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When Enfield Chase was enclosed as royal hunting ground in about 1140 it excluded all else from entering the enclosure. It was, therefore inevitable that road tracks would be formed as close to the chase boundaries as possible. The road from Southgate along its southern boundary met with the road to the west of the Chase. At its meeting point a small settlement grew, that settlement would later become Potters Bar. Today Potters Bar is an active town with a resident population of around 22,000. The town has very little left of its past. A survey in 1980 revealed that less than 3% of the buildings standing at that time dated back to pre 1914. The oldest surviving building is Wylliots Barn, now the Old Manor Public House. Other buildings of historical note are Oakmere House, The Green Man Public House and premises to the north of the High Street near to the Police Station.
