Oakwood, London

Oakwood, London

Coordinates: 51°38′36″N 0°07′39″W / 51.6433°N 0.1274°W / 51.6433; -0.1274

Oakwood
Oakwood is located in Greater London
Oakwood

 Oakwood shown within Greater London
OS grid reference TQ295955
London borough Enfield
Ceremonial county Greater London
Region London
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town LONDON
Postcode district N14
Post town ENFIELD
Postcode district EN2
Dialling code 020
Police Metropolitan
Fire London
Ambulance London
EU Parliament London
UK Parliament Enfield Southgate
London Assembly Enfield and Haringey
List of places: UK • England • London

Oakwood is an area on the northern edge of London, in the London Borough of Enfield and mostly in postal area London N14. Historically, it was the southernmost area of Enfield Chase. It is bordered on the north by Trent Park, and (moving clockwise) by World's End, Grange Park, Winchmore Hill, Southgate, East Barnet, and Cockfosters.

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Local history

Oakwood is partly in the N14 and partly in the EN2 postcode district, with a few properties from Trent Park in EN4. The name of the area is almost certainly a relatively recent invention. Enfield Council created Oakwood Park in 1927, probably named after Oak Lodge which stood nearby. The name of the area is bound up with the naming of Oakwood tube station, which finally settled on Oakwood as a name in 1946 – 13 years after it first opened. There is an Oak Wood in Trent Park, but this is on the far side of Cockfosters Station.

The area was mainly developed in the 1930s. Before that, the only building of note was South Lodge - one of the four lodges of Enfield Chase. South Lodge was demolished in 1935: West Lodge Park, East Lodge Nursery, and North Lodge Farm are the locations of the other three lodges. South Lodge Drive and South Lodge Crescent are reminders of South Lodge.

Use for filming

A scene in the film That'll Be The Day (1973) starring David Essex was filmed by the boating pond in Oakwood Park.

Nearby places

Nearest stations

Oakwood tube station.

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