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Enfield Church

The parish of Enfield comprised some 6,430 acres of land (exclusive of Enfield Chase), and was separated from Essex by the River Lea. Formerly noted for its tanning of hides, Enfield (or Enfen or Infen) lay ten miles distant from London. In medieval times it had a thriving market which fell into disuse during the seventeenth century. An unsuccessful effort was made to revive the market in 1778.

The parish church of Enfield dates from the fourteenth century (see another view of the church).

In the Georgian period Enfield was somewhat notorious for a curious story regarding Enfield Wash.

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