Oakwood, London

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Location
Oakwood


OS grid reference:	TQ295955
Latitude:	51.643341°
Longitude:	-0.127493°
Administration
London borough:	Enfield
County level:	Greater London
Region:	London
Constituent country:	England
Sovereign state:	United Kingdom
Other
Ceremonial county:	Greater London
Historic county:	Middlesex (1965)
Services
Police force:	Metropolitan Police
Fire brigade:	London Fire Brigade
Ambulance service:	London Ambulance
Post office and telephone
Post town:	LONDON, ENFIELD
Postal district:	N14, EN2
Dialling code:	020
Politics
UK Parliament:	Enfield Southgate
London Assembly:	Enfield and Haringey
European Parliament:	London
London \| List of places in London

Oakwood is an area on the northern edge of London and was historically the southern-most area of Enfield Chase.

It is bordered on the north by Trent Park, and (moving clockwise) by World's End, Grange Park, Winchmore Hill, Southgate, East Barnet, and Cockfosters.

Oakwood is covered by the N14 and EN2 postcodes, with a few properties from Trent Park in EN4. The name of the area is almost certainly made-up. There is an Oak Wood in Trent Park, but this is on the far side of Cockfosters Station.

Enfield Council created Oakwood Park in 1927, probably named after Oak Lodge which stood nearby. The name of the area is bound up with the naming of Oakwood tube station, which finally settled on Oakwood as a name in 1946 - 13 years after it first opened.

The area was mainly developed in the 1930s. Before that, the only building of note was South Lodge - one of the four lodges of Enfield Chase. South Lodge was demolished in 1935: West Lodge Park, East Lodge Nursery, and North Lodge Farm are the locations of the other three lodges. South Lodge Drive and South Lodge Crescent are reminders of South Lodge.