Arnos Grove

Coordinates: 51°36′59″N 0°07′43″W / 51.6163°N 0.1286°W / 51.6163; -0.1286
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This article is about the area of North London. For the historic house in the area, see Arnos Grove house. For the London Underground station, see Arnos Grove tube station.

Arnos Grove
Arnos Grove station with the steeple of Christ Church, Southgate visible in the distance.
Arnos Grove is located in Greater London
Arnos Grove
Arnos Grove
Location within Greater London
OS grid referenceTQ295925
London borough
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLONDON
Postcode districtN11, N14
Dialling code020
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51°36′59″N 0°07′43″W / 51.6163°N 0.1286°W / 51.6163; -0.1286
Arno's Grove house in 1816, after which the area was named.
1918 plan of Arnos Grove area.
Arnos Grove station overlooked by Arnos Grove house in the background

Arnos Grove (

inclosure of the common land
to create the former park, the heart of which is now public parkland.

It is close to its borough's borders with two others: Barnet and Haringey. The area is centred 1km north of the North Circular Road.

The modern area of Arnos Grove is centred on the western end of

Bowes Road
. The estate from which it gets its name centred on what is now Morton Crescent. The road that runs from Morton Crescent eastward (to Southgate) is also called Arnos Grove.

Etymology

The area's name derives from that of an estate called Arnoldes Grove or Arno's Grove, i.e. 'grove or copse of the Arnold family'. The Arnolds were local landowners who are mentioned in documents dating from the 14th century.[1]

History

Arnos Grove was, until the

Tudor manor house was erected on the site, but was demolished in 1719 – presumably by James Colebrook, who bought the estate in the same year and built a mansion called Arnolds in Cannon Hill, Southgate. Locals called the estate Arno's and the next owner, Sir William Mayne (later Lord Newhaven), renamed the house and estate Arnos Grove, which is now pronounced as though it never had an apostrophe.[3]

On 19 September 1932

North Circular
, which had been built in 1929, made Arnos Grove a desirable area to live in.

The southward expansion of Arnos Grove, which was initiated by the bias of facilities to the south of the original estate, was aided by the destruction of parts of New Southgate during World War II. There is now an almost continuous line of shops between Arnos Grove and New Southgate, via Betstyle Circus, making the areas closely linked.

Parent districts and administrative areas

Until the building of its tube station Arnos Grove was largely undeveloped and rural. As its name suggests it was not a manor, parish or district in its own right.[5] Edmonton which included all parts of Southgate was one of five parishes of Edmonton Hundred, one of five hundreds in Middlesex. The heart of the hundred became the London Borough of Enfield.

As new parishes arose, the area became, in turn, a westerly part of

Anglican
parishes, civil parishes and later changes in early local government body name and electoral wards in this area means Arnos Grove is rarely mentioned with reference to any of its parent areas. In political representation – for electoral purposes – the area has generally been in national and local areas including the rest of Southgate and mentioning the name Southgate.

Arnos Park

One of the main features of Arnos Grove is Arnos Park (44 acres or 18 ha in size

brick viaduct, with 34 numbered arches,[7] carries the Piccadilly line beyond Arnos Grove tube station towards Southgate through the western end of the park.[8] The park contains a large playground for children as well as several tennis courts. The Pymmes Brook Trail passes through the park. Also, evidence of the abandoned New River
loop can be found within the trees in the north side of the park.

Places of worship and religion

Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Church, New Southgate

Our Lady of Lourdes is a

Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Primary School was built in 1972 on the land owned by the Church to provide an education for the children of the parish.[9]

The Parish Church of St. Paul, New Southgate

Early English style. It consists of chancel with north and south chapels and south bell turret and aisled nave
. The fabric, which was severely damaged by bombing in 1944, was restored by R. S. Morris by 1957.

Transport

Arnos Grove is near the

A406 road (North Circular) between Palmers Green and Bounds Green
. The junction most commonly associated with Arnos Grove is a crossroads between Bowes Road, Wilmer Way and Telford Road. This is one of the few junctions on the A406 that the road does not run straight through or under.

Tube

Piccadilly Line which passes through Haringey to Heathrow Airport via King's Cross St Pancras tube station and international rail hub. The station building is considered to be a significant example of the work of architect Charles Holden
.

Buses

These buses serve Arnos Grove:

Route Start End Operator
34
 Barnet Walthamstow Central station Arriva London
184
 Barnet Turnpike Lane station Arriva London
232
 St Raphael's Estate Turnpike Lane station Metroline
251
 Arnos Grove station Edgware London Sovereign
298
 Potters Bar Arnos Grove station Sullivan Buses
382
 Mill Hill East station Southgate Arriva London
N91
 Trafalgar Square Cockfosters Metroline


Schools

References

  1. ISBN 9780199566785
    .
  2. ^ LondonTown.com - Arnos Park.
  3. ^ a b Hidden London - Arnos Grove.
  4. ^ TfL - Arnos Grove improved.
  5. ^ a b A P Baggs, Diane K Bolton, Eileen P Scarff and G C Tyack, 'Edmonton: Other estates', in A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 5 ed. T F T Baker and R B Pugh (London, 1976), pp. 154-161. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/middx/vol5/pp154-161
  6. ^ a b Park Explorer - Arnos Park Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ISBN 0-7509-2000-9
    .
  8. ^ Pymmes Brook Trail.
  9. ^ Our Lady Of Lourdes R.C. Primary School on Cylex.
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