End of Tenancy Cleaning Enfield Wash EN3

The first mention of Enfield Wash comes from the 17th century. The name is derived from an Old English expression that roughly translates to “an area that floods”. The name indicates that there might have been a ford where Ermine Street meets Turkey Brook. The 1822 Ordnance Survey map records this EN3 area. There is no railway station in Enfield Wash. The residents use the nearby Enfield Lock and Turkey Street stations. Albany Park was created in 1902 on the grounds of College Farm. It bears the name of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany. He was the youngest son of Queen Victoria and died in 1884 of hemophilia.

The Sun and Woolpack pub was previously called Sun and Punchbowl. It was the meeting place of the United society towards the end of the 18th century. The Woolpack Bridge over the Turkey Brook dates from the 17th century. In 1821, a sturdier bridge for carts replaced it. The brook was also called Maiden Brook or Wash Brook. The road and the settlement were called Horsepoolstones in the 18th century. Legend has it that a phantom carriage appears on Bell Lane in Enfield Wash on the nights before Christmas when the moon is not visible.

This North London area is connected to one of the most famous cases of the 18th century. Elizabeth Canning was a maidservant who claimed that she was kidnapped and held captive for a month in a house in Enfield Wash. The house where she was imprisoned belonged to Susannah Wells. It was opposite the Sun and Woolpack pub. Wells and her accomplice Squires were initially declared guilty but, eventually, Canning was found guilty of perjury and was sentenced to jail and transportation, However, not everyone agreed with the final verdict. This Enfield Wash case caused quite a stir at the time and it’s one of the most famous mysteries of the 18th century.