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5
GENERAL.
The Urban District of Edmonton, seven miles
distant from Liverpool Street terminus on the Enfield
branch of the Great Eastern Railway, is situated on
the west bank of the River Lee.
It is bounded by Enfield Urban District on the
north and by the Urban Districts of Southgate and
Tottenham on the west and south respectively.
Chingford Urban District lies to the east on the opposite
bank of the river. The district is for the most part
flat, rising slightly from the river marshes on the east
to the higher ground to the westward. Geologically,
Edmonton is situated in the London chalk basin.
The subsoil consists for the most part of valley drift
(sand and ballast), beneath which at varying depths
lies the London clay. The surface loam is not deep,
and, in the northern part of the District especially,
there is a rich and extensive deposit of brick earth.
The water supply is derived from the New River
Company's Works, and only a very small number of
wells are now being used.
The sewerage is on the separate system, the
surface water being carried into the Pymme's and
Salmon's Brooks, while the sewage proper is conducted
in sewers to the Council's sewage farm, where it is
treated by broad irregation.