End of Tenancy Cleaning Forty Hill EN1

The name Forty Hill derives from the Anglo-Saxon “forth-ēg” that describes the rising area above the marshes near the River Lea. The first mention of the name comes from the 14th century as Fortey. Several variants such as Fortyehill, Fortie Hill, and Fortee Hill are recorded throughout the 17th century. This EN1 area seemed to have been a well-established settlement since the 16th century. You can explore Forty Hall Manor and Country Park both of which have incredible gardens. The places are open all year round and host a lot of events and exhibitions. Forty Hall is Grade I listed building from the 1620s. It sits on the eponymous hill which rises 16 ft above sea level.

Forty Hall Manor appears to have been built by Sir Hugh Fortee and sold to Sir Nicholas Rainton. The latter was a wealthy haberdasher and Lord Mayor of London. Dower House is another historic building in Forty Hill. It is located within the grounds of Forty Hall. It dates from the 16th or 17th century. Worcester Lodge, Elsynge House, and Sparrow Hall are from the 18th century. Nineteen-century Forty Hill constructions include Elms and Clock House, Jesus Church, and the school adjacent to the church. Goat Lane borrows the name of an 18th-century pub. A mock-Elizabethan style building replaced the pub in 1930. The new building is now a block of flats. Most of the Forty Hill housing was built in the 1930s.

George Birkbeck lived in this North London area in the 1820s. He is remembered as the founder of the Birkbeck, University of London and the head of the Chemical Society. Forty Hill station opened in 1891, but it became a huge disappointment as the passengers still had to change trains. The line failed to bring any profit and was soon closed. In 1909, electric trams began to run along Forty Hill.