23-626: South Lodge was one of the three lodges in the royal hunting ground of Enfield Chase . It was originally known as the South-bailey alongside the East-bailey and the West-bailey. The lake from the former gardens of the Lodge survives at Lakeside. 51°38′58″N 0°07′22″W / 51.6494°N 0.1227°W / 51.6494; -0.1227 This article about a London building or structure
46-565: A new bridge crossing the road at Windmill Hill. It opened on 4 April 1910 for services as far as Cuffley . The first through train to Stevenage did not run until 4 March 1918, because of a host of legal and engineering difficulties, and shortages of men and material caused by World War I . The name Enfield Chase was adopted in 1924, to avoid confusion with Enfield Town station. All services at Enfield Chase are operated by Great Northern using Class 717 EMUs . The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: Additional services call at
69-523: Is London’s largest reforestation project, Thames21 is working in partnership with Enfield Council to restore 60 hectares in the Salmons Brook catchment, part of the greater River Lea catchment. The first phase of the project, which commenced in autumn 2020 and was completed in 2022, involved the planting of 100,000 trees. It cost £1.3million in total, with £748,000 provided by the Mayor of London, £425,000 by
92-606: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Enfield Chase Enfield Chase is an area of Enfield that is named for a former royal hunting ground. It comprises the majority of the open countryside within the London Borough of Enfield, and land north of the M25 within Hertfordshire. At the time of a survey by Francis Russell in 1776-7, the Chase extended from Monken Hadley in
115-481: Is believed that Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth I ) often hunted on the Chase after she was granted the estate of West Lodge Park by her brother Edward VI in 1547. In a charter of 1166-89 the hamlet of Southgate , sited around what is now Southgate Underground station , receives a mention. It takes its name from its location at the South Gate of the old hunting ground, later known as Enfield Chase. By
138-601: The Enfield Chase Act 1777 ( 17 Geo. 3 . c. 17), the chase ceased to exist as an entity. According to a survey drawn up by the Duchy of Lancaster surveyor Francis Russell , the chase then covered an area of 8,349 acres (34 km ). According to the map accompanying the Act, the Chase was cut up and divided among the following authorities: Based on the map entitled Survey and Admeasurement of Enfield Chase by Francis Russell in 1776/7,
161-672: The Hertford Loop Line . It is in Travelcard Zone 5 . The original Enfield Station in Windmill Hill opened on 1 April 1871 as the terminus for the Great Northern Railway branch line from Alexandra Palace . By 1887, 37 trains a day left Enfield, mainly for King's Cross , but also to Broad Street and until 1907, to Woolwich and Victoria . The station building was a two-storey twin- gabled house, similar in style to
184-553: The Areas of Special Character will only be permitted if features or characteristics which are key to maintaining the character of the area are preserved or enhanced." In June 2021 Enfield Council published for public consultation a draft Local Plan which proposed development with large parts of the Area of Special Character. These areas included the following proposed development sites within undeveloped countryside of Enfield Chase: In July 2021
207-617: The Chase extended from Monken Hadley in the west to Bulls Cross in the east, and from Potters Bar to Southgate. In 1777 George III leased the central part of the Chase to Sir Richard Jebb, his favourite doctor, as a reward for saving the life of the King's younger brother, the then Duke of Gloucester. This land later became Trent Park . The opening of Enfield station on the Great Northern line in 1871 (renamed Enfield Chase station in 1924 to avoid confusion with Enfield Town station ) resulted in
230-510: The Chase now within the urban area of London include Chase Green near Enfield Town and Boxer's Lake Open Space in Oakwood . Enfield Chase was recorded as Enefeld Chacee in 1325 and chace of Enefelde in 1373, from the Middle English chace , meaning "a tract of ground for breeding and hunting wild animals". In the reign of Henry II the parish of Edmonton and adjoining parishes were for
253-753: The Forestry Commission, and £150,000 from the council itself. In May 2022, the Enfield Chase Restoration Project won an award at the London Tree and Woodland Awards. In April 2023, the Greater London Authority announced that it would provide another £500,000 in funding for further tree planting and improvements to footpaths at Enfield Chase. The Friends of Enfield Chase group of local volunteers help to plant and maintain trees and undertake other practical conservation activities in
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#1733085362436276-657: The National Park City Foundation complained that Enfield Council was using the National Park City concept, mentioned several times in the draft Local Plan, as a 'bargaining chip' in Green Belt housing plans. In September 2022 the Council announced that a timetable for the next steps in the development plan would be published "early in 2023" . However as of May 2023 no timetable had been published. In May 2023 it
299-858: The Salmons Brook Valley, the Turkey Brook Valley, the Merryhills Brook Valley, Clay Hill, the Theobalds Estate South, Whitewebbs and Forty Hall, Hornbeam Hills South (adjoining Hadley Wood) and Trent Park. The AoSC was designated in order to protect the existing character of Enfield Chase as an area comprising woodlands, streams, designed parklands and enclosed farmland. The Enfield Development Management Policies Development Plan Document (a statutory planning document), adopted in 2014, states in policy DMD84 that "new development within
322-407: The first period of sustained housebuilding on former Chase lands. This began with 'artisan's cottages' built along Chase side in the 1880s and accelerated after the opening of new stations at Gordon Hill and Crews Hill in 1910. The grounds of South Lodge were acquired by developers Laing, who built a new housing estate in the period 1935-1939. Boxers Lake and Lakeside, once part of South Lodge, are
345-563: The main line to the north out of Kings Cross, and a plan to continue the Enfield branch to Hertford and Stevenage was conceived. An Act of Parliament was passed in 1898, and the GNR set about acquiring and demolishing houses and compensating land owners in the area. Work on the line commenced in 1906. The new Enfield Station was sited a few hundred yards to the east of the existing one, and raised above ground level so that north bound trains could access
368-522: The most part a forest which was then so extensive that it reached from the City of London to about 12 miles (19 km) north. Enfield Chase was part of this forest and also belonged to the citizens of London. By 1154 what had been known as the Park of Enfield or Enfield Wood had been converted into a hunting ground, or chase. It appears it was not known as Enfield Chase until the early 14th century, by which time it
391-470: The only remaining open spaces. In 1936-7 Middlesex County Council purchased around 4,000 hectares for inclusion in the Green Belt, which was drawn at the limits of urban development in 1939. Some of the land purchased became golf courses, whilst others, for example at Trent Park, Whitewebbs and Forty Hall, became public parks. The remainder of the Council-owned land was leased to tenant farmers. In what
414-538: The parts of the former Chase that are being 'restored'. The Enfield Chase Heritage Area of Special Character (AoSC) was designated in 1994, following the recommendation of the Countryside Commission, English Nature, English Heritage and the London Ecology Unit, based on its combined landscape, historical and nature conservation interests. The AoSC is divided into a number of 'character areas' including
437-488: The single-storey building at Palmers Green . It was sited lengthways across the end of the track. The single island platform was covered by a wide canopy for much of its length. Enfield Station had been intended to bring prosperous middle-class commuters to the area. A journalist visiting the station in 1885, saw a sign advertising cheap workmen's tickets for trains scheduled to arrive in London before 8 am, only to find that
460-407: The timetable showed that there were no trains that met that criterion. The old Enfield Station closed to passengers in 1910 and was replaced by the present station, but remained in use as a goods depot until 1974. The surviving buildings were demolished and replaced in the 2000s with housing along a new street, Gladbeck Way. By the end of the 19th century, there was a need to relieve the pressure on
483-502: The west to Bulls Cross in the east, and from Potters Bar to Southgate. While parts of the former area of the Chase including at Southgate, Oakwood, and Hadley Wood have been developed, areas that remain undeveloped include Trent Park, Whitewebbs Park, Hadley Common, Fir and Pond Wood near Potters Bar, and the valleys of the Salmons Brook, Turkey Brook, and Merryhills Brook, as well as golf courses at Hadley Wood and Whitewebbs. Remnants of
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#1733085362436506-700: Was referred to as 'Parcus Extrinicus' ( Latin , 'the Outer Park') to distinguish it from the older and smaller Enfield Old Park ('Parcus Intrinsicus' ('the Inner Park') which was mentioned in the Domesday Book as a park and was later used for rearing game to be released into the adjacent Chase. For hundreds of years the chase was owned at first by the Mandeville and then the de Bohun families while local inhabitants of Edmonton and Enfield manors claimed common rights. It
529-483: Was reported that cross-party talks to consider Green Belt development proposals had collapsed. [REDACTED] Media related to Enfield Chase at Wikimedia Commons Enfield Chase railway station Enfield Chase railway station is located in Windmill Hill, Enfield , in the London Borough of Enfield , north London , 9 miles 9 chains (9.11 miles, 14.67 km) from London King's Cross on
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