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Coordinates: 51°40′44″N 0°05′49″W / 51.6788°N 0.0970°W
Crews Hill 
Crews Hill
Crews Hill shown within Greater LondonOS grid reference TQ315995 London borough Enfield Ceremonial county Greater London Region London Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town ENFIELD Postcode district EN2 Dialling code 020 Police Metropolitan Fire London Ambulance London EU Parliament London UK Parliament Enfield North London Assembly Enfield and Haringey List of places: UK • England • London Crews Hill is a village located in the northern outskirts of Greater London and 12 miles (19.3 km) north of Charing Cross. It forms part of the London Borough of Enfield and is probably best known for its large number of garden centres and nursuries which, at summer weekends, give it almost a "resort" feel.
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Etymology
Named from its association with the Crew family, mentioned in local records of the mid-18th century.[1]
Transport
The area has limited bus service (route W10), although this route is currently not running north of Rosewood Drive to Crews Hill Station due to 'access difficulties'.
Crews Hill is served by Crews Hill railway station with trains to Hertford North, Stevenage, and occasionally Letchworth, in the north and Moorgate or King's Cross to the south.
Places of interest
Nearby there is Crews Hill Golf Course, which dates from 1916. John White, the Tottenham Hotspur and Scotland national football team player, was killed by lightning while sheltering under a tree at the golf course on 21 July 1964.
On Whitewebbs Lane there is the Whitewebbs Museum of Transport. This is open from 9am - 4pm every Tuesday as well as the last Sunday of every month. There are exceptions to this. It hosts a variety of events. For a list see their website.
Further up the road is Whitewebbs Park. This is a country park and also hold the Enfield Municipal Golf Course. Please note that some of these places are not easily reached by public transport, especially Whitewebbs Park, although car parking is provided.
Crews Hill also has a significant number of garden centres and nurseries which are open to the public and trade.
Turkey Brook flows through Crews Hill.
References
- ^ Mills A. D. Oxford Dictionary of London Place Names (2001) p59 ISBN 0198609574 Retrieved 30 October 2008
External links
- Crews Hill Residents Association
- Crews Hill Golf Club from 1916
- Crews Hill Guide
- Parks around Enfield including Whitewebbs Park
- Whitewebbs Museum of Transport
- Transport in the South East
Categories:- Villages in London
- Districts of London
- Districts of Enfield
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