It is generally deemed to commence westwards from the Liverpool Street to Cheshunt railway.

First recorded as Freezywater (1768) and Freezy Water (1819); the local farm choosing to name itself after its fishpond or duck pond which was liable to freeze.

In the 18th century this was called Freezy Water Farm, and later developments largely informally took on the name until the completion of its church in 1906.

[4] During World War II, Chesterfield School was hit by a V1 flying bomb aimed for the Royal Small Arms Factory, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) due east of the school.

[5] The church of Saint George, a large red-brick gothic building designed by JEK and JP Cutts, was built between 1900 and 1906.