Grange Park, Enfield
| Grange Park | |
|---|---|
 The Gryphon public house, Vera Avenue | |
  Grange Park Location withinGreater London | |
| OS grid reference | TQ313962 |
| London borough | |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LONDON |
| Postcode district | N21 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| UK Parliament | |
| London Assembly | |
Grange Parkis a suburban part in theLondon Borough of Enfield,Greater LondoninUnited Kingdom.It is served byGrange Park railway station.Grange Park is located betweenEnfield Townto the north,Bush Hillto the east,SouthgateandWorld's Endto the west, andWinchmore Hillto the south. The area was largely developed in the early 20th century on the site ofEnfield Old Park.
In addition to housing, Grange Park has a retail and commercial area around The Grangeway, which includes the railway station and a public house, the Gryphon. There are two schools: Grange Park Primary School andGrange Park Preparatory School.The area has two churches: St. Peter'sChurch of EnglandandGrange Park Methodist Church(The Church in the Orchard). An annual Boxing Day Tug of War takes place.[1]
Etymology
[edit]Named fromOld Park Grange(marked thus on theOrdnance Surveymap of 1877) which was inOld Park(also 1887) earlierthe oulde park1658,Old Bull Park1822, fromMiddle Englishgrange'outlying farm where crops are stored'.[2]
References
[edit]- ^"Meeting of Conservation Advisory Group on Tuesday, 1st March, 2011".governance.enfield.gov.uk.1 March 2011.Retrieved15 October2019.
- ^Mills A. D.Oxford Dictionary of London Place Names(2001) p92ISBN0-19-860957-4
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