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- Enfield Chase is an area of Enfield that is named for a former royal hunting ground. It comprises the majority of the open countryside within the London Borough of Enfield, and land north of the M25 within Hertfordshire.
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Enfield Chase is an area of Enfield that is named for a former royal hunting ground. It comprises the majority of the open countryside within the London Borough of Enfield, and land north of the M25 within Hertfordshire.
Enfield Royal Chase originated in Enfield Wood, part of the great Forest of Middlesex, which extended as far south as the River Thames. William I gave the manors of Edmonton and Enfield to Geoffrey de Mandeville after the Norman Conquest.
Introduction: Chases and Forests (14m 49s) Hunting (16m 15s) Parks and Places (25m 20s) The Story of Enfield Chase by David Pam. Celebrated local historian David Pam carried out extensive research on the Chase and the Enfield Preservation Society published The Story of Enfield Chase in 1986.
Sep 23, 2024 · The town of Enfield is situated about ten miles north of London, and lies within the hundred of Edmonton. The parish is bounded by Edmonton, East Barnet, Hadley, South Mims, Northaw, and Cheshunt; and by the River Lea, which separates it from Walthamabbey in Essex.
Enfield Chase and the Whig Government to outlaw the use of camouflage by poachers. An Act of Parliament in 1777 led to the division of Enfield Chase into privately-owned plots, including the creation of a miniature deer park (now Trent Park) for Dr Jebb, one of the kings favourites.
A landscape restoration project at Enfield Chase is expanding on woodland restoration there. As many as 1,000 hectares (2,471 acres) of farmland could become a nature haven in the largest...
Oct 9, 2022 · A ‘very’ short history of Enfield Chase. A ‘Chase’ is a type of royal hunting forest and Enfield Chase is the only chase in London and the South East. Even in The Domesday Book in 1086 there is a rare reference to Enfield as a ‘park’ which was then the term for a game enclosure.
