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Encyclopedia > Goff's Oak

Goffs Oak is a village in south Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom, situated atop Cuffley Hill between Cuffley and Cheshunt. Hertfordshire (pronounced Hartfordshire and abbreviated as Herts) is an inland county in the United Kingdom, officially part of the East of England Government region. ... Cuffley is a village in the Welwyn Hatfield district of south-east Hertfordshire with a population around 3,000 people, located between Cheshunt and Potters Bar. ... Cheshunt is a town in the Broxbourne district of Hertfordshire in the East of England with a population of around 50,000 according to the UKs 2001 Census [1]. It is a dormitory town and part of the London commuter belt served by Cheshunt railway station. ...


The village is small and is linked to London's Kings Cross Station by Cuffley railway station and to Liverpool Street by Cheshunt railway station. It is a slightly more rural section of the London commuter belt. This GNER train serving Kings Cross is named White Rose after the traditional symbol of Yorkshire. ... Cuffley railway station serves Cuffley in the Welwyn Hatfield district in Hertfordshire. ... Liverpool Street station Liverpool Street station, also called London Liverpool Street, is a mainline railway station in the north eastern corner of the City of London, in the heart of the financial district, with entrances on Bishopsgate and Liverpool Street itself. ... Cheshunt railway station serves Cheshunt in Hertfordshire, England. ... The Houses of Parliament and the clock tower containing Big Ben Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the capital of the United Kingdom and England. ... A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large city and its adjacent zone of influence, or of several neighboring cities or towns and adjoining areas, with one or more large cities serving as its hub or hubs. ...


Goffs Oak achieved some fame by being the hometown of Victoria Beckham. Victoria Caroline Beckham (born Victoria Caroline Adams on 17 April 1974) is an English popular music singer, who first came to prominence as a member of girl band the Spice Girls, as Posh Spice, a nickname given to her by the BBCs Top of the Pops magazine. ...


The village held a fayre celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar in 2005. Combatants United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland First French Empire, Spain Commanders The Viscount Nelson † Pierre Charles Silvestre de Villeneuve Strength 27 ships of the line, 4 frigates, 2 others France: 18 ships of the line, 8 others Spain: 15 ships of the line Casualties 449 killed; 1,214... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The Goffs Oak Lodge of Freemasons has its own web site at www.GoffsOakLodge.org.uk


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Goffs Oak - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (251 words)
Goff's Oak is a town in south Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom, situated between Cuffley and Cheshunt in the postal area of Waltham Cross.
The Village is named after the Goff Family who owned the area and symbolised by the original Old Oak said to be several hundred years old before it fell after severe damage.
Goff's Oak achieved some fame by being the hometown of Victoria Beckham.
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