Palmers Green is a place in the London Borough of Enfield. It is a suburban development situated 7.6 miles (12.2 km) north of Charing Cross. The area of Palmers Green was once a minute hamlet in the parish of Edmonton, formed at the junction of Green Lanes and Fox Lane. Its population was very small, the village being no more than a few isolated houses in the mid 17th century. There is a mention of a Palmers Field in 1204 and a Palmers Grove in 1340 in local records. Palmers Green was mentioned as a highway in 1324 (in Westminster Abbey Muniments). The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The administrative area of Greater London contains thirty-two London boroughs. ... The London Borough of Enfield is the most northerly London borough and forms part of Outer London. ... 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By 1801 the area had grown to a village of 54 buildings, including two inns (according to the Middlesex Record Office). In 1871 the railway line from Wood Green to Enfield was opened and a station was built in Aldermans Hill to serve Palmers Green (half a mile away from the nearest houses). Wood Green is a district in the London Borough of Haringey. ... Enfield is the name of several places. ...

The area remained largely undeveloped for thirty more years, as local landowners refused to sell their large estates for building. In 1902 large tracts of land were sold for building, and the area began to develop rapidly. The first large-scale developments were on the old park estate between Fox Lane and Aldermans Hill, and the Hazelwood Park Estate between Hazelwood Lane and Hedge Lane. Stevie Smith, the poet and novelist, lived in Palmers Green from 1905 until her death in 1971, also that year, Joe Strummer shared a flat at 18 Ash Grove with Tymon Dogg and several others. 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Stevie Smith was a British poet and radio personality (September 20, 1902 - March 7, 1971). ... A poet is someone who writes poetry. ... A novel (from French nouvelle Italian novella, new) is an extended, generally fictional narrative in prose. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... John Graham Mellor (August 21, 1952 – December 22, 2002) better known as Joe Strummer, was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead singer of the English punk rock band The Clash, and later The Mescaleros. ... Tymon Dogg is a violin, guitar, and keyboard player. ...

Today a large parade of shops entitled Palmers Green Shopping Centre exists along Green Lanes, with many restaurants, pubs (The Fox being of note) and nail parlors. A Woolworths General Store, Morrisons, Marks and Spencers and WHSmith are also present. Palmers Green High Street was used to film the Knight Bus Sequence in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Green Lanes, or the A105, is a main road in north London that runs from Newington Green near Stoke Newington forming the border between Hackney and Islington, up to Finsbury Park, through Harringay and ends at the junction of Turnpike Lane. ... A typical restaurant in uptown Manhattan A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to be consumed on the premises. ... An amusingly named pub (the Old New Inn) at Bourton-on-the-Water, in the Cotswold Hills of South West England A pub in the Haymarket area of Edinburgh, Scotland A public house, usually known as a pub, is a drinking establishment found mainly in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada... // About Woolworths Group plc is a general merchandise business in the United Kingdom. ... Morrisons store in Morecambe, Lancashire Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc (LSE: MRW) is the fourth largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom. ... Marks and Spencer plc (known also as M&S and sometimes colloquially as Marks and Sparks) is the largest retailer in the United Kingdom by sales. ... This article is about the bookshop chain; for the businessman and politician of that name, see William Henry Smith. ... Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth book in the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. ...

An electric tramway along Green Lanes as far as Winchmore Hill was developed in 1907 helping to further develop the area. The tramway is now long gone. Winchmore Hill is a district in the London Borough of Enfield in London bounded on the east by Green Lanes (the A105 road) and on the west by Grovelands Park. ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Nearest places:

• Tottenham
• Winchmore Hill
• Wood Green
• Edmonton, London
• Muswell Hill
• Southgate

Nearest tube station: Tottenham is in the London Borough of Haringey. ... Winchmore Hill is a district in the London Borough of Enfield in London bounded on the east by Green Lanes (the A105 road) and on the west by Grovelands Park. ... Wood Green is a district in the London Borough of Haringey. ... Edmonton is a place in the eastern part of the London Borough of Enfield. ... Muswell Hill is an area in the London Borough of Haringey. ... Southgate is an area in the London Borough of Enfield. ...

• Arnos Grove tube station

Nearest railway station: Arnos Grove tube station is a tube station on the Piccadilly line, in Travelcard Zone 4. ...

• Palmers Green railway station