Bulls Cross is a road and hamlet in Enfield, England, on the outskirts of North London London, forming part of the Metropolitan Green Belt. Although it now lies within the ceremonial county of Greater London, prior to 1965 it was in the historic county of Middlesex. The area is situated west of the Great Cambridge Road, and south of the M25 motorway. Crews Hill is to the west, Bury Green (near Cheshunt) to the north, and Bullsmoor to the east.
Etymology
Bulls Cross is recorded as
Bedelscrosse in 1465.
[ Recorded thus in c.1580 and on the Ordnance Survey map of 1822. The hamlet was also recorded in 1540 as Bullyscrosse meaning 'crossroads associated with the family called Bolle or Bull (who are mentioned in legal documents from the 13th century).][Mills A. D. Oxford Dictionary of London Place Names (2001) p34 Retrieved 23 October 2008]
Tottenham Hotspur
In 2009 football club Tottenham Hotspur announced plans for a training centre to be built in the area.[ Spurs training centre Retrieved 15 September 2009] It was opened in September 2012.[ Players see progress at new Training Centre Retrieved 16 September 2011]
Geography
Bulls Cross is in the north of the borough. It is bordered by Bullsmoor Lane and Whitewebbs Lane to the north, Forty Hall to the south.
and the New River to the east and Whitewebbs Park to the west.
Demography
Bulls Cross is part of the large Chase ward, which also covers Botany Bay, Clay Hill and Crews Hill. The 2011 census showed that 77% of the ward's population was white (64% British, 11% Other, 2% Irish). 5% was Black African and 3% Black Caribbean.
Places of interest
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Capel Manor. Now the home of the Capel Manor College with extensive model gardens which are open to the public. Built in red brick, the 18th-century house was remodelled in 1908 in late 17th-century style for James Warren, a wealthy tea planter. Behind the house, an orange brick group of late 19th-century stables and coachhouse with clocktower.
[Cherry, B,& Nikolaus Pevsner, Buildings of England London4: North (1998) p450 Retrieved 17 April 2008] The stables are the home to the Clydesdale working horses which are used on the estate.[ Capel Manor Gardens Retrieved 8 July 2011]
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Myddelton House. Since 1972 the headquarters of Lee Valley Regional Park Authority (LVRPA).
[ The house was built in 1818 by George Ferry & John Wallen for H. C. Bowles.][ The plantsman E.A. Bowles created Myddelton House gardens in c.1900 which are open to the public.][ E. A. Bowles Retrieved 18 April 2008] The grounds contain the original Market Cross of Enfield Town, which is subject to a Grade II preservation order. There is also a modern museum with artefacts and displays relating to the life and work of E.A. Bowles.
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Pied Bull. The small, Stucco, Timber framing public house existed here in 1752.
[ British history online Retrieved 18 April 2008] Standing with a group of cottages close to the junction with Bullsmore Lane.
Notable people
