| Clay Hill | |
|---|---|
 Rose and Crown Public House, Clay Hill, Enfield | |
  Clay Hill Location withinGreater London | |
| OS grid reference | TQ325988 |
| London borough | |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ENFIELD |
| Postcode district | EN2 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| UK Parliament | |
| London Assembly | |
| 51°40′21″N0°05′03″W / 51.672633°N 0.084213°W /51.672633; -0.084213 | |
Clay Hill is an area ofEnfield, London, England. It is located to the north ofEnfield Town and is mainly a residential area which almost bordersCrews Hill to the north and forms part of London'sGreen Belt. Prior to 1965 it was in thehistoric county ofMiddlesex. Places of interest include Clay Hill House, Whitewebbs Park, Hillyfields Park andForty Hall. TheNorth Enfield Cricket Club ground is located within the Clay Hill area, at the top of Hilly Fields Park.
Clay Hill is recorded asClayhyll (1524),Clayhillgate (1636); apparently self-explanatory, 'hill with clay soil', with -gate which refers to gate ofEnfield Chase. However, the local name Claysmore, earlierClayes More Grove (1610), is associated with the family of Williamatte Cleye (that is 'at the clayey place') (1274),John Clay (1420). Clay Hill may derive from a surname rather than the wordclay.[1]
Whitewebbs has links with theGunpowder Plot, asGuy Fawkes and his fellow conspirators are known to have used a safe house in Whitewebbs Lane, Enfield. The claim as to location of this safe house is held by theRose and Crown public house, which was extended into what would have been cottages at the time.[2] Fawkes met withRobert Catesby at the original Whitewebbs House which was located on the site of what is now Guy's Lodge Farm opposite theKing and Tinker public house.[3]
Clay Hill is part of the large Chase ward, which also coversBotany Bay,Crews Hill andBulls Cross. The 2011 census showed that 77% of the ward's population was white (64% British, 11% Other, 2% Irish). 5% was Black African and 3% Black Caribbean.[4]
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