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== Watercourse == |
== Watercourse == |
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'''Turkey Brook''' rises near the Fir and Pond Wood [[Local Nature Reserve]] at [[Potters Bar]] [[Hertfordshire]] and merges with the [[River Lee Navigation]] below [[Enfield Lock]].The brook flows in a easterly direction and is joined by other streams including Cuffley Brook,Cattlegate Brook and the [[Small River Lea]].The brook flows through [[Cuffley]],[[Crews Hill]],[[Clay Hill]],'''Whitewebbs Park''',[[Forty Hill]],[[Albany Park]].The brook is mostly shallow, fast flowing and clean and can support wildlife.[[ |
'''Turkey Brook''' rises near the Fir and Pond Wood [[Local Nature Reserve]] at [[Potters Bar]] [[Hertfordshire]] and merges with the [[River Lee Navigation]] below [[Enfield Lock]].The brook flows in a easterly direction and is joined by other streams including Cuffley Brook,Cattlegate Brook and the [[Small River Lea]].The brook flows through [[Cuffley]],[[Crews Hill]],[[Clay Hill]],'''Whitewebbs Park''',[[Forty Hill]],[[Albany Park]].The brook is mostly shallow, fast flowing and clean and can support wildlife. [[Coarse fish]] including [[dace]] use the brook to [[spawn]] |
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Revision as of 03:47, 18 July 2007
Crews Hill is a village located in the northern outskirts of Greater London and 12 miles (19.3 km) north of Charing Cross. It forms part of the London Borough of Enfield.
Transport
The area has limited bus service, however Crews Hill railway station is served by trains to Hertford North, Stevenage, and occasionally Letchworth, in the north and Moorgate or King's Cross to the south.
Places of interest
Nearby there is a golf course. On Whitewebbs Lane there is the Whitewebbs Museum of Transport. This is open from 9am - 4pm every Tuesday as well as the last Sunday of every month. There are exceptions to this. It hosts a variety of events. For a list see their website.
Further up the road is Whitewebbs Park. This is a country park and also hold the Enfield Municipal Golf Course. Please note that some of these places are not easily reached by public transport, especially Whitewebbs Park, although car parking is provided.
Crews Hill also has a significant number of garden centres and nurseries which are open to the public and trade.
Watercourse
Turkey Brook rises near the Fir and Pond Wood Local Nature Reserve at Potters Bar Hertfordshire and merges with the River Lee Navigation below Enfield Lock.The brook flows in a easterly direction and is joined by other streams including Cuffley Brook,Cattlegate Brook and the Small River Lea.The brook flows through Cuffley,Crews Hill,Clay Hill,Whitewebbs Park,Forty Hill,Albany Park.The brook is mostly shallow, fast flowing and clean and can support wildlife. Coarse fish including dace use the brook to spawn
External links
- Crews Hill Guide
- Parks around Enfield including Whitewebbs Park
- Whitewebbs Museum of Transport
- Transport in the South East
