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22-622: Winchmore Hill is a suburb and electoral ward in the London Borough of Enfield , north London , England, in the N21 postal district. The Winchmore Hill conservation area serves as the focal point of the district. Geographically, it is bounded on the east by Green Lanes (the A105 road ), Barrowell Green, Firs Lane and Fords Grove. To the northwest, it is bordered by Grovelands Park . The southern boundary extends to part of Aldermans Hill, while

44-646: A ku (or 区 in Japanese writing ) is an administrative unit of one of the larger cities, closely equivalent to the divisions or wards of a London Borough or a New York Borough. In Vietnam , a phường is an administrative subunit of an inner city district, or quận . Wards and electoral divisions of Nepal are political divisions which are grouped into Gaunpalika ( Rural council ) and Municipality . A rural municipality or municipality has minimum of five and maximum of 33 divisions. Woodside National Historic Site Too Many Requests If you report this error to

66-635: A ward was an administrative subdivision of a county , very similar to a hundred in other parts of England. In Australia , Canada , New Zealand , South Africa , Sri Lanka , the United Kingdom , and the United States , wards are an electoral district , within a district or municipality , used in local government elections. In the United States, wards are usually subdivided into precincts for polling purposes. In Wisconsin,

88-546: A 'ward' is what in most other states would be a precinct In some cities of India , such as Mumbai and Delhi , a ward is an administrative unit of the city region; a city area is divided into Zones, which in turn contain numerous wards. The smallest administrative unit of Gram Panchayats in India is also known as a ward. In Bangladesh wards are subdivisions of a city or town which administrates under City Corporations and municipalities ( pourashova ) In East Africa,

110-554: A tall-five story residential building dating back to 1710, reminiscent of Georgian townhouses in London's West End . The oldest pub in the district was likely the Green Dragon on Green Lanes, reputed to have opened in 1726 at the junction of Green Lanes and Green Dragon Lane. The Victoria County History records that by 1752, the Green Dragon was established, although not in its present form. Historically, highwaymen caught near

132-477: Is a distinctive private residence retaining the façade of a chapel. To the east on the same road are residences likely built in the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century. In 1865, the Great Northern Railway obtained permission to build a new line from Wood Green to Hertford through Palmers Green and Enfield . However, financial constraints in 1869 led the company to consider Enfield as

154-558: Is believed that this tribe built a hill fort on the mound now occupied by Bush Hill Park Golf Club. The earliest recorded mention of Winchmore Hill is in a deed dated A.D. 1319 , where it is spelled Wynsemerhull. According to the Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place Names, 'merhull' in Old English translates to 'boundary hill'. It is speculated that the name might mean 'Wynsige's boundary hill'. By 1395,

176-465: Is on the Piccadilly line . Bus routes which serve Winchmore Hill: London Buses routes 125 , 329 , London Buses route 456 W8 , W9 , and night route N29 . An electric tramway along Green Lanes from Palmers Green , developed in 1907, further spurred area development. Although the tramway is long gone, the wide road reminas, and the 329 bus (formerly the 29, and before that the 123) follows

198-633: The Art Deco style by Robert Cromie, opened on 29 December, 1929, in Green Lanes. Briefly run by Lou Morris, the cinema was taken over in December 1930 by ABC Cinemas , which operated it until its closure on 5 December, 1959. It was demolished the following year. The site was later occupied by the office block Capitol House, occupied by the Inland Revenue (demolished by August 2019). At

220-523: The end of Broad Walk, reportedly dates back to 1727, though some evidence suggests it was built in 1820. Before obtaining a pub licence in 1868, it was a private residence. Woodside House and Rowantree House on The Green at the end of Broad Walk were built in 1750 and of painted brick. Numerous local buildings constructed between 1770 and 1839 remain today. Near the Dog and Duck on Hoppers Road are old terraced houses built around 1770. Number 106A Vicars Moor Lane

242-641: The father of modern meteorology, Alice Hum, founder of Palmers Green High School for Girls, and members of the Hoare and Barclay banking families. Samuel Hoare , a founder of the ' Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade ' , played a prominent role in the campaign against the slavery. St Paul's Church , was built as a Waterloo church on land donated from the Grovelands estate, once had

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264-410: The following schools are in the area. Govia Thameslink Railway provide services on the electrified railway line that runs from Hertford North through Winchmore Hill station into London. This line connects further south to the tube system at Finsbury Park , Highbury and Islington , Old Street and Moorgate , where it terminates. The nearest London Underground station is at Southgate , which

286-516: The heart of the area is Winchmore Hill Green, a village green surrounded by shops and restaurants. Winchmore Hill also features is own "millionaire's row", Broad Walk, which has been home to many rich and famous individuals. Of particular note is Grovelands Park , originally a private estate before being partly sold off to the council in 1913. The remaining private section now houses the Priory Clinic , which hosted General Pinochet while he

308-615: The largest unsupported expanse of plasterwork ceiling in Europe until renovations in the 1960s added concealed supports. The original wooden clapboard St Paul's School building can still be seen further down Church Hill. Remnants of the second brick-and-stone school building are evident in the walls of the church car park. The current school building, constructed in the 1960s, is located on Ringwood Way, off Station Road. Other historical buildings can be see on Wades Hill, leading north from The Green. Notably, there are wooden clapboard cottages and

330-488: The name had been altered to Wynsmerhull, and by 1565, the village was known as Wynsmorehyll, eventually becoming Winchmore Hill by the time it was mentioned in state papers in 1586. Winchmore Hill is home to many buildings of historical significance. The first recorded religious building is the Quaker Meeting House, established in 1688 and rebuilt in 1790. Notable individuals buried here include Luke Howard ,

352-527: The northern boundary reaches Vicars Moor Lane and Houndsden Road. Winchmore Hill is 8.9 miles (14.3 km) northeast of Charing Cross . Once a small hamlet in the parish of Edmonton , Winchmore Hill borders Palmers Green , Southgate , Edmonton , and Grange Park . Prior to the Roman invasion, the areas now known as Hertfordshire , Essex, and Middlesex were occupied by the Catuvellauni tribe. It

374-407: The northern terminus, with Palmers Green and Winchmore Hill as intervening rural stations. Despite terrain challenges that led to the deaths if five workers, the branch opened on April 1, 1871. The first passenger train through Winchmore Hill helped transform it into a suburb of London. Initially, only 16 trains a day departed from Enfield, mostly heading to Moorgate . The Capitol Cinema, designed in

396-410: The pub were hanged at a gallows erected by its front entrance. This gallows remained for years, prompting the pub's relocation to the bottom of Vicars Moor Lane by the late 18th century. The original Green Dragon was demolished in 1892, and the new one was extensively remodelled in 1935. It ceased operating as a public house in 2015, although the building remains as a supermarket. The Woodman pub, near

418-580: The tram route from Enfield to Turnpike Lane . Electoral ward The word "ward", for an electoral subdivision, appears to have originated in the Wards of the City of London , where gatherings for each ward known as "wardmotes" have taken place since the 12th century. The word was much later applied to divisions of other cities and towns in England and Wales and Ireland . In parts of northern England ,

440-819: The word ward used in English is translated into Swahili/Kiswahili as Kata. In the case of a municipal amalgamation , the former cities and towns that make up the new metropolis may be referred to as wards. In Monaco , wards are informal divisions of the country, grouped into quartiers. In the Republic of Ireland , urban divisions were called wards and rural ones were called district electoral divisions . Both were renamed as electoral divisions in 1996. The electoral districts for Irish local authorities are local electoral areas . These are generally defined as combinations of electoral divisions, and in urban areas were formally described as combination of wards. In Japan ,

462-514: Was in general rather older than in the rest of Enfield – 38.3% being 45 or over, compared with 35.3% for the borough as a whole. At the 2011 census, 76% of the ward's population of 13,403 was white (54% British, 18% Other, 4% Irish). The area is also covered by the Bush Hill Park ward which had a population of 13,923. In 2011, the ward was 74.3% White (53.1% British, 16.8% Other White and 3.2% Irish) While pupils often travel further afield,

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484-599: Was in the UK awaiting charges from the Spanish government. Winchmore Hill Sports Club provides the local community with facilities and teams for cricket, football, tennis, hockey, and table tennis. Winchmore Hill is located in the Parliamentary constituency of Enfield Southgate . At the 2001 census, Winchmore Hill had 12,225 residents in 4,976 households. 80% of residences were owned by their occupiers. The population

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