Botany Bay, London
Coordinates: 51°40′35″N 0°07′24″W / 51.6765°N 0.1232°W
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 Botany Bay Chapel |
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 Botany Bay
Botany Bay shown within Greater London |
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| OS grid reference | TQ297992 |
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| London borough | Enfield |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | London |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ENFIELD |
| Postcode district | EN2 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| EU Parliament | London |
| UK Parliament | Enfield North |
| London Assembly | Enfield and Haringey |
| List of places: UK • England • London | |
Botany Bay is a hamlet on the northern outskirts of Greater London, and forms part of the London Borough of Enfield. It has a population close to 200. The hamlet is located in the centre of Enfield Chase, on the Ridgeway not far from the M25 motorway, and is about a mile from the railway station at Crews Hill. It came into being when the Chase was enclosed in 1777[1] and was recorded as Botany Bay on C.G. Greenwood's map of 1819. Its remoteness from other settlements probably explains its name, as a facetious reference to Botany Bay in Australia.[2]
[edit] Amenities
The village has a public house, a farm with a well stocked shop and a cricket club which is housed in East Lodge Lane which shares its facilities with Latymer Old Boys FC. [3]
[edit] References
- ^ Russ Willey (2006) Chambers London Gazetteer
- ^ Mills. A. D. Oxford Dictionary of London Place Names (2001) p26 ISBN 0-19-860957-4 Retrieved 23 October 2008
- ^ Botany Bay cricket club Retrieved 27 August 2010
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