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Cuffley railway station opened in 1910 as Cuffley and Goff’s Oak. The building of the station kick-started the urban development of this area. The station provides connection to London’s King Cross and Northern City Line. Diesel replaced the steam-powered locomotives in 1960. The line became electricity-powered in 1976. Author and educator Molly Hughes provides a history of this area in her autobiographical book A London Family Between the Wars from 1940. About 4,000 people live in this North London area which is part of the Northaw and Cuffley civil parish. Northaw was the original name of this ancient parish that was part of the Cashio Hundred. The current name is used since 1982. Most of the people live in Cuffley.
Cuffley Primary School dates from 1938. It replaced the old Victorian school. Cuffley Community Centre Pre-School provides education for children aged two to five. Three places of worship serve this EN6 area. St Andrew’s is an Anglican church that dates from 1965. It was built on the site of the old school. Before 1965, a tin church from 1911 served the area. The local Life Church is affiliated with the Baptist Life Church in nearby Potters Bar. The area also has a Roman Catholic church named St Martin de Porres. Cuffley was the place of residence of several Premier League football players such as Niko Kranjcar, Armand Traore, Ledley King, and Greg Howell. Singer Keisha Buchanan who founded the Sugarbabes music group also lived here. Sir Terry Leahy, the former CEO of Tesco, lives in Cuffley.
The Zeps is the name of the Cuffley football team. It was named so after the zeppelin that was shot down here in 1916. In truth, the airship was a plane and not a zeppelin. A memorial on East Ridgeway honors Leefe Robinson, the pilot who took down the ship. The village hall has a model of the aircraft.