FACTOID # 147: France is the top destination in the world for tourists, accounting for 11 percent of all tourist arrivals worldwide.
 
 Home   Encyclopedia   Statistics   Countries A-Z   Flags   Maps   Education   Forum   FAQ   About 
 
 
 
WHAT'S NEW
RECENT ARTICLES
More Recent Articles »
 

SEARCH ALL

FACTS & STATISTICS    Advanced view

Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:

 

 

(* = Graphable)

 

 


Encyclopedia > Enfield parks and open spaces

The London Borough of Enfield is the northernmost of the Outer London boroughs. The borough lies on the London Green Belt, and several of its 127+ parks and open spaces are part of it. The ancient Enfield Chase, remnants of which still exist, occupied much of the area. In addition to many playgrounds and sports facilities (including a number of golf courses), the main areas of public open space are: Arms of Enfield London Borough Council The London Borough of Enfield is the most northerly London borough. ... The administrative area of Greater London contains 32 London Boroughs, of which 12 (plus the City of London) make up Inner London and 20 Outer London. ... For other uses of the word Greenbelt, see Greenbelt (disambiguation). ... Enfield Chase is an area of Enfield in London once an area of woodland north of London, which was used as a royal deer park. ...

  • Albany Park: 45 acres (18ha) formally opened 1902, since extended; west of Enfield Lock railway station
  • Arnos Park: 43 acres (17ha) opened in 1928; north of Arnos Grove tube station; Pymmes Brook Trail passes through it
  • Beech Hill Park Hadley Wood: includes Hadley Wood Golf Course
  • Broomfield Park Southgate: 54 acres (22ha), purchased 1903
  • Forty Hall Park: an estate of 273 acres (109ha) managed by Enfield Borough, includes woodlands and grounds around Forty Hall
  • Grovelands Park, Southgate
  • Hilly Fields near Gordon Hill railway station: 62 acres (25ha) purchased 1911
  • Jubilee Park Lower Edmonton
  • Oakwood Park: 64 acres (26ha) purchased 1927
  • Pymmes Park, Edmonton: 53 acres (21ha) purchased 1899
  • Trent Park: country park

Apart from those open spaces, there are the two large reservoirs situated alongside the River Lea in the east of the Borough. Enfield Lock railway station is in the London Borough of Enfield in north east London, and is in Travelcard Zone 6, on the Tottenham Hale branch of the Lea Valley Lines. ... Arnos Grove tube station is a tube station on the Piccadilly line, in Travelcard Zone 4. ... Southgate is a place in London, split between the London Borough of Enfield and the London Borough of Barnet west of Chase Side. ... Located in Winchmore Hill is Grovelands Park which originated as a private estate. ... Southgate is a place in London, split between the London Borough of Enfield and the London Borough of Barnet west of Chase Side. ... Gordon Hill railway station is in the London Borough of Enfield in north London, in Travelcard Zone 5. ... Edmonton is a place in the eastern part of the London Borough of Enfield. ... More than one place has the name Edmonton. ... Mansion at Trent Park The Trent Park mansion houses the Trent Park campus of Middlesex University in North London. ... A reservoir is an artificial lake created by flooding land behind a dam. ... This article is not about the River Lee that flows through Cork, in the Republic of Ireland; see River Lee (Ireland). ...


External link

  • Enfield parks and open spaces
  • Enfield's "palaces, parks and open spaces"

  Results from FactBites:
 
London Borough of Enfield - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (609 words)
Enfield was once a small market town on the edge of the forest about a day's travel north of London.
The current borough was formed in 1965 from the former area of the Municipal Borough of Southgate, the Municipal Borough of Enfield and the Municipal Borough of Edmonton.
The creature on the shield of the Enfield coat of arms is known in heraldry as an "Enfield" (or coloquially as the Enfield Beast), and is used extensively as a logo representing Enfield, particularly by the borough council.
Category:Parks and open spaces in London - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (139 words)
The huge conurbation that is London has within its boundaries a great many "lungs" providing parks and open spaces.
Many are interlinked, such as those on the South East London Green Chain.
Articles in category "Parks and open spaces in London"
  More results at FactBites »


 
 

COMMENTARY     


Share your thoughts, questions and commentary here
Your name
Your comments

Want to know more?
Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:

 


Lesson Plans | Student Area | Student FAQ | Reviews | Press Releases |  Feeds | Contact
The Wikipedia article included on this page is licensed under the GFDL.
Images may be subject to relevant owners' copyright.
All other elements are (c) copyright NationMaster.com 2003-5. All Rights Reserved.
Usage implies agreement with terms, 1022, m