enfield Swim Squad, which was created from an amalgamation of Edmonton Phoenix S.C. and Griffins S.C. of Enfield. Futsal
2232-416: The administrative area of Greater London , England; each is governed by a London borough council. The present London boroughs were all created at the same time as Greater London on 1 April 1965 by the London Government Act 1963 (c. 33) and are a type of local government district. Twelve were designated as Inner London boroughs and twenty as Outer London boroughs. The City of London , the historic centre,
2294-578: The available range of powers and functions. The local authority derives its powers and functions from the London Government Act 1963 and subsequent legislation, and has the powers and functions of a London borough council. It sets council tax and as a billing authority also collects precepts for Greater London Authority functions and business rates. It sets planning policies which complement Greater London Authority and national policies, and decides on almost all planning applications accordingly. It
2356-402: The borough are Edmonton , Enfield , Southgate and Palmers Green . Enfield is an Outer London borough and forms part of North London , being the northernmost borough and bordering Hertfordshire to the north and Essex to the northeast. The local authority is Enfield London Borough Council , based at Enfield Civic Centre . The borough's population is estimated to be 333,794. It borders
2418-457: The borough councils gained responsibility for some services that had been provided by the Greater London Council, such as waste disposal . The Inner London Education Authority continued to exist as an ad hoc authority. In 1990 it was abolished and the Inner London borough councils also became local education authorities. The Local Government Act 1972 provided a mechanism for the name of
2480-1069: The borough, participating in various ceremonies and events throughout the year, including the Enfield Town Show, St Georges Day Parade and on Remembrance Day Parade. The Air Training Corps has three units in the area, No.85 (Enfield & Southgate) Squadron based in Winchmore Hill and Enfield Town, No.1159 (Edmonton) Squadron based in Edmonton, No.1571 (Ayleward) Squadron based in Aylward School and No.2473 (Highlands & Southgate) Squadron in Highlands School, Southgate. The Red Room music and film project ran from 2008 – 2014 based in Ponders End, aimed at 13 – 19 year olds supported and funded by Enfield Council. Enfield Dispatch and Enfield Independent provide local news. Enfield's King George's Field , named in memory of King George V , includes
2542-405: The council acted as a shadow authority alongside the area's three outgoing authorities, being the borough councils of Enfield , Edmonton and Southgate . The new council formally came into its powers on 1 April 1965, at which point the old boroughs and their councils were abolished. The council's full legal name is "The Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Enfield". From 1965 until 1986
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2604-401: The council since 1965 has been as follows: The role of Mayor of Enfield is largely ceremonial. Political leadership is instead provided by the leader of the council . The leaders since 1965 have been: The council is based at Enfield Civic Centre on Silver Street, which had originally been completed in 1961 for the old Enfield Borough Council. The building was later significantly extended with
2666-542: The council was a lower-tier authority, with upper-tier functions provided by the Greater London Council . The split of powers and functions meant that the Greater London Council was responsible for "wide area" services such as fire, ambulance, flood prevention, and refuse disposal; with the boroughs (including Enfield) responsible for "personal" services such as social care, libraries, cemeteries and refuse collection. As an outer London borough council Enfield has been
2728-438: The existence of an Inner London Education Authority , praised by official Opposition and government who further noted that unusually the former County of London's many small local authorities had no history of providing education. The City of London continued to be administered by the City of London Corporation , and the Inner and Middle Temples continued to govern their own areas. Elections were held on 7 May 1964 , with
2790-711: The garden exhibitions at Capel Manor , Myddleton House (part of the Lee Valley Park ) and the Whitewebbs Museum of Transport. The Borough's own museum is based in Thomas Hardy House, 39 London Road. Scouting and Guiding have many groups within Enfield. The annual St George's Day Parade has around a thousand young people marching through Enfield Town, led by the Enfield District Scout Band. The Boys' and Girls' Brigade are also quite active within
2852-469: The green, wooded surroundings. In 1303, Edward I of England granted Enfield a charter to hold a weekly market , which has continued up to this day. The old market cross was removed in the early 20th century to make way for a monument to the coronation of King Edward VII , but was preserved by the horticulturalist E. A. Bowles for his garden at nearby Myddelton House, where it remains today. Enfield Grammar School with its Tudor Old Hall stands next to
2914-412: The most prominent. The once successful football club, Enfield FC, were forced into a nomadic existence after the sale of their Southbury Road ground and became defunct at the end of the 2006/2007 season after years of ground sharing at many Hertfordshire based clubs. Enfield 1893 were formed after Enfield FC's demise and have spent time groundsharing at Ware FC and Broxbourne Borough FC. They finally found
2976-506: The name PalaceXchange while retaining the Palace Gardens Shopping Centre. An extension was added to the existing retail area with many new shops, and a second multi-storey car park was built along with a new road layout. A major redevelopment of Edmonton Green including the shopping centre, and adjacent municipal housing over a wide area, started in 1999. This is still on-going, and provides new housing, health facilities,
3038-443: The new councils acting as shadow authorities before coming into their powers the following year. The boroughs were created as follows. Some relatively minor changes have been made to the boundaries of boroughs since 1965, and two have changed their names. Between 1965 and 1986 the boroughs were part of a two-tier system of government and shared power with the Greater London Council (GLC). The split of powers and functions meant that
3100-407: The news to Edward, formally announcing the death of their royal father in the presence chamber at Enfield, on his knees to make formal obeisance to the boy as King. Later Elizabeth held court there when she was queen (this was remembered in the name Palace Gardens that was a street running behind Pearsons department store and is still recalled in the name of Enfield's shopping centre). Enfield has
3162-473: The powers usually invested in county councils. The municipal borough and urban district authorities had fewer powers. The situation was made more complex because county councils could delegate functions such as elementary education and library provision to the municipal borough and district councils, and this was implemented piecemeal. Reform of London local government sought to regularise this arrangement. The Royal Commission on Local Government in Greater London
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#17328549087313224-571: The principal local authorities in London and are responsible for running most local services, such as schools, social services, waste collection and roads. Some London-wide services are run by the Greater London Authority , and some services and lobbying of government are pooled within London Councils . Some councils group together for services such as waste collection and disposal . The boroughs are local government districts and have similar functions to metropolitan boroughs . Each borough council
3286-421: The provision of infrastructure. The Edmonton district was divided in 1881, when its western part was made a separate district called Southgate. Such districts were reconstituted as urban districts under the Local Government Act 1894 . Each of the three urban districts was later raised to the status of a municipal borough : Southgate in 1933, Edmonton in 1937, and Enfield in 1955. The modern borough
3348-568: The provisions of the Municipal Corporations Act 1882 . In the London boroughs the legal entity is not the council, as elsewhere in the country, but the inhabitants incorporated as a legal entity by royal charter (a process abolished elsewhere in England and Wales under the Local Government Act 1972 ). Thus, a London authority's official legal title is "The Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of X" (or "The Lord Mayor and Citizens of
3410-513: The review a series of relatively minor adjustments were made to borough boundaries, for example uniting the whole of the Becontree estate in Barking and Dagenham . The commission noted that many of its recommendations were strongly opposed and were not implemented. The boundary of the City of London with adjacent boroughs was adjusted to remove some anomalies. The London boroughs were incorporated using
3472-451: The way up to York . Artefacts found in the early 1900s reveal that there were Roman settlements in the areas that are now Edmonton and Bush Hill Park. In 790 King Offa of Mercia was recorded as giving the lands of Edmonton to St Albans Abbey . The area became strategically important as East Anglia was taken over by the Danes . In the 890s strongholds were built by men loyal to King Alfred
3534-626: Was consensus for the change between all the relevant local authorities. This provision was used to exchange two islands on the River Thames between Richmond upon Thames and Surrey. (See List of Greater London boundary changes .) The Local Government Boundary Commission for England was established by the Local Government Act 1972 to review periodically the boundaries of Greater London and the London boroughs. The first review of boundaries commenced on 1 April 1987 and reported in 1992. Following
3596-420: Was created in 1965 under the London Government Act 1963 , covering the combined area of the former boroughs of Enfield, Edmonton and Southgate, which were all abolished at the same time. The area was transferred from Middlesex to Greater London to become one of the 32 London Boroughs. The armorial bearings of these three boroughs were also merged. The heraldic beast on the shield of the Enfield coat of arms
3658-437: Was established in 1957 and the report was published on 19 October 1960. It proposed 52 "Greater London Boroughs" with a population range of 100,000 to 250,000. This was made up of a mixture of whole existing units, mergers of two or three areas, and two boroughs formed as the result of a split. In December 1961 the government proposed that there would be 34 boroughs rather than 52, and detailed their boundaries. The proposed number
3720-503: Was further reduced to 32 in 1962. On 1 April 1965, the 32 London boroughs and Greater London were created by the London Government Act 1963 . Twelve boroughs in the former County of London area were designated Inner London boroughs and the 20 others were designated Outer London boroughs. Outer London borough councils were local education authorities , but Inner London borough councils were so designated primarily to continue
3782-616: Was manufactured in Hotpoint 's now closed Enfield plant. The Barclays Bank branch in Enfield was the first place in the world to have an ATM or cash machine; it was officially opened in June 1967 by Reg Varney , a television actor and personality most famous for his lead role in the comedy series On the Buses . This historical event was marked by a silver plaque on the wall of the bank, and later by an English Heritage Blue plaque . A fine example of
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#17328549087313844-578: Was realised that this might provide arbitrary boundaries in some places. The London Government Act 1963 provided a mechanism for communities on the edge of Greater London to petition for transfer from London boroughs to a neighbouring county district. This was used in 1969 in the transfers of Knockholt in Bromley to Kent, and of Farleigh and Hooley in Croydon to Surrey. The Act also provided for transfers between London boroughs and neighbouring counties where there
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