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. ...
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). ...
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.