Crews Hill

Crews Hill

Coordinates: 51°40′44″N 0°05′49″W / 51.6788°N 0.0970°W / 51.6788; -0.0970

Crews Hill
Crews Hill is located in Greater London
Crews Hill

 Crews Hill shown within Greater London
OS 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

  1. ^ Mills A. D. Oxford Dictionary of London Place Names (2001) p59 ISBN 0198609574 Retrieved 30 October 2008

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