Cockfosters

Cockfosters
Christ Church, Cockfosters
Cockfosters Location within Greater London
Population	13,788 (2011 Census.Ward)[1]
OS grid reference	TQ275965
London borough	Enfield Barnet
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BARNET
Postcode district	EN4
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
EU Parliament	London
UK Parliament	Enfield Southgate Chipping Barnet
London Assembly	Enfield and Haringey Barnet and Camden
List of places UK England London 51°39′10″N 0°09′22″W / 51.6527°N 0.1560°W / 51.6527; -0.1560Coordinates: 51°39′10″N 0°09′22″W / 51.6527°N 0.1560°W / 51.6527; -0.1560

Cockfosters is a suburb of north London, lying partly in the London Borough of Enfield and partly in the London Borough of Barnet. Cockfosters was located pre-1965 in the counties of Hertfordshire and Middlesex.

Contents

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  1 Origins and popular attractions
  


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  2 Education
  


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  3 Theatre and the arts
  


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  4 Sport and leisure
  


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  5 Culture
  


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  6 People
  


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  7 Transport
  


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  8 References
  


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  9 External links
  


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  10 Neighbouring areas
  

Origins and popular attractions

The name was recorded as far back as 1524, and is thought to be either the name of a family, or that of a house which stood on Enfield Chase. One suggestion is that it was 'the residence of the cock forester (or chief forester)'.^[2][3]

Of note in Cockfosters is Trent Park, now a country park.

Christ Church, Cockfosters, an Anglican evangelical church, was founded in 1839.^[4]

The Piccadilly line of the London Underground reached Cockfosters in 1933. The Cock Inn (formerly the Cock), off Cockfosters Road on Chalk Lane, opened in 1798.

Education

Southgate School is located on Sussex Way.

Trent C of E Primary School is located on Chalk Lane.

Theatre and the arts

The Chickenshed Theatre Company, aka Chickenshed, is located in Cockfosters. It was founded in 1975 in a chicken shed and has since moved to its current site. It now produces many shows. It is an inclusive theatre company and started the concept of "inclusive theatre", which means anyone, regardless of background, race, gender, age or disability, is allowed to both watch and perform in theatre.

Sport and leisure

Entrance to Trent Country Park from Cockfosters Road.

Cockfosters has a non-League football club, Cockfosters F.C., which plays at the Cockfosters Sports Ground.

Saracens used to play at Chase Side (also known as Clocktower Park); however, they are now based in Hendon. The ground is still used for Enfield F.C. training and for the Saracens' 'B' team, Saracens Storm. It is also used as Saracens Amateurs' training ground. Cockfosters Cricket Club and Southgate Compton Cricket Club play at Chalk Lane on fields adjacent to Christ Church, either side of Cockfosters Bowling Club.

Trent Country Park covers approximately 320 hectares (791 acres; 1.2 sq mi). An attraction within Trent Park's grounds, installed in 2012, is the treetop adventure park Go Ape.

Culture

Cockfosters tube station.

Cockfosters is the name of a 2015 short-story collection by Helen Simpson. One of the short stories features a visit to "lost property" at Cockfosters Underground station.^[5] The poet John Betjeman, who taught at Heddon Court School in 1929-30, wrote "The Cricket Master" about his experiences there.

People

The MP for Enfield Southgate from 2005 to 2017, David Burrowes, was born in Cockfosters. George Baillie Duncan ministered at Christ Church, Cockfosters, and the cricketer Andrew Wingfield Digby was a curate there. Cameron McVey grew up in Cockfosters. Other transient residents have included the footballers Tommy Docherty and George Eastham, and Dave Davies of the Kinks. Professors John Stollery and Ian Jacobs also grew up in Cockfosters.

Transport

Two tube stations are located within Cockfosters:

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  Cockfosters Station is the terminus of the Piccadilly line.


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  Oakwood Station is the next station after Cockfosters.

London Buses routes 298, 299, 307, 384, 692, 699, N91 serve Cockfosters.

References

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   ^ Harris, Cyril M. (1977). What's in a name?. London: Capital Transport. ISBN 1-85414-241-0.
   


3. 
   ^ Christ Church Cockfosters: 125 years. Franey & Co., London, c. 1964. p. 5.
   


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   ^ "Christ Church Cockfosters". Christ Church Cockfosters. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
   


5. 
   ^ Simpson, Helen (2015-11-05). Cockfosters. S.l.: Jonathan Cape. ISBN 9781910702208.
   

External links

Media related to Cockfosters at Wikimedia Commons

Neighbouring areas

Neighbouring areas
New Barnet Hadley Wood Trent Park East Barnet Cockfosters Oakwood Oakleigh Park Osidge Southgate

v t e London Borough of Barnet
Districts	Arkley Barnet Gate Brent Cross Brunswick Park Burnt Oak Childs Hill Chipping Barnet Church End, Finchley Colney Hatch East Barnet East Finchley Edgware Finchley Friern Barnet Golders Green Grahame Park The Hale Hampstead Garden Suburb Hendon The Hyde Mill Hill (including Mill Hill East) Monken Hadley New Barnet North Finchley Oakleigh Park Osidge Temple Fortune Totteridge West Hendon Whetstone Woodside Park Partly in the London Borough Cockfosters Colindale Cricklewood Muswell Hill New Southgate
Attractions	artsdepot Avenue House Barnet Gate Mill Barnet Museum RAF Museum
Parks and open spaces	Arrandene Open Space Barnet Gate Wood Basing Hill Park Bethune Park Bittacy Hill Park Brent Park Brent Reservoir Cherry Tree Wood Childs Hill Park Clitterhouse Recreation Ground Coppetts Wood Darland's Lake Nature Reserve Dollis Valley Greenwalk Edgwarebury Park Friary Park Golders Hill Park Greenhill Gardens Hendon Park King George's Fields Long Lane Pasture Lyttelton Playing Fields The Mill Field Mill Hill Park Moat Mount Princes Park Monken Hadley Common Oak Hill Park Oak Hill Wood Old Court House Recreation Ground Princes Park Rowley Green Common Scratchwood Stoneyfields Park Sunny Hill Park Swan Lane Open Space Totteridge Fields Tudor Sports Ground Victoria Park Victoria Recreation Ground Watling Park West Hendon Playing Fields Whitings Hill Open Space
Constituencies	Chipping Barnet Hendon Finchley and Golders Green
Tube and railway stations	Brent Cross Burnt Oak Colindale Cricklewood East Finchley Edgware Finchley Central Golders Green Hendon Hendon Central High Barnet Mill Hill Broadway Mill Hill East New Barnet New Southgate Oakleigh Park Totteridge and Whetstone West Finchley Woodside Park
Other topics	Brent Cross Cricklewood Coat of arms Council Grade I and II* listed buildings Nature reserves People Public art Schools
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v t e London Borough of Enfield
Districts	Arnos Grove Botany Bay Bowes Park Brimsdown Bulls Cross Bullsmoor Bush Hill Park Chase Side Clay Hill Cockfosters Crews Hill Edmonton Enfield Chase Enfield Highway Enfield Island Village Enfield Lock Enfield Town Enfield Wash Forty Hill Freezywater Gordon Hill Grange Park Hadley Wood New Southgate Oakwood Palmers Green Picketts Lock Ponders End Southgate Upper Edmonton Winchmore Hill World's End
Attractions	Forty Hall and Gardens Millfield Theatre and Arts Centre Capel Manor Myddelton House Gardens Chickenshed Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture Whitewebbs Museum of Transport Royal Small Arms Factory Interpretation Centre
Parks and open spaces	Arnos Park Broomfield Park Durants Park Grovelands Park Oakwood Park Pymmes Park Trent Country Park Whitewebbs Park
Constituencies	Edmonton Enfield North Enfield Southgate
Tube and rail stations	Angel Road Arnos Grove Brimsdown Bush Hill Park Cockfosters Crews Hill Edmonton Green Enfield Chase Enfield Lock Enfield Town Gordon Hill Grange Park Hadley Wood Oakwood Palmers Green Ponders End Silver Street Southbury Southgate Turkey Street Winchmore Hill
Other topics	Coat of arms Council Grade I and II* listed buildings People Public art Public transport Schools

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