World's End is an area in the London Borough of Enfield, southwest of

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, and runs north–south along the western edge of Grange Park.

History

"World's End" is a whimsical name for a dwelling or piece of land considered to be in a remote spot or situated on the boundary of a parish. This World's End lay on the boundary between the parishes of Enfield and

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when it was established as a farm in 1777. Between 1879 and 1882, residential buildings were constructed along Slade's Hill, at the northern border of World's End. The site of the farm was purchased by Enfield's local board in 1889 to build an

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. Further development took place in the 1930s, when residential roads were built off Slade's Hill and the still-standing local

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was first opened.

Geography

Salmons Brook Salmons Brook is a minor tributary of the River Lea, located in the London Borough of Enfield. Etymology Salmons Brook is marked thus on Rocque's map of 1754, probably named from the family of John ''Salemon'' of Edmonton mentioned in 1274 ...

meets Merryhill Brook in World's End and runs southwards through Enfield Golf Club, which used to be part of the

Enfield Old Park Enfield Old Park was an ancient deer park located in Enfield. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book. The Domesday Book mentions only one other Park in Middlesex, at Ruislip, and according to Historic England both are therefore considered to be "rar ...

Nearby places

* Cockfosters *

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* Winchmore Hill *

Trent Park Trent Park is an English country house, together with its former extensive grounds, in north London. The original great house and a number of statues and other structures located within the grounds (such as the Orangery) are Grade II listed b ...

Transport

Nearest stations

Oakwood tube station Oakwood is a London Underground station on the Piccadilly line. It is the second most northerly station on the line, between Southgate and Cockfosters stations, and is in Travelcard Zone 5. The station is on the edge of the Oakwood area of E ...

Enfield Town railway station Enfield Town is one of three northern termini of the Lea Valley lines on the London Overground network in England. It is the most central of several stations in the London Borough of Enfield, north London. It is down the line from London Liverp ...

* Enfield Chase railway station

References

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