Palmers Green
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| Palmers Green | |
| Greater London | |
| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| London borough | Enfield |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | London |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LONDON |
| Postcode district | N13 |
| Dial code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| UK Parliament | Enfield Southgate |
| London Assembly | Enfield and Haringey |
| European Parliament | London |
| List of places: UK • England • London | |
Palmers Green is a place in the London Borough of Enfield. It is a suburban development situated 7.6 miles (12.2 km) north of Charing Cross. The area of Palmers Green was once a minute hamlet in the parish of Edmonton, formed at the junction of Green Lanes and Fox Lane. Its population was very small, the village being no more than a few isolated houses in the mid 17th century. There is a mention of a Palmers Field in 1204 and a Palmers Grove in 1340 in local records. Palmers Green was mentioned as a highway in 1324 (in Westminster Abbey Muniments).
By 1801 the area had grown to a village of 54 buildings, including two inns (according to the Middlesex Record Office). In 1871 the railway line from Wood Green to Enfield was opened and a station was built in Aldermans Hill to serve Palmers Green (half a mile away from the nearest houses).
The area remained largely undeveloped for thirty more years, as local landowners refused to sell their large estates for building. In 1902 large tracts of land were sold for building, and the area began to develop rapidly. The first large-scale developments were on the old park estate between Fox Lane and Aldermans Hill, and the Hazelwood Park Estate between Hazelwood Lane and Hedge Lane. Stevie Smith, the poet and novelist, lived in Palmers Green from 1905 until her death in 1971, also that year, Joe Strummer shared a flat at 18 Ash Grove with Tymon Dogg and several others.
Today a large parade of shops entitled Palmers Green Shopping Centre exists along Green Lanes, with many restaurants, pubs (The Fox being of note) and nail parlours. A Woolworths General Store, Morrisons, Marks and Spencers and WHSmith are also present. Palmers Green High Street was used to film the Knight Bus Sequence in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
An electric tramway along Green Lanes as far as Winchmore Hill was developed in 1907 helping to further develop the area. The tramway is now long gone.
Nearest places:
Nearest tube station:
- Arnos Grove tube station/Southgate
Nearest railway station:
