Enfield
The London Borough of Enfield is a London borough in north London with a few districts inside the borough straddling north-east London, England. It borders the London Boroughs of Barnet (towards the west), Haringey (to the south) and Waltham Forest (towards the south-east), the districts of Hertsmere (to the north-west), Welwyn Hatfield and Broxbourne (each towards the north) in Hertfordshire, and Epping Forest (towards the east) in Essex. The local authority is Enfield Council. It covers a total area of 31.74 square miles.
According to population estimates from the middle of 2014, the borough features a permanent population of around 324574 people. The present borough was made in 1965 in the former areas of the Municipal Borough of Southgate, the Municipal Borough of Enfield along with the Municipal Borough of Edmonton. The Borough's Civic Centre is situated in Silver Street, Enfield Town and is the location of the Council. Enfield Town is also home to the local credit union, North London Credit Union.
In 2007, Enfield Town centre completed a major redevelopment project. An extension was added to the current retail area with many new shops. As well as this, a major redevelopment of Edmonton Green, including the shopping centre, an adjacent municipal housing over a wide area, started in 1999 in order to offer new housing, health facilities, a brand new leisure centre, a supermarket, and lots of other civic features.
