Place:Cockfosters, Greater London, England

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NameCockfosters
TypeDistrict
Located inGreater London, England


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Cockfosters is a suburb of North London, lying partly in the London Borough of Enfield and partly in the London Borough of Barnet. The counties of Hertfordshire and Middlesex respectively (in which Cockfosters was located pre-1965) are still used in postal addresses.

The name has been recorded as far back as 1524, and is thought to be either the name of a family, or that of a house which stood on Enfield Chase. One suggestion is that it was "the residence of the cock forester (or chief forester)".

Of note in Cockfosters is Trent Park which serves as a country park.

Christ Church, Cockfosters was founded in 1839.

The Piccadilly line of the London Underground reached Cockfosters in 1933.

The Cock & Dragon Pub (formerly the Cock), offset from Cockfosters Road on Chalk Lane, opened in 1798.

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