Bulls Cross

Bulls Cross is recorded as Bedelscrosse in 1465. == Tottenham Hotspur ==

In 2009 football club Tottenham Hotspur announced plans for a training centre to be built in the area. It was opened in September 2012. == Geography ==

Bulls Cross is in the north of the borough. It is bordered by Bullsmoor Lane and Whitewebbs Lane to the north, Forty Hall to the south. and the New River to the east and Whitewebbs Park to the west. ==Demography==

Bulls Cross is part of the large Chase ward, which also covers Botany Bay, Clay Hill and Crews Hill. 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. == Places of interest ==

• Capel Manor. Now the home of the Capel Manor College with extensive model gardens which are open to the public. Built in red brick, the 18th-century house was remodelled in 1908 in late 17th-century style for James Warren, a wealthy tea planter. Behind the house, an orange brick group of late 19th-century stables and coachhouse with clocktower. The stables are the home to the Clydesdale working horses which are used on the estate. • Myddelton House. Since 1972 the headquarters of Lee Valley Regional Park Authority (LVRPA). The grounds contain the original Market Cross of Enfield Town, which is subject to a Grade II preservation order. There is also a modern museum with artefacts and displays relating to the life and work of E.A. Bowles. • Pied Bull. The small, rendered, timber-framed public house existed here in 1752. Standing with a group of cottages close to the junction with Bullsmore Lane. ==Notable people==

• Bernard Bosanquet, cricketer • E.A. Bowles, horticulturist and plantsman • Frances Perry, horticulturist, gardening writer and presenter ==References==