Inventory Site Record

Winchmore Hill Green is the remains of the old village green, once twice the size before encroachment by the 5 roads that converge here. The Edmonton enclosure map of 1801 shows a well-established settlement, many inhabitants engaged in work associated with the surrounding coppiced woodland. It remained rural into the 1920s and despite suburban development it retains a village atmosphere. Around the Green are a number of C18th and C19th buildings including the former village bakery at the south east corner. The village pond was filled in in 1908, although it was replaced by an artificial one. Today the Green consists of two open areas of grass with some trees and seats, and a cattle trough at one end.

Site location:

The Green, Winchmore Hill

Postcode:

N21 1AY

What 3 Words:

soils.media.drums

Type of site:

Public Open Land

Borough:

Enfield

Open to public?

Yes

Opening times:

unrestricted

Special conditions:

Facilities:

Events:

Public transport:

Rail: Winchmore Hill. Bus: W9

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Research updated:

01/04/2009

Last minor changes:

19/07/2023

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Winchmore Hill Green is the remains of the old village green and once had a circular pond. The Edmonton enclosure map of 1801 shows that there was a well-established settlement at Winchmore Hill by that time, although the nearest church was All Saints Edmonton (q.v.) until 1828. However there had been a Quaker community here since 1688 with a congregation of Independents. Although Winchmore Hill Station opened in 1872, the area remained quite rural until the late 1920s, a 1909 plan for developing a large part of Winchmore Hill Wood as 'Woodland City' never materialising. Despite building development that took place from the late 1920s, there have been relatively few changes since the 1930s and Winchmore Hill retains its village atmosphere around the Green, and has a number of C18th and C19th buildings including the former village bakery at the south east corner. Five roads converge at the Green, and the widening of these and provision of pavements has reduced the size of the Green to half its original size. The village pond used to be to the east but as a result of pollution it was filled in in 1908 and a smaller artificial pond was created to the south. Today the Green consists of two open areas of grass one of which is surrounded by low railings - both have some trees and seats. A cattle trough is at one end.

Sources consulted:

Local history leaflet; Edward Walford, 'Village London, the Story of Greater London, Part 2 - North and East', first published 1883/4 (1985 ed., The Alderman Press); The Paul Drury Partnership for LB Enfield, 'Winchmore Hill Green and Vicars Moor Lane Conservation Areas Character Appraisal', 2009; David Pam, 'Winchmore Hill, A Woodland Hamlet' (Edmonton Hundred Historical Society No.62, 2004); Helen Cresswell, 'Winchmore Hill. Memories of a Lost Village' (1912, 2nd edition, republished by Southgate Civic Trust, 1982); Bernard Byrom, 'Old Southgate and Palmers Green' Stenlake Publishing, 2008

Grid ref:

TQ314945 (531410,194510)

Size in hectares:

0.1

Site ownership:

LB Enfield

Site management:

Highways Maintenance Services

Date(s):

Designer(s):

Listed structures:

LBII: No 35 The Green (Rowantree House); No 37 The Green (Woodside House). K6 telephone kiosk at junction of The Green and Station Road

On National Heritage List for England (NHLE), Parks & Gardens:

No

Registered common or village green on Commons Registration Act 1965:

Yes: Green (TVG14)

Protected under London Squares Preservation Act 1931:

No

Local Authority Data

The information below is taken from the relevant Local Authority's planning legislation, which was correct at the time of research but may have been amended in the interim. Please check with the Local Authority for latest planning information.

On Local List:

No

In Conservation Area:

Yes

Conservation Area name:

Winchmore Hill Green

Tree Preservation Order:

Not known

Nature Conservation Area:

No

Green Belt:

No

Metropolitan Open Land:

No

Special Policy Area:

No

Other LA designation:

None