42-568: Lee Valley Regional Park Authority ( LVRPA ) is a statutory body that is responsible for managing and developing the 26 miles (42 km) long, 10,000 acres (4,000 ha) Lee Valley Regional Park . The park was established by Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1967. The headquarters of the authority are in Myddelton House , Bulls Cross in the London Borough of Enfield , well known in
84-600: A body which has been created by the authority to run its major sport and leisure sites. Lee Valley Park Lee Valley Regional Park is a 10,000-acre (40 km ) 26 miles (42 km) long linear park, much of it green spaces, running through the northeast of Greater London , Essex and Hertfordshire . The park follows the course of the River Lea (Lee) along the Lea Valley from Ware in Hertfordshire through Essex and
126-550: A mixture of commercial and Hertfordshire County Council contract services. Most buses operate to Waltham Cross (where there are links to north London and Essex), Hoddesdon and Broxbourne . The towns of Hertford , Harlow , Potters Bar , and Waltham Abbey are also linked to Cheshunt. Buses are operated by Arriva Shires & Essex , Centrebus , Metroline , Sullivan Buses or Vectare. The Sustrans National Cycle Route 1 passes through Cheshunt as part of its route connecting Dover to Shetland . The Lee Valley Country Park
168-520: A new out-of-town Tesco store located to the north of the town opened, named "Brookfield Farm". It later expanded, a branch of Marks & Spencer was built next door, and the entire estate was renamed "The Brookfield Centre". Tesco announced in 2015 that it would move its headquarters to Welwyn Garden City . In 1959, Colin Chapman moved his fledgling Lotus group of companies, including Lotus Cars and Team Lotus , from its outgrown premises at Hornsey to
210-417: A purpose-built facility on Delamare Road. Racing cars from here won the first two of its seven constructor championships in ( 1963 and 1965 ) before moving to Hethel , Norfolk , in 1966. Until the late 1960s the main land use around Cheshunt was for its nursery industry, and many new techniques for growing under glass were developed here. Thomas Rochford had a large concern here, although now almost all
252-582: Is a cycle-friendly route that runs along the River Lea, connecting both cyclists and pedestrians to Ware , Hoddesdon , Waltham Abbey , Tottenham and Stratford . As part of the Big Lottery Fund -financed Connect2 project a new cycle link over the A10 was built in 2010, connecting paths to link Theobalds Lane with Lieutenant Ellis Way, named the "Paul Cully Bridge" after a late local civil servant. Cheshunt
294-648: Is a town in the Borough of Broxbourne in Hertfordshire , England, 13 miles (21 km) north of Central London on the River Lea and Lee Navigation and directly south of Broxbourne . It contains a section of the Lee Valley Park , including much of the River Lee Country Park . To the north lies Broxbourne and Wormley , Waltham Abbey to the east, Waltham Cross and Enfield to the south, and Cuffley to
336-506: Is crossed by a number of roads and railways. The park extends from the River Thames to Ware, Hertfordshire , through areas such as Stratford , Clapton , Tottenham , Enfield , Walthamstow , Waltham Abbey , Cheshunt , Broxbourne and Hoddesdon in an area generally known as the Lea Valley . Greater London's largest park, Lee Valley Park is more than four times the size of Richmond Park , extending beyond Greater London's borders into
378-729: Is in Transport For London 's Travelcard Zone 8 . Crossrail 2 will connect north-east London to south-west London when constructed and is proposed to stop at Cheshunt station, along with improving the station. Cheshunt is located on the A10 (also known locally as the Great Cambridge Road), which provides links to Junction 25 of the M25 London Orbital Motorway , Central London , Hertford and Cambridge. Also roads lead to Waltham Cross and Waltham Abbey Cheshunt has
420-539: Is no parish or town council in Cheshunt, which has been an unparished area since 1974. Historically, the parish of Cheshunt was in the hundred of Hertford . As well as Cheshunt itself, the parish also included Waltham Cross . From 1837 the parish of Cheshunt was included in the Edmonton Poor Law Union . On 13 July 1850 the parish of Cheshunt was made a local board of health district . After elections,
462-764: The 2012 London Olympics the Olympic Torch was carried close to the Old Pond by selected and nominated local residents. After the Olympics, gold medal winner Laura Kenny had two postboxes painted gold in her honour, one at the Old Pond. Cheshunt has its own football club in Cheshunt F.C. who play in the Isthmian League Premier Division. Founded in 1946, their most famous player was Iain Dowie who played for them in
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#1732852046144504-519: The Borough of Broxbourne , the area's current local authority district . Cheshunt was not re-established as a successor parish . At the 2011 census , Cheshunt had a population of 45,832. The Prime Meridian passes to the east of Cheshunt. The town name comes from the Old English name (as recorded in the Domesday Book ) for the area, Cestrehunt , which probably refers to a "castle, erected by
546-742: The Civic Trust was invited to make an appraisal of the valley's resources, their report was positive. A bill was put to Parliament to establish the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority. Following royal assent to the Lee Valley Regional Park Act 1966 (c. xli) in December 1966, the authority was formally constituted on 1 January 1967. Lee Valley Regional Park Authority has an appointed board of 28 members. 20 of those are from riparian authorities (those whose borders are crossed by
588-762: The Crystal Palace TV transmitter Local radio stations are BBC Three Counties Radio and Heart Hertfordshire . The town is served by the local newspaper, Cheshunt & Waltham Mercury which is published by the Hertfordshire Mercury . Cheshunt Station on both the National Rail network and the London Overground network. Services run southbound to Liverpool Street via Tottenham Hale or Seven Sisters and Stratford and northbound to Hertford East , Bishop's Stortford and Cambridge . The station
630-739: The Eton Manor hockey and tennis centres located at the northernmost end of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park . The park is working with a range of partners including the Olympic Delivery Authority , London Development Agency and the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation to deliver a major linear park at the heart of a new urban district in the Lower Lea Valley . These venues will join
672-453: The glasshouses have been redeveloped into housing estates. This is often reflected in the names of the roads or estates, such as Rosedale or Thomas Rochford Way. A small amount of nursery trade survives to the west of the town. The neighbouring town of Goffs Oak had a large number of nurseries as well as a large garden centre, but these have since been closed and redeveloped as mid-range housing developments. The River Lee Navigation passes
714-484: The 1,000 acres (400 ha) River Lee Country Park and the Turnford and Cheshunt Pits SSSI . Cheshunt has four secondary schools: Goffs Academy ; Goffs-Churchgate Academy ; Haileybury Turnford ; and St Mary's Church of England High School . The non-conformist theological college Cheshunt College moved to Cheshunt in the 1790s from Trevecca , Brecknockshire . It moved to Cambridge in 1905. Between 1909 and 1968
756-517: The 1980s. F.C. Romania also plays in Cheshunt. Tottenham Hotspur F.C. have also held training grounds in Cheshunt over the years. The town also has long-established rugby and cricket clubs and a publicly owned 18-hole golf course. Formerly Grundy Park Leisure Centre, the Laura Trott Leisure Centre was renamed after £4m redevelopment to honour the Olympic gold medallist. Trott attended
798-574: The Cecil family at Theobalds Palace . King James I later lived at Theobalds and died there in 1625. Richard Cromwell , Lord Protector of the Commonwealth , died in Cheshunt in 1712. The historic palace site is now Cedars Park and holds historical and national significance. In 1825, Cheshunt was also the location of the Cheshunt Railway. Running from the town's High Street to the River Lea near
840-604: The Romans", the word cestre (along with the form ceastre ), or even its modern forms, chester and caster being derived from the Latin castrum meaning "fort" . This is commemorated in the arms of the former Cheshunt urban district council. Cheshunt was a settlement on Ermine Street , the main Roman road leading north from London. Before the Norman Conquest , the manor of Cheshunt
882-539: The UK's largest supermarket chain, was located here until 2016. In 2002, Cheshunt hosted the only officially licensed European BotCon convention ever. In 1957, a review of how London was governed was undertaken by government and led by Sir Edwin Herbert , who was appointed to create a new administrative area for London which encompassed more of the city's conurbation than the existing one. Initially, Cheshunt (including Waltham Cross)
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#1732852046144924-457: The buildings were occupied by the Church of England's Bishop's College . Since 1972 they have been council offices and formerly a music and business school (typing and accountancy), which had to be demolished due to it being unsafe. In the 1980s parts of the building were so unsafe it was closed and demolished. The main problem was the floors had begun to disintegrate. A new council office was built on
966-575: The council moved to a large 1860s house called the Manor House at 22 Turners Hill (not to be confused with Cheshunt Great House ). Cheshunt's public library was built in the grounds of the Manor House in 1907. Cheshunt Urban District Council was granted a coat of arms on 25 November 1944. Cheshunt Urban District was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972 , becoming part of the borough of Broxbourne on 1 April 1974. No successor parish
1008-732: The diverse political and geographic backgrounds of the board, with half the members from London's 33 boroughs and half from Essex and Hertfordshire. The park authority is in part funded by a levy (not a precept) on Council Tax bills in Essex, Greater London and Hertfordshire. Lee Valley Regional Park Authority own three London 2012 Olympic venues – Lee Valley White Water Centre in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire and Lee Valley VeloPark and Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre , both of which are located on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park . From April 2015 these venues have been operated by Lee Valley Leisure Trust,
1050-530: The east of Cheshunt and was used for the transport of flowers and crops to the London markets for many years until road transport became more viable. A wharf existed just east of the railway on the site now occupied by Herts Young Mariners Base . The Youth Hostel was built on the site of the derelict open-air swimming pool. "Cheshunt Compound", a fungicide developed at the Cheshunt Research Station,
1092-703: The existing centres the Regional Park currently owns including Lee Valley Athletics Centre , Lee Valley Riding Centre and Lee Valley Ice Centre . The park is governed by the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority . London Buses route 215 serves the regional park at the entrance to Lee Valley Campsite in Sewardstone . 51°41′50″N 0°00′58″W / 51.69722°N 0.01611°W / 51.69722; -0.01611 Cheshunt Cheshunt ( / ˈ tʃ ɛ z ə n t / CHEZ -ənt )
1134-587: The first meeting of the Cheshunt Local Board of Health was held in October 1850, with John Sanders being appointed the first chairman of the board. Under the Local Government Act 1894 , Cheshunt Local Board became Cheshunt Urban District Council on 31 December 1894. For the first few years the council used St Mary's Hall on College Road as its offices and meeting place, as the Local Board had done. Around 1901
1176-451: The horticultural world for the gardens developed by E.A. Bowles (1865–1954) and still fully maintained and open to the public. The idea for a regional park was first suggested by Sir Patrick Abercrombie in his Greater London Plan of 1944. However, the plan remained dormant till 1961, when Lou Sherman , Mayor of Hackney took up the challenge to regenerate the Lea Valley . He persuaded 17 other local authorities to support him. In 1963
1218-518: The launch on the morning before competing in stage four of the first Women's Tour from Cheshunt to Welwyn Garden City. Cheshunt Community Sports Park includes indoor and outdoor bowls courts. Further bowling facilities are available at Whit Hern Park (lawn bowls) and Cedars Park (boules). The Cheshunt Hockey Club is based at Haileybury Turnford school. The town is within the BBC London and ITV London region. Television signals are received from
1260-608: The nearby town. One of the firemen who attended the scene secured funding in 2010 for a permanent memorial at the scene (at the entrance to St Mary's School ). Up until 2004, Temple Bar stood in Theobalds Park , having been moved from London at the turn of the nineteenth century. The gateway has since been re-erected in London at Paternoster Square on the north side of St Paul's Cathedral . Cheshunt has two tiers of local government, at district and county level: Broxbourne Borough Council and Hertfordshire County Council . There
1302-596: The neighbouring counties of Hertfordshire and Essex. Notable parts of the park include: Myddelton House Gardens, Temple Mills , Hackney Marshes , Walthamstow Marshes , Tottenham Marshes , River Lee Country Park , Bow Creek Ecology Park and Lee Valley Reservoir Chain . There are major reservoirs and water courses (rivers and canals) within Lee Valley Park, both to carry the river flow, and provide navigable waterways and flood relief channels. From London's Olympic bid success in summer 2005 until summer 2012, much of
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1344-485: The north east of Greater London, through the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park to East India Docks Basin on the River Thames. The park is managed by Lee Valley Regional Park Authority and is made up of a diverse mix of countryside areas, urban green spaces , heritage sites, country parks, nature reserves and lakes and riverside trails, as well as leading sports centres covering an area of over 10,000 acres (40 km ). It
1386-430: The park's boundaries) and a further eight are appointed through local councils to represent the remaining 27 London Boroughs. Members are elected for a term of appointment of four years and continue in office for that period unless they resign or cease to be a councillor. The authority is overseen by an executive committee who assist the decision-making processes of the board. The six-person executive committee represents
1428-475: The present-day Cheshunt railway station, this 0.75 mi (1.21 km) horse -drawn line was the first passenger-carrying monorail and the first railway line to be built in Hertfordshire. The town's Bury Green neighbourhood was once the home of singer Cliff Richard . Lotus Cars as well as the central headquarters the Debenhams store chain were formerly located in Cheshunt, and the headquarters of Tesco ,
1470-450: The site of the old school. The council chamber and registry office are now in the same building that contains the "Huntingdon Rooms". The Old Pond area is located in the centre of Cheshunt and is home to many local businesses. With roads leading to the M25, A10 and towards Broxbourne . The 242, 310 and 410 bus routes pass through the town centre. The Laura Trott Leisure Centre is close by. Before
1512-602: The southern half of the Lee Valley Park was developed to form the Olympic Park for the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics . Lee Valley Park was extended through the Olympic Park down to the River Thames, adding a further 2 miles (3 km) of open space. Lee Valley Regional Park Authority owns 35% of the Olympic Park. It funds, manages and owns three venues following the London 2012 Games – Lee Valley White Water Centre in Hertfordshire, Lee Valley VeloPark and
1554-556: The town's railway station at Windmill Lane. At 8:00 am on 12 August 1944, a Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber from the United States Army Air Forces 392nd Bombardment Group (Heavy) , based at RAF Wendling , crashed next to Maxwells Farm, near Cheshunt, killing all ten crew. The section of the B198 which runs near the crash site has been renamed Lieutenant Ellis Way, after the pilot, who managed to avoid crashing into
1596-526: The west. Historically an ancient parish in the Hertford hundred of Hertfordshire, it was granted urban district status in 1894. Waltham Cross, which became a separate ecclesiastical parish in 1885, historically formed the southern part of Cheshunt, and remained part of the Cheshunt Urban District until its abolition in 1974. The urban districts of Cheshunt and Hoddesdon merged in 1974 to form
1638-527: Was created for the town, and so it became an unparished area. The Manor House was demolished in the 1980s and Edwards Court built on the site. Cheshunt's best-known employer was Tesco, whose head office was in Delamare Road, Cheshunt for many years. A small store in the town centre is still open today, while "Home 'n' Wear" store, which was situated across the Old Pond in College Road, is now closed. In 1983
1680-548: Was held by Eddeva the Fair , but William I granted it to Alan of Brittany . The parish church of St Mary the Virgin was first recorded in a charter of 1146, but was entirely rebuilt between 1418 and 1448 with a three-stage tower topped by an octagonal turret. As Princess Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth I lived at Cheshunt in the care of Sir Anthony Denny , after she left Queen Catherine Parr 's household in 1548. As Queen, she stayed with
1722-428: Was planned to become part of a borough with Enfield ; however, the plan was eventually dropped and Cheshunt did not become part of Greater London. The Metropolitan Police Service served Cheshunt until 2000, when policing was taken over by Hertfordshire Constabulary . Being located in the Lea Valley , Cheshunt has access to the Lee Valley Park . The park is accessible at many points, one being extremely close to
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1764-486: Was widely used by amateur and professional gardeners but has been withdrawn from sale in the UK since November 2010 and it is no longer legal to use it. It was a mixture of copper sulphate and ammonium carbonate . From the end of World War II a large area of the River Lea flood plain was used for sand and gravel extraction which resulted in the creation of the now mature lakes which are popular with anglers , birdwatchers and naturalists . The area now forms part of
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