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George Lovell Drive, EN3

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Place Name Named after the man credited with ensuring the success of Enfield’s former Royal Small Arms Factory. Prior to…

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Standard Road, EN3

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Place Name This takes its name from the Standard Freehold Land Company, of Woolwich, Kent, that in January 1886 submitted…

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Turpin Close, EN3

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Place Name Given the claim that the infamous highwayman Dick Turpin has on Enfield (namely that his grandfather Mr Nott…

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Sten Close, EN3

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Place Name This takes its name from the STEN – a submachine gun – once produced nearby at the former Royal…

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Aden Road, EN3

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Place Name Named after the shipping port on the Arabian Peninsula. On January 18, 1839, the British East India Company…

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Audley Road, EN2

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Place Name Thomas Audley (about 1488 – April 30, 1544) was an ambitious Tudor lawyer who served with Cardinal Wolsey as…

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Whitefriars Street, EC4Y

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Place Name Named after The Friars of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, they were known as White Friars from their white…

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Worlds End Lane, EN2

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Place Name A joke name, an ironic allusion to its remote location. Before 1934 this road was in Southgate, having previously…

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Uvedale Road, EN2

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Place Name Dr Robert Uvedale (1642 – August 17, 1722) was headmaster of both Enfield Grammar School and the Palace…

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The Town, EN2

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Place Name The 1572 Survey of Enfield had this marked as Enfield Grene but over time, as development continued apace, the…

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