Winchmore Hill
Coordinates: 51°38′02″N 0°05′56″W / 51.6339, -0.099
OS grid reference	TQ315945
London borough	Enfield
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	N21
Dial code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Enfield Southgate
London Assembly	Enfield and Haringey
European Parliament	London
List of places: UK • England • London

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Location

With the Winchmore Hill conservation area as a focal point, Winchmore Hill is a ward of Enfield borough, bounded on the east by Green Lanes (the A105 road), Barrowell Green, Firs Lane and Fords Grove, and on the west by Grovelands Park; in the south it extends to part of Aldermans Hill, and in the north to Vicars Moor Lane and Houndsden Road. Winchmore Hill is 8.9 miles (14.3km) north north-east of Charing Cross. A conservation area is a tract of land that has been awarded protected status in order to ensure that natural features or biota are safeguarded. ... A ward is an electoral district used in local politics, most notably in England, Scotland, and Wales, as well as Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and many cities in the United States and the federal district of Washington, DC. Wards are usually named after neighbourhoods... 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. ... The A105 road is an A road in London, England. ... Located in Winchmore Hill, London is Grovelands Park which originated as a private estate. ... The Victorian Eleanor Cross at Charing Cross The name Charing Cross, now given to a district of central London in the City of Westminster, comes from the original hamlet of Charing, where King Edward I placed a memorial to his wife, Eleanor of Castile. ...

Once a small village hamlet in the parish of Edmonton, Winchmore Hill now borders with Palmers Green, Southgate, Edmonton, and Grange Park. Edmonton is a place in the eastern part of the London Borough of Enfield. ... Palmers Green is a place in the London Borough of Enfield. ... Southgate is an area in the London Borough of Enfield. ...

History

Prior to occupation by the Romans, Hertfordshire, Essex and Middlesex were invaded and occupied by the Belgian Catuvellauni tribe. It is believed that this tribe built an ancient hill fort on the mound where Bush Hill Park Golf club HQ now stands. Motto Senatus Populusque Romanus (SPQR) The Roman Empire at its greatest extent. ... Hertfordshire (pronounced Hartfordshire and abbreviated as Herts) is an inland county in the United Kingdom and part of the East of England Government Office region. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... The Middlesex Guildhall at Westminster Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and was the second smallest (after Rutland). ... The Catuvellaunii (meaning probably good in battle) were one of the Celtic tribes living in the British Isles, before the Roman invasion of Britain. ...

The earliest recorded mention of Winchmore Hill is in a deed dated A.D. 1319 in which it is spelt Wynsemerhull.

Green Lanes c. 1930

In Old English, 'merhull' translates according the Concise Oxford Dictionary of English place names as 'boundary hill'. It might be speculated that the overall title could mean 'Wynsige's boundary hill'. By 1395 the name had been altered to Wynsmerhull and by 1565 the village was known as Wynsmorehyll, becoming Winchmore Hill by the time it was mentioned in state papers in 1586. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1167x726, 597 KB)Winchmore Hill petrol station. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1167x726, 597 KB)Winchmore Hill petrol station. ... Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon[1], Old English: ) is an early form of the English language that was spoken in parts of what is now England and southern Scotland between the mid-fifth century and the mid-twelfth century. ...

There are many buildings of historical note in Winchmore Hill including St Paul's Church, which was built as a Waterloo church on land donated from the Grovelands estate. The church ceiling was said to be the largest unsupported expanse of plasterwork in Europe until its renovation in the 1960s introduced concealed supports. The original wooden clapboard St Paul's School building can be seen a little further down Church Hill. The remains of the second brick and stone, school building are evident in the walls of the church car park. The current 1960s building is on Ringwood Way, off Station Road. Waterloo church is one of the names applied to over 600 English churches constructed during the early to mid 19th century using funds from the Church Building Act 1818. ... Clapboard is a board used typically for exterior horizontal siding that has one edge thicker than the other and where the board above laps over the one below. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ...

The oldest pub in the district is probably the Green Dragon - now named Jim Thompson's - on Green Lanes. It is reputed to have started in 1726 on the junction of Green Lanes and Green Dragon Lane. The Victoria County History reveals that by 1752 The Green Dragon was established, although not in it present form. At that time, highwaymen were hanged near to where they were caught, and it is said that The Victoria History of the Counties of England, commonly known as the Victoria County History or the VCH, is an English history project begun in 1899 in honour of Queen Victoria with the aim of creating an encyclopaedic history of each of the traditional counties of England. ...

Front of the Green Dragon c.1930

one was caught and executed on a gallows erected by the Green Dragon's front entrance. These gallows were not pulled down for a number of years, which might have prompted the owner to move the pub to its current location at the bottom of Vicars Moor Lane near the end of the 18th century. The original Green Dragon was pulled down in 1892 and the new one was extensively remodelled in 1935. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1161x729, 672 KB)Green Dragon Pub. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1161x729, 672 KB)Green Dragon Pub. ...

Reportedly, the Woodman pub near the end of Broadwalk was built in 1727, although there is alsoevidence to suggest it dates from 1820. Before the building obtained a pub licence in 1868, it was private residence.

Numerous local buildings that were constructed between 1770 and 1839 remain today. Near the Dog and Duck on Hoppers Road are some old terraced houses built around 1770. Number 106A Vicars Moor Lane is a distinctive private residence that retains the facade of a chapel. To the east on the same road are a number of residences that were probably built around the late 18th or early 19th century.

The station c.1875.

In 1865 the Great Northern Railway Company obtained permission to build a new line to run from Wood Green to Hertford through Palmers Green and Enfield. However, in 1869 financial constrainsts forced the company to consider Enfield as the most Northern terminus. Palmers Green and Winchmore Hill were to be the intervening rural stations. The intention was to finish the line to Enfield by 1870 but the terrain was more troublesome than expected and five men met their death while laying the track. The branch opened on All-Fools day 1871, and the first passenger train came through Winchmore Hill creating a new suburb of London town. At first only 16 trains a day left Enfield, mostly for Moorgate. Image File history File links Winchmore_Hill_Station. ... Image File history File links Winchmore_Hill_Station. ... Palmers Green is a place in the London Borough of Enfield. ... Housing subdivision near Union, Kentucky, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. ... Map of London Wall, Moorgate and Moorfields, 2004. ...

An electric tramway along Green Lanes from Palmers Green was developed in 1907 helping to further develop the area. The tramway is now long gone, but the wide road remains and the 329 bus follows the tram route from Enfield to Turnpike Lane. Palmers Green is a place in the London Borough of Enfield. ...

Winchmore Hill today

At the heart of the area is Winchmore Hill Green, a village green surrounded by shops and restaurants. Of particular note in Winchmore Hill is Grovelands Park which originated as a private estate before being partly being sold to the council in 1913. The part remaining in private hands now contains the famous Priory Clinic, which hosted General Pinochet whilst he was in the UK awaiting charges from the Spanish government. The village green in Comberton in Cambridgeshire, UK, with a pond, a village sign and a bench to enjoy the view For the community in New York, see Village Green, New York. ... Located in Winchmore Hill, London is Grovelands Park which originated as a private estate. ... The Priory Healthcare Group is a independent provider of mental health care facilities in the United Kingdom. ... General Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte1 (born November 25, 1915) was head of the military government that ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990. ...

Winchmore Hill is located in the Parliamentary constituency of Enfield Southgate. It is held by some that, in the 1997 General Election, the incumbent Member of Parliament Michael Portillo lost his seat in part due to the proposal to build a McDonald's restaurant on the site of the former Century House Conservative club, behind residences in Elm Park Road. This was never built; but the site is now occupied by a Tesco service station and store. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... Enfield Southgate is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The UK general election, 1997 was one of the largest election victories in the history of the twentieth century. ... Michael Denzil Xavier Portillo PC (born 26 May 1953) is an English journalist, broadcaster, and former Conservative politician. ... McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the worlds largest chain of fast-food restaurants, primarily selling hamburgers, chicken, french fries, milkshakes and soft drinks. ... Tesco plc is a UK-based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain. ...

At the 2001 census, Winchmore Hill had 12,225 residents in 4,976 households. 80% of residences were owned by their occupiers. The population was in general rather more elderly than in the rest of Enfield - 38.3% being 45 or over, compared with 35.3% for the borough as a whole. Winchmore Hill also scored higher than average for the borough in terms of employment and health, and had the highest proportion of social class AB of any Enfield ward (35.9% against 22.5% average). Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The NRS social grades are a system of demographic classification used in the United Kingdom. ...

Schools

• Highfield Primary School
• St. Paul's School
• Winchmore School
• Keble Preparatory School

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Railway connections

First Capital Connect provide services on the electrified railway line which runs from Hertford North through Winchmore Hill station into London. This line connects further south to the tube system at Finsbury Park, Highbury and Islington, Old Street and Moorgate, where it terminates. After 22:00 trains run directly to King's Cross from Finsbury Park, rather than stations to Moorgate (the last train back from Moorgate is at 22:26). (Timings from 2007 timetable). The nearest London Underground station is at Southgate which is on the Piccadilly Line. First Capital Connect is a train operating company in England that began its passenger operations on the National Rail network at 02:00 BST 1 April 2006. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Winchmore Hill railway station is in Winchmore Hill in the London Borough of Enfield in north London, in Travelcard Zone 4. ... The London Underground is a transit system that serves much of Greater London and some neighbouring areas. ... Finsbury Park is a place in London, at the junction of the London Boroughs of Islington, Haringey and Hackney. ... Highbury & Islington station is a mainline and London Underground zone 2 station, to the north of London. ... Old Street is a road in central London that runs west to east from Clerkenwell to Shoreditch. ... Map of London Wall, Moorgate and Moorfields, 2004. ... Kings Cross station (often spelt Kings Cross on platform signs) is a railway station in the district of the same name in northeast central London. ... Map of London Wall, Moorgate and Moorfields, 2004. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... The London Underground is a transit system that serves much of Greater London and some neighbouring areas. ... Southgate tube station is a London Underground Piccadilly Line tube station in Southgate, London, England. ... The Piccadilly Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured dark blue on the Tube map. ...

External links

• Winchmore Hill statistics, including map (PDF document, London borough of Enfield, 2004)

Nearby places

• Enfield Chase
• Southgate
• Cockfosters
• Palmers Green
• Edmonton
• Oakwood
• Enfield Town

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Famous residents

Arts

• Thomas Hood, humorist and poet (a blue plaque is on a building in Vicars Moor Lane)
• Ted Ray, actor, who lived in Broad Walk
• Louise, singer
• Cliff Richard, singer, who lived in Percy Road
• Matthew Garber, actor, who lived in Vicars Moor Lane
• Frank Ifield, singer, who lived in Broad Walk
• Rod Stewart, singer, once lived in Broad Walk

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Sports

• Jo Durie, tennis player, in Wilson Street
• Jamie Redknapp, footballer
• Richard Hill, England Rugby World Cup winning flanker
• Frank Mann, England cricketer
• Kenneth Friar, director of Arsenal Football Club

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Other

• Sir Roy Strong, lived here when young
• Leslie Smith, co-founder of Matchbox Toys, in Broad Walk
• Ross and Norris McWhirter, founder editors of the Guiness Book of Records
• Nicholas Kyriacou, astrologist
• Edward Lyne, ITV News reporter (GMTV)
• Valerie Susan Holmes, beauty queen
• LJK Setright, motoring journalist, who attended Southgate County School in Highfield Road during World War II

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See also

• Winchmore Hill Resident's Association
• St Paul's Primary School
• St Paul's Church Winchmore Hill
• The Northern Convalescent Fever Hospital, Winchmore Hill
• Southgate Cricket Club
• Winchmore Hill Cricket Club
• Enfield Borough Police History

Bibliography

• The Cresswells of Winchmore Hill by Peter Hodge;
• A History of Winchmore Hill by S. Delvin;
• Winchmore Hill: Memories of a Lost Village, Cresswell, Henrietta;
• Memories of Winchmore Hill, Horace G Regnart;
• Fond Memories of Winchmore Hill, Alan Dumayne;
• A Look at Old Winchmore Hill, Stuart Devlin;
• Southgate and Winchmore Hill: A Short History, David Pam;
• Dr Cresswell's Winchmore Hill published by the London Borough of Enfield Libraries