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Encyclopedia > Waltham Cross
Wankers Cross

Wankers Cross Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 186 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Cheshunt Categories: GFDL images ...

Statistics
Population: 10,000
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference: Maps for TL359005
Administration
District: Broxbourne
County: Hertfordshire
Region: East of England
Nation: England
Other
Police force: Hertfordshire Constabulary
Ceremonial county: Hertfordshire
Historic county: Hertfordshire
Post office and telephone
Post town: WANKERS CROSS
Postal district: EN8
Dialling code: 01992
Politics
UK Parliament: Broxbourne
European Parliament: East of England
England

Waltham Cross is the most south-easterly town in Hertfordshire, England. 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 Districts of England are the lowest level of local government in England, except for civil parishes. ... Broxbourne is a local government district and borough in Hertfordshire, England. ... Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... Hertfordshire (pronounced Hartfordshire and abbreviated as Herts) is an inland county in the United Kingdom, officially part of the East of England Government region. ... The region (also known as Government Office region) is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity in England. ... East of England is one of the official regions of England. ... Home Nations is a term used to refer to the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom - England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland - collectively, but also as separate entities, distinct from the United Kingdom as a whole. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... Policing in the United Kingdom is divided into a number of forces. ... Map showing the area covered by Hertfordshire Constabulary Hertfordshire Constabulary is a police force in England covering the county of Hertfordshire. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... Hertfordshire (pronounced Hartfordshire and abbreviated as Herts) is an inland county in the United Kingdom, officially part of the East of England Government region. ... The traditional counties of England are historic subdivisions of the country into around 40 regions. ... Hertfordshire (pronounced Hartfordshire and abbreviated as Herts) is an inland county in the United Kingdom, officially part of the East of England Government region. ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... UK and Australian postal codes are known as postcodes. ... The EN postal area is a group of 11 postal districts in north Greater London which are subdivisions of seven post towns. ... The UK telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Numbering Plan, is regulated by the Office of Communications (Ofcom), which replaced the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) in 2003. ... To see the list in alphabetical order see the categories UK Parliamentary constituencies and UK Parliamentary constituencies (historic). ... Broxbourne is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Hertfordshire (pronounced Hartfordshire and abbreviated as Herts) is an inland county in the United Kingdom, officially part of the East of England Government region. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ...


The town generates some historical interest as it is the location of one of the Eleanor Crosses, which can clearly be seen in the town centre, and because London's Temple Bar monument was formerly located in some woodland just outside the town. It is located at UK grid reference TL359005, just south of Cheshunt and north of Enfield. The Eleanor crosses were stone monuments in the shape of a cross that Edward I of England erected in memory of his wife Eleanor of Castile at the twelve places where her funeral procession stopped overnight on its route from Harby, Lincolnshire, to Westminster Abbey in London in 1290. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... A statue of a griffin atop the Temple Bar monument, in front of the Royal Courts of Justice. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Chestnunt 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. ... Arms of Enfield London Borough Council The London Borough of Enfield is the most northerly London borough. ...


Waltham Cross has the usual mixture of shops, many inside the Pavilion shopping centre. It also has a fairly large bus station, linking bus services from Hertfordshire and Broxbourne with the London service. Waltham Cross railway station links directly with London Liverpool Street, the journey taking approximately 30 minutes. Waltham Cross railway station is a railway station that serves Waltham Cross in Hertfordshire, England. ... 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. ...


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Local History of Waltham Cross (Hertfordshire) (207 words)
In the heart of the town lies one of the three surviving Eleanor crosses, originally twelve crosses were set up around the country by Edward 1 in honour of his dead queen Eleanor of Castile in or around the year 1292.
The crosses mark the overnight stopping places of the funeral cortege on the journey to carry the queens body to Westminster Abbey.
Waltham Cross is served by two railway stations, Waltham Cross and Theobalds Grove.
WALTHAM ABBEY, or WALTHAM - Online Information article about WALTHAM ABBEY, or WALTHAM (963 words)
Hertfordshire, is the beautiful cross erected (1291—1294) by Edward I. at one of the resting-places of the See also:
top, which is finished by a crocketed spirelet and cross.
century to contain a portion of the true cross.
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