Forty Hall - Enfield

Mid-to-late C18 pleasure grounds overlaying C17 formal gardens focussed on Forty Hall, built 1629-36 for Sir Nicholas Rainton, and set within a C18 landscape park developed over a C16 royal palace and associated water gardens. Owned and managed by the Local Authority as a country park, with the Home Farm and ferme ornée to the west (outside of the registered area) leased to a horticultural college. The Local Authority is developing a strategy to address lapsed woodland and grassland management, restore landscape character and design legibility, and improve the condition of individual features.

Site Details

    Designated Site Name:
    Forty Hall
    Heritage Category:
    Registered Park and Garden grade II
    List Entry Number:
    1001357
    Local Planning Authority:
    Enfield
    Site Type:
    Gardens parks and urban spaces > Landscape park

Location

    Locality:
    Enfield
    County:
    Greater London
    District / Borough:
    Enfield
    Parliamentary Constituency:
    Enfield North
    Region:
    London and South East

Assessment Information

    Assessment Type:
    Park and garden
    Condition:
    Generally satisfactory but with significant localised problems
    Vulnerability:
    High
    Trend:
    Declining
    Ownership:
    Local authority
    Designation:
    Registered Park and Garden grade II, 5 LBs, part in SM, CA

Contact Details

Christopher Laine 020 7973 3700

Next steps

Read more about this historic site on the National Heritage List for England