23-613: Turnford is a village in the Borough of Broxbourne , in Hertfordshire , England, in an area generally known as the Lee Valley . It is bounded by Wormley to the north, Cheshunt to the south and west, and its eastern boundary is formed largely by the Lee Navigation . Central London at Charing Cross is approximately 18 miles (29 km) south. At the 2001 census , together with Wormley,
46-637: A SSSI located in the Lee Valley Park . Amenities include a selection of retail outlets, essential services, two public houses including the Grade II listed Bull's Head Inn . and is home to Haileybury Turnford (formerly Turnford School) and the Hertford Regional College . In 2014, the area of Wormley & Turnford was awarded £1m from the Big Local Trust to invest in the community over
69-418: A farm until gravel quarrying destroyed the remains in 1955. Turnford remained a hamlet up to the 19th century until the nursery industry began to move out of North London in the 1880s. Growers including Thomas Rochford grew grapes, tomatoes, cucumbers and other items. By the late 20th century this industry had moved away to be replaced by housing estates where Thomas Rochford Way and Rochford Close are
92-441: A large modern extension in 1986, which was formally opened on 10 December 1986 by Prince Edward, Duke of Kent . Since the last ward boundary changes in 2012 the council has comprised 30 councillors , with the borough being divided into 10 wards each electing three councillors. Elections are held three years out of every four, electing one councillor from each ward each time. Elections to Hertfordshire County Council are held in
115-461: A reminder of the area's horticultural past. The name Turnford appears to have Saxon origins and is probably a compound of Old English tun and ford - the ford by the farm. Much of Turnford due to its good transport links and close proximity to London is given over to residential development. However, its western boundary is mostly rural and to the east includes the Turnford and Cheshunt Pits
138-575: Is based in Cheshunt . Other settlements in the borough include Broxbourne , Hoddesdon and Waltham Cross . The eastern boundary of the district is the River Lea . The borough covers 20 square miles (52 km ) in south east Hertfordshire , and had an estimated population of 99,000 in 2021. Much of the borough lies within the Metropolitan Green Belt which surrounds London . The western side of
161-679: The News of the World ). Employing 200 people on a 23-acre (93,000 m ) site to produce 86,000 newspapers per hour on each of its twelve printing presses (a total capacity of over 1,000,000 newspapers per hour), the plant cost £350 million and replaced the News International press in Wapping . Broxbourne railway station Broxbourne railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line serving
184-569: The 2024 election the composition of the council was as follows: The next election is due in 2026. The council is based at Bishops' College on Churchgate in Cheshunt . The building had been a college for training clergy and comprised an early eighteenth century house to which substantial extensions had been added in 1810 and 1871. The college closed in 1968 and the vacant building was bought in 1972 by Cheshunt Urban District Council. The building then passed to Broxbourne Borough Council on local government reorganisation in 1974. The council added
207-585: The Northern and Eastern Railway on 15 September 1840. It was on the company's proposed line to Cambridge , but the next section of the line to Latton Mill ( Harlow ) was not opened until August 1841. Therefore, for a short period of time Broxbourne was the terminus for the line which ran up the Lea Valley from Stratford Junction, where it joined the Eastern Counties Railway . The original station building
230-697: The Brookfield development. The new station is proposed to be located at a site between the Regional College and Groom Road, with access provided from the Turnford High Road/The Springs roundabout through the college car park and along the undeveloped strip of land between Robinia Road/Sorbus Road to the north and Landau Way/Tarpan Way to the South." The plans also include the opening of Park Plaza North station between Turkey Street and Theoblads Grove, and
253-652: The Turnford Pumping Station built in 1870 stands close to the man-made New River . The building houses a unique stationary steam engine built by Boulton and Watt in 1845. Forming a boundary between Hertfordshire and Essex the Lee Navigation flows in a southerly direction on Turnford's eastern fringe. Pedestrian and cycle access from the B176, Cheshunt Wash 51°42′54″N 0°01′20″W / 51.715°N 0.0221°W / 51.715; -0.0221 links to
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#1732859215377276-615: The borough is largely rural with extensive areas of woodland, whilst the eastern part, particularly between the A10 road and the River Lea, is generally urban. Most of the built-up parts of Broxbourne fall within the Greater London Urban Area . The Lee Valley Park lies on the borough's eastern boundary. The borough is twinned with the Sicilian city of Sutera . The borough of Broxbourne
299-494: The council were held in 1973, initially acting as a shadow authority until the new arrangements took effect on 1 April 1974. The Conservatives have held a majority of the seats on the council since 1974: The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in Broxbourne, and is usually held by a different councillor each year. Political leadership is instead provided by the leader of the council . The leaders since 1983 have been: Following
322-421: The council's logo of a badger. The new district was awarded borough status from its creation, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor. Hertfordshire has a two-tier structure of local government, with the ten district councils (including Broxbourne Borough Council) providing district-level services, and Hertfordshire County Council providing county-level services. The first elections to
345-412: The four platforms, platform 1 is used by terminating or starting services to and from Liverpool Street, Stratford and Hertford East, platform 2 is used by services to Liverpool Street and Stratford, platform 3 is used by services to Hertford East, Cambridge and Bishops Stortford, and platform 4 is used by services to Hertford East and Bishops Stortford. The typical Monday-Saturday off-peak service is: In
368-485: The four-tracking of the West Anglia Main Line. The village together with Wormley form one of ten electoral wards in the Broxbourne constituency. Footballer Ossie Ardiles lived in the village whilst playing for Tottenham Hotspur in the 1970s and 1980s. Borough of Broxbourne The Borough of Broxbourne is a local government district with borough status in Hertfordshire , England. Its council
391-467: The fourth year of the cycle when there are no borough council elections. The borough's wards are: The main industrial areas of the borough are around Waltham Cross and the Essex Road area of Hoddesdon . Park Plaza at Waltham Cross is home to the world's largest printing plant, which produces publications for News International including The Sun , The Times and The Sun on Sunday (formerly
414-689: The next 10 years. Completely resident volunteer led, it will enable locals to regenerate their community. Passing under the A10 road from west to east Turnford Brook a River Lea tributary flows in a culvert alongside the High Road, Turnford before flowing under the West Anglia railway line to merge with the Small River Lea in the River Lee Country Park . Accessed from the New River Path
437-399: The towns of Broxbourne and Hoddesdon in Hertfordshire , England. It is 17 miles 17 chains (27.7 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Cheshunt and Roydon . Its three-letter station code is BXB and it is in fare zone B . The station and all trains serving it are operated by Greater Anglia . Broxbourne station was officially opened by
460-760: The towpath of the river to join the Lee Valley Walk . West Anglia Main Line railway stations Cheshunt and Broxbourne are both approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) distant. Several bus routes serve Turnford including 310, 310A, 410. There are plans to open a new railway station in Turnford. As part of the Broxbourne Local Plan by the Borough of Broxbourne and Hertfordshire County Council, "the proposed station would [provide] access to Hertford Regional College and also serve
483-403: The village had a population of 8,146 in 3,399 households. Turnford lies in a site where evidence of Palaeolithic , Late Bronze Age and Iron Age relics have been recorded. By the late Saxon period the village existed as a farm belonging to the manor of Cheshunt. A Benedictine nunnery was established in the 12th century on Turnford Marsh. Part of the medieval buildings survived within
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#1732859215377506-462: Was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 , covering the area of two districts, which were both abolished at the same time: The new district was named Broxbourne after the old village of that name at the centre of the area. The village had been administratively part of Hoddesdon Urban District since 1935. The name Broxbourne means "badger's stream", a fact referenced in
529-793: Was demolished in 1959 and replaced with new buildings designed by H. H. Powell , of the British Railways Eastern Region Architects' Department with T. Rainier as the Project Architect. The station was Grade II listed in March 2009; "one of a very small number of post-war railway stations of clear architectural distinction". Ticket barriers were installed in 2011. The centre platforms (platforms 2 and 3) were extended to accommodate 12-coach trains in December 2011, though initially no 12-coach trains were scheduled to call. Of
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