Grange Park is a suburban part of Greater London in the

London Borough of Enfield The London Borough of Enfield () is a London borough in North London. It borders the London boroughs of Barnet to the west, Haringey to the south, and Waltham Forest to the southeast. To the north are the districts of Hertsmere, Welwyn Hat ...

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. It is served by

Grange Park railway station Grange Park railway station is situated just off The Grangeway, Grange Park in the London Borough of Enfield, north London, in Travelcard Zone 5. It is down the line from on the Hertford Loop Line. The station and all trains serving it are ...

. Grange Park is located between Enfield Town to the north Bush Hill to the east, Southgate and World's End to the west, and

Winchmore Hill Winchmore Hill is a suburb and electoral ward in the Borough of Enfield, North London, in the N21 postal district. With the Winchmore Hill conservation area as a focal point, the district is bounded on the east by Green Lanes (the A105 road ...

to the south. It was largely built in the early 20th century on the site of Enfield Old Park. As well as housing there is a retail and commercial area around The Grangeway, that includes the railway station and a public house, the Gryphon. There are two schools, Grange Park Primary School and Grange Park Preparatory School, and two churches, St. Peter's

Church of England The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britai ...

and

Grange Park Methodist Church Grange Park Methodist Church, also known as The Church in the Orchard, is an architecturally notable church in the Art Deco style in Park Drive, Grange Park, in the London Borough of Enfield The London Borough of Enfield () is a London borou ...

(The Church in the Orchard). An annual Boxing Day Tug of War takes place.

Etymology

Named from ''Old Park Grange'' (marked thus on the

Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey (OS) is the national mapping agency for Great Britain. The agency's name indicates its original military purpose (see ordnance and surveying), which was to map Scotland in the wake of the Jacobite rising of 1745. There was a ...

map of 1877) which was in ''Old Park'' (also 1887) earlier ''the oulde park'' 1658, ''Old Bull Park'' 1822, from

Middle English Middle English (abbreviated to ME) is a form of the English language that was spoken after the Norman conquest of 1066, until the late 15th century. The English language underwent distinct variations and developments following the Old English ...

''grange'' 'outlying farm where crops are stored'.Mills A. D. ''Oxford Dictionary of London Place Names'' (2001) p92 Retrieved 30 October 2008

References

Places in Enfield, London Districts of the London Borough of Enfield Areas of London {{London-geo-stub