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The History of Enfield
(London borough of Enfield EN1/EN2/EN3, Hertfordshire, Greater London)

The London Borough of Enfield is the most northerly London borough and forms part of Outer London. It borders the London Boroughs of Barnet, Haringey and Waltham Forest as well as the Hertfordshire districts of Broxbourne and Welwyn Hatfield, and the Essex district of Epping Forest.

Enfield Town used to be a small market town on the edge of the forest about a day's travel north of London. As Greater London has grown, Enfield Town and its surrounds have become a residential suburb, with fast transport links into central London.

The current borough was formed in 1965 from the former area of the Municipal Borough of Southgate, the Municipal Borough of Enfield and the Municipal Borough of Edmonton. The armorial bearings of these three boroughs were also merged.

The creature on the shield of the Enfield coat of arms is known in heraldry as an "Enfield" (Or colloquially as the Enfield beast), and is used extensively as a logo representing Enfield, particularly by the borough council.