Place:


Enfield  Middlesex

 

In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Enfield like this:

Enfield.-- market town and par. with ry. sta., Middlesex, on New River, 10 m. N. of London, 12,653 ac., pop. 19,104; P.O., T.O.; also P.O., T.O., at Enfield Highway; P.O., T.O., at Enfield Lock; and P.O. at Enfield Wash; 1 Bank, 1 newspaper. Market-day, Saturday. Enfield belonged to the Crown till the time of James I., and has remains of an ancient royal palace. ...


Enfield Chase was disforested in the 18th century, and is now occupied by the villas of London traders. Enfield Lock is the seat of the Government small-arms factory, and gave name to the once famous "Enfield Rifle.".

Enfield through time

Click here for graphs and data of how Enfield has changed over two centuries. For statistics for historical units named after Enfield go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Enfield in Middlesex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/131

Date accessed: 28th March 2024


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