Edmonton
WELCOME TO EDMONTON
Edmonton stretches from just south of the North Circular Road where it borders Tottenham to its boundary with Ponders End to the north. Bush Hill Park, Winchmore Hill and Palmers Green adjoin the western boundary while the River Lee Diversion forms Edmonton’s eastern boundary with Chingford. Mainly a working class area, but becoming popular with first time buyers as prices are competitive. Mainly Victorian terraces with some 1930s semis and a few council estates.
Entertainment & Nightlife
The shops in Upper Fore Street can serve every day needs and there is Edmonton Green Shopping Centre for everything else. Furthermore, there are a few pubs, bars and restaurants. Edmonton is the home of the Millfield Arts Centre and Face Front Inclusive Theatre Company.
Best place for after work drinks
The Gilpin’s Bell. The name of this Wetherspoon pub recalls the Bell Inn, which stood on the west side of Fore Street. The old pub was immortalised by William Cowperin his best-selling 18th-century ballad ‘The Diverting History of John Gilpin’.
Schools
Schools in Edmonton fall under the Enfield Local Education Authority. Primary schools standout, as being particularly good, of note are the outstanding Churchfield Primary School and The Latymer School.
TRANSPORT & TRAVEL
Edmonton Green railway station is a station in the London Borough of Enfield on the White Hart Lane branch of the Lea Valley Lines. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Abellio Greater Anglia. It is in Travelcard Zone 4 and receives services from Liverpool Street station.
- Angel Road – National Rail
- Edmonton Green – National Rail
- Silver Street – National Rail
Parks & Recreation
An unexpected amount of open space, which includes: Pymmes Park with its historic walled garden is Upper Edmonton’s park, Picketts Lock Leisure Centreand the Lea Valley Park and the River Lea walk.
Restaurants & Shopping
The main shopping centrein Edmonton is at Edmonton Green which has a market, the second largest is at the Angel, Edmonton which is a high street containing a wide range of retail outlets.
