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Crown Lane followed the edge of Enfield Chase, which was also the boundary between Middlesex and Hertfordshire. Early buildings on the north side of the lane, including the Crown Inn, were an encroachment on the chase. Travellers too were inclined to cut across the corner of the chase rather than follow Crown Lane. Some of the cottages visible in the aerial picture still survive.
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