42-831: Lee Valley Leisure Complex is located at Edmonton in the Middle Lea Valley , and is part of the Lee Valley Park . The site was formerly known as the Picketts Lock Sports Centre . In 2000 it was announced that the centre would be the site of the National Athletics Stadium, and it was intended that it would host the 2005 World Athletics Championships . The project was abandoned by the Government in October 2001 on
84-550: A local board being formed for the 3,894 acres (15.76 km ) parish of Edmonton in 1850, which eventually achieved the status of municipal borough (main article Municipal Borough of Edmonton ) in 1937. At the 1961 census the borough had a population of 91,956. This was absorbed into the London Borough of Enfield in 1965, and the former town hall and civic buildings were controversially demolished by Enfield Council in 1989. Pymmes Park with its historic walled garden
126-599: A parish in the Edmonton Hundred of Middlesex, Edmonton became an urban district in 1894, and a municipal borough in 1937. Local government took place at the now-demolished Edmonton Town Hall in Fore Street between 1855 and 1965. In 1965, following reform of local government in London , the municipal borough and former parish of Edmonton was abolished, merging with that of Enfield and Southgate to form
168-433: A working-class population to the area, encouraging much of this development. By the 1930s, the area had become a popular north London shopping destination, and in the 1960s and 1970s, the area underwent major redevelopment, with the construction of an indoor market and shopping centre , as well as mass construction of council housing , including tower blocks . In recent years, as a result of increased levels of immigration,
210-466: A 73-room Travelodge hotel will be opened on the development. Edmonton Green area is currently being regenerated by St. Modwen Properties , who bought the property from the London Borough of Enfield in 1999. Phase 1 was completed in 2007 and includes a Primary health care centre, 176 affordable residential units, bus station, hotel, leisure centre, new retail outlets and the refurbishment of
252-414: A different site. However, the benefactor, Obadiah Legrew, grew tired of the children close to his home. He had the original school demolished, drew £170 from the trust, and purchased another plot of land. In 1793 the new school was built afresh, away from his delicate ears. Pupils aged between 7 and 14 were clothed and educated, although the main purpose was to fit them for domestic service. The facade carries
294-495: A public park in 1906. Pymmes House was destroyed by fire during the Second World War and the remains were demolished. In the 17th century the then rural Edmonton had a reputation for supernatural activities. In approximately 1600, a play entitled The Merry Devil of Edmonton was performed in London about a wizard who lived there. In 1621 the villagers accused an old woman, Elizabeth Sawyer, of witchcraft and she
336-402: A radically transformed urban centre with a pedestrian shopping area, car parking for 3000, 750 flats including three 25 story tower blocks (Grampian House, Mendip House and Pennine House) and new civic and amenity buildings to replace the old town hall and baths . When Edmonton was incorporated within the new London Borough of Enfield (1965) plans for the civic buildings were abandoned. Only
378-684: Is 8.4 miles (13.5 km) north-northeast of Charing Cross and stretches from just south of the North Circular Road , where it borders Tottenham , to its boundary with Ponders End to the north. Bush Hill Park , Winchmore Hill and Palmers Green adjoin the western boundary along the Great Cambridge Road , while the River Lee Diversion forms Edmonton's eastern boundary with Chingford . The northern part of Edmonton, known as Lower Edmonton, corresponds to
420-421: Is Upper Edmonton's park. Pymmes Park originated as a private estate. In the late 16th century it was owned by the powerful Cecil family. In 1589 Robert Cecil , later 1st Earl of Salisbury , spent his honeymoon at Pymmes. Cecil was a protege of Francis Walsingham , Elizabeth I 's chief spymaster and he succeeded him as Secretary of State in 1590. The estate was eventually acquired by Edmonton Council and opened as
462-633: Is in Montagu Road B137 road . The site also incorporates the Western Synagogue Cemetery founded in 1884 (containing 3 Commonwealth service war graves of World War II ) and adjoins the Tottenham Park Cemetery . Edmonton Girls' Charity School The simple yellow brick structure with red brick dressings is located on the south side of Church Street. Initially the school, founded in 1784, had been on
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#1732791072931504-598: Is now Hertfordshire as far as South Mimms . Local government in the modern sense began in 1837 with the Edmonton Union, set up under the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 . This also covered a wide district of 47,102 acres (190.62 km ), including the modern boroughs of Haringey and Enfield, plus Cheshunt , Waltham Abbey and Waltham Cross . The town hall was built in 1884 and extended in 1903. The crenelated perpendicular Edmonton Town Hall
546-610: Is the 15th lowest out of the 628 wards of Greater London. All Saints' Church The mostly 15th-century church is located in Church Street. It is the oldest building in Edmonton. Angel Place A circa 1730 terrace of linked Grade II* Listed Buildings which were altered in the middle of the 19th century. 185, 187 and 189 were extensively restored in the 1980s to include the formation of an arch at 187 Angel Place with prize-winning gardens behind. Set back from Fore Street,
588-686: The A1010 road , and standing close to the junction with the A406 road , the buildings were adjacent to The Angel public house demolished to widen the North Circular Road. Charles Lamb Institute The Grade II listed building is located in Church Street. Designed by J. S. Alder and opened in 1908. The building today is used as a church. Edmonton Central Library The former public library (closed 1991) opened in 1897 at Fore Street. Designed by Maurice Bingham Adams with bequests provided by
630-535: The Domesday Book of 1086, where it is recorded as Adelmetone—'a farmstead or estate of a man called Ēadhelm' from an Old English personal name and tūn . Edmonton Hundred was a division of the historic county of Middlesex from Saxon times, an area of some 31,000 acres (130 km ) stretching up the west bank of the Lea from Tottenham to the county boundary south of Waltham Cross , and west into what
672-530: The John Passmore Edwards foundation. Today the Grade II listed building is used as a religious and community centre. (Inside the library by the main entrance were two portrait plaques of Charles Lamb and John Keats by George Frampton , 1908. The plaques can be viewed at (Community House, 313 Fore Street, Edmonton). Edmonton Federation Cemetery The roughly triangular shaped Jewish cemetery
714-494: The Lee Valley Regional Park Authority (LVRPA). 51°37′51″N 0°02′16″W / 51.6307°N 0.0377°W / 51.6307; -0.0377 Edmonton, London Edmonton is a town in north London , England within the London Borough of Enfield , a local government district of Greater London . The northern part of the town is known as Lower Edmonton or Edmonton Green, and
756-542: The 1950s council housing Gilpin House in Upper Fore Street. Edmonton was home to many industries which included manufacturing of gas appliances, electrical components and furniture. Most of this was lost in the latter part of the twentieth century. Household names that produced goods here included MK electric , Ever Ready batteries, British Oxygen , Glover and Main gas appliances. Eley Industrial Estate
798-399: The 2011 census, between 36 and 38 per cent of the town's three electoral wards was white. On 10 February 2005, retailer IKEA opened its Tottenham store on Meridian Way, Edmonton. The Edmonton Green area is currently being redeveloped by St. Modwen Properties . The £100 million project will include new housing, bus station, clinic and refurbishment of the shopping centre. In addition,
840-548: The N9 postcode area. Upper Edmonton, the southern part of the town, corresponds to the N18 postcode area. Edmonton lies about 52 feet (16 m) above sea level. The largest public parks are Pymmes Park and Jubilee Park. The old highway Ermine Street passed through what is today Edmonton. Ermine Street was the main Roman road from London to Lincoln and on to York . Edmonton appears in
882-482: The comic tale of John Gilpin a linen draper of Cheapside London, who was probably based on a Mr Beyer, a linen draper of the Cheapside corner of Paternoster Row . Gilpin's spouse decides she and her husband should spend their twentieth wedding anniversary at The Bell Inn , Fore Street, Edmonton. The journey is beset with misfortune from start to finish. Gilpin loses control of his horse which carries him on to
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#1732791072931924-447: The edge of the village green. The service was infrequent and often required a change of train at the junction. This, coupled with the train taking the long way round through Stratford to get to the terminus at Bishopsgate, meant that the railway offered little competition to the existing horse coaches and buses. Edmonton's population grew with the opening of the high level railway at Edmonton Green station in 1872. The traffic produced by
966-492: The existing multi-storey car park . Demolition of the original 1970's leisure centre has been completed, that enabled construction to commence of a new Asda supermarket which opened in November 2008. The then Mayor of London , Boris Johnson , visited Edmonton in November 2008 to release his Time For Action plan. He claimed his proposals would help stop young people becoming repeat offenders. Edmonton currently has some of
1008-607: The former B&I Nathan factory on the Eley Industrial Estate. As of 2013, the area is dominated by the 100 metre Edmonton Incinerator chimney which was built in 1971. Other major employers include Coca-Cola . The railway arrived in 1840 with the opening of the first section of the Lea Valley Line from Stratford to Broxbourne . A station was provided in Water Lane (Angel Road) . As the station
1050-470: The grounds of increased costs and inadequate transportation links. It now comprises an 18-hole golf course which borders the River Lee Navigation , camping site, indoor bowls club (housed in the remains of the now-demolished Picketts Lock Sports Centre), multiplex cinema and restaurants. A new athletics centre was formally opened on 16 January 2007. The complex is owned and managed by
1092-570: The highest levels of unemployment in Britain, with the recession of the late 2000s pushing unemployment to nearly 14% by 2009. On 18 June 2011 over 400 people marched through Edmonton to make a stand against gun and knife crime . As part of the 2012 Summer Olympics preparations, the Olympic torch relay passed through Edmonton on 25 July 2012 at Fore Street en route to Haringey . Up to 5000 new homes and 3000 new jobs will be created by
1134-524: The leisure centre (demolished 2007) set in a car park was completed. Building began on the redevelopment in 1965 and completed in 1974. In recent years, Edmonton has been transformed from a predominantly white area into one of the most ethnically diverse areas in England as a result of increased immigration. At the 2001 census, 66.1% of the population of the Edmonton constituency was white, whereas at
1176-462: The new local government district of Enfield, a borough of Greater London. Once a rural village, the opening of the railway and tramway in the 19th century, especially the opening of the high-level station at Lower Edmonton , caused the area to expand rapidly, forming part of the metropolitan and urban area of London, similar to much of the county of Middlesex. The late 19th century saw the establishment of industry on former marshland and movement of
1218-512: The railway and by a tramway opened by the North London Tramways Company in 1881, brought a working class population to Lower Edmonton and encouraged housing development and the development of Edmonton Green's outdoor market. This had always been the major centre for the village, but by the early 20th century its character had changed to a busy, raucous Cockney centre, alive with costermongers barrows and food stalls,
1260-444: The southern part as Upper Edmonton . Situated 8.4 miles (13.5 km) north-northeast of Charing Cross , it borders Enfield to the north, Chingford to the east, and Tottenham to the south, with Palmers Green and Winchmore Hill to the west. The population of Edmonton was 82,472 as of 2011. The town forms part of the ceremonial county of Greater London and until 1965 was in the ancient county of Middlesex . Historically
1302-405: The town has been transformed from a predominantly white area into one of the most ethnically diverse areas in England, with the majority of the population now belonging to an ethnic minority background, as first recorded in the 2011 census . In 1795, the town gave its name to Fort Edmonton , which grew and evolved into the city of Edmonton , the capital city of Alberta , Canada. Edmonton
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1344-468: The town of Ware ten miles (16 km) distant. On the return journey, Gilpin is still unable to handle his steed, as he once again he fails to stop at The Bell . The horse gallops back to Cheapside much to the dismay of his concerned spouse. Gilpin is remembered in Edmonton by the statue at Fore Street, the ex- Wetherspoons outlet the Gilpin's Bell public house opposite the site of the original inn and
1386-436: The venue for travelling circuses and fairs. On several occasions the local council tried unsuccessfully to close down the market. The direct line from London to Enfield Town was opened in four stages, from Bethnal Green to Stoke Newington on 27 May 1872; from Stoke Newington through to Lower Edmonton High Level on 22 July 1872, with stations in Edmonton at Silver Street and a new High Level station at Lower Edmonton, which
1428-478: The £1.5 billion Meridian Water redevelopment on former industrial land by 2026. The Edmonton constituency had a population of 96,493 in the 2001 census. The white groups made up 66.1% of the population and thirteen other ethnic groups the remainder. The most spoken foreign language in all three wards is Turkish . The median house price as of 2014 in the Edmonton Green ward was £210,000. This
1470-432: Was badly sited and the trains were slow and expensive, few people used the railway in the early days, preferring the horse buses. In 1845 there were buses every 15 minutes along Fore Street, travelling alternately to Bishopsgate and Holborn . The single-track line from a junction just north of Angel Road to Enfield Town opened on 1 March 1849, with an intermediate single-platform station at Lower Edmonton , located at
1512-596: Was built in 1884 to the designs of George Eedes Eachus. The building was enlarged in 1902–3 by W. Gilbee Scott, who added public swimming baths. The baths were replaced by the Edmonton Green Swimming Pool in 1970. The Town Hall was demolished in 1989. The population of this area grew rapidly, reaching 445,875 by 1911 and would today be about 615,000. As the population mushroomed, smaller areas within Middlesex were used for local government, with
1554-517: Was demolished in 1931 to be replaced by Keats Parade. An extant shop carries a blue plaque in commemoration. Edmonton was the home town of Sir James Winter Lake , director of the Hudson's Bay Company . The company's trading outpost named after Edmonton is now the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta . In his 1782 poem, The Diverting History of John Gilpin , William Cowper relates
1596-564: Was founded in 1889 with land given by Samuel Montagu . The walled cemetery is bordered by Salmons Brook which forms part of the Pymmes Brook Trail and a footpath which follows the course of the disused Lower Edmonton low level railway. Rabbi Eliezer Gordon is buried here. The cemetery contains the war graves of 7 Commonwealth service personnel of the First World War and 23 of the Second World War . The entrance
1638-546: Was named after Eley Brothers the firearms cartridge manufacturer. Its shot tower was a distinctive landmark on the skyline until being demolished the late twentieth century. Due to its close proximity to the River Lee Navigation , timber was transported by barge from the London Docks and stored in riverside wharves. As a result, many furniture makers including Nathans, Beautility and Homeworthy established factories. Today, Parker-Knoll products are manufactured at
1680-427: Was re-constructed and electrified during 1905, lasting until 1938 when trolley buses took over. By the 1930s, the area had become a major shopping destination drawing visitors from a wide catchment area. The early post war years saw much of the area in a run down state. There was also an acute housing shortage. Comprehensive redevelopment of the area was agreed in 1960, to a plan by Frederick Gibberd & Partners for
1722-670: Was renamed Edmonton Green in 1992; the short section from Lower Edmonton High Level to Edmonton Junction (where the new line met the original Eastern Counties Railway route from Angel Road to Enfield Town via Lower Edmonton Low Level) on 1 August 1872; and the suburban platforms on the west side of Liverpool Street station on 2 February 1874. The stations were well sited and offered exceptionally cheap workmen's fares of just 2d on trains arriving at Liverpool Street prior to 07:00, 3d on those arriving between 07:00 and 07:30, and half-price returns on those arriving between 07:30 and 08:00. A horse tramway along Fore Street opened in 1881. The tramway
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1764-407: Was subsequently executed at Tyburn ; her story was told in a pamphlet by Henry Goodcole , and in a 1621 play entitled The Witch of Edmonton . The historic All Saints' Church is situated in Church Street as is Lamb's Cottage, which was home to writers Charles Lamb and Mary Lamb . John Keats , the poet, was apprenticed to surgeon Dr. Hammond in Church Street between 1810 and 1816. The house
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