Crews Hill is a village located in the northern outskirts of 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 nurseries.
Etymology
Named from its association with the ''Crew'' family, mentioned in local records of the mid-18th century.Mills A. D. ''Oxford Dictionary of London Place Names'' (2001) p59 ISBN 0-19-860957-4 Retrieved 30 October 2008 Crews Hill is a village located in the northern outskirts of 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 nurseries.
Transport
The area has one bus service (route London Buses route W10).
Crews Hill is served by Crews Hill railway station with trains to Hertford North railway station, Stevenage railway station, and Letchworth Garden City railway station, in the north, and Moorgate railway station, or London King's Cross railway station, to the south. Crews Hill is a village located in the northern outskirts of 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 nurseries.
Places of interest
Nearby, there is Crews Hill Golf Course, which dates from 1916. John White (footballer born 1937), the Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 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.
Further up the road is Whitewebbs Park. This is a country park and includes the Enfield Municipal Golf Course.
Crews Hill originally had a large area of glasshouse production, to serve the nearby London market with cut flowers, pot plants and vegetables. As this became less economic, these sites transformed into a significant number of garden centres and retail Nursery (horticulture).
Turkey Brook flows through Crews Hill. Crews Hill is a village located in the northern outskirts of 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 nurseries.
References
Crews Hill is a village located in the northern outskirts of 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 nurseries.
External links
* [http://www.crewshill.org/ Crews Hill Residents Association]
* [http://www.crewshillgolfclub.co.uk/ Crews Hill Golf Club from 1916]
* [http://www.crewshill.com/ Crews Hill Guide]
* [http://www.enfield.gov.uk/Leisure%20&%20Culture/parks/Country%20parks.htm Parks around Enfield including Whitewebbs Park]
* [http://www.whitewebbsmuseum.co.uk Whitewebbs Museum of Transport]
* [http://www.travelinesoutheast.org.uk Transport in the South East]
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Category:Areas of London
Category:Districts of Enfield
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