Of the tube walks this channel has done, this is one of the most straightforward to describe. Instead of turning left out of Cockfosters station, going down Cockfosters Road, then 1930s-built Westpole Avenue nearly all the way to Oakwood station, we turn right out of the station. This is a bit counter-intuitive since this takes …
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Cockfosters
This area was also part of the land given to Geoffrey de Mandeville by William the Conqueror and also became part of Enfield Chase. A map of 1776 shows “Cockfosters” centred on the present junction of Chalk Lane/Games Road with a messuage (house plus outbuildings) on West Farm. The name Cockfosters is believed to be derived from the title …