65-674: Wood Green is a suburban district of the London Borough of Haringey , London , England. Its postal district is N22, with parts in N8 or N15. The London Plan identifies it as one of the metropolitan centres in Greater London , and today it forms a major commercial district of north London . Formerly lying within the western part of Tottenham and the county of Middlesex , it became part of both Haringey and Greater London in 1965. Wood Green lies directly east of Alexandra Palace . It
130-424: A 'civic boulevard' linking the east and west of Wood Green and a public square for events and activities. The wider area of Wood Green is the focus of a second significant regeneration plan entering the final stages of consultation in early 2018. The Wood Green Area Action plan would see the transformation of Wood Green Town Centre with the creation of 6,400 new homes, 4,000 new jobs and a redeveloped town centre with
195-471: A car or van, 11.3%; bus, minibus or coach, 11.3%; train, 4.7%; on foot , 4.1%; work mainly at or from home, 3.6%; bicycle, 3.2%. Haringey has been twinned with Koblenz , Germany since 1969. It has also twinned with the towns of: The official heraldic arms were granted on 10 May 1965, after the mergers of the former Municipal Borough of Hornsey , the Municipal Borough of Wood Green and
260-616: A further 11% between 2011 and 2018. The male to female ratio in Haringey is 50:50. While the age structure is similar to that of London, the borough has a slightly larger proportion of residents aged 20–44, and a slightly smaller proportion of residents aged 65+. According to the GLA Population Estimate for 2018, 33.6% of the borough's population are White British, 25.9% are "Other White", 8.2% are of Black African heritage, and 5.8% are of Black Caribbean heritage. Haringey
325-608: A grant for Ducketts Manor, (a sub-manor of Tottenham) which used to be located just to the east of the present-day Wood Green High Road, roughly opposite the junction of Alexandra Road and the High Road. Records suggest that settlement around Wood Green did not start till after the Norman Conquest . There is some limited evidence of Roman presence in the Wood Green area but none of any Saxon settlement. However, from
390-647: A housing association; and 24% are rented from a private landlord. The local council and housing associations provide just over 27,000 affordable homes. As of Q4 2017 there were 3,002 households living in temporary accommodation in Haringey. Haringey has 64 primary (including infant and junior) schools, 11 secondary schools, a City Academy, 5 special schools and a pupil support centre. In addition, there are off site provision and study support centres for children and young people with additional needs. The number of pupils in Haringey Schools as at January 2017
455-504: A landowner called the Lord of the Manor . Tottenham's manor house is on Lordship Lane. It is called Bruce Castle . By 1619 (the date of the first known map) the land to the north and south of Lordship Lane had been cleared of woodland and was mostly in cultivation. On this map the majority of the lane (from Chapmans Green to Tottenham High Road ) is called Berry Lane although its modern name
520-488: A significant amount of high-rise building. Blue House Yard is a redevelopment of a former car park including creative work and retail space, a public square for markets and events. Wood Green is also one of the suggested stations on the new Crossrail 2 transport development. Wood Green stretches from Turnpike Lane in the south to the borough boundary in the north. Its eastern and western boundaries have changed over time and today people have varying senses of what exactly
585-536: A triangle directly north of St Michael's Church . By the time of the publication of the 1869 Ordnance Survey map, Clarence Road, Truro Road, Nightingale Road, Finsbury Road and Commerce Road were all laid out and were becoming increasingly built up. The opening of the Great Northern Railway Line station at Wood Green in 1859 encouraged further development. By the end of the nineteenth century, much of Wood Green had been built up. What remained
650-443: A turnover of more than £20m. With the reorganisation of local government in the 1960s, Haringey Council was formed from the former boroughs of Wood Green , Hornsey and Tottenham . The new unified administration wanted to reinvent Wood Green as a ‘Heart for Haringey’. It was one of a number of new suburban centres intended to counteract the pull of Central London. The Shopping City was constructed between 1976 and 1981. Up to
715-516: Is 6.5 miles (10.5 km) from Charing Cross in central London. The name Wood Green derives from ‘Woodlegh’ or 'Woodlea', a Saxon word meaning open ground near a wood, which in this case relates to an opening in Tottenham Wood, an extensive area of woodland which formerly covered most of this area and westward to Muswell Hill. The earliest surviving written record of ‘Woodlegh’ is a reference in documentation dating from 1256, which relates to
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#1732772668749780-452: Is a London borough in north London , classified by some definitions as part of Inner London , and by others as part of Outer London . It was created in 1965 by the amalgamation of three former boroughs. It shares borders with six other London boroughs. Clockwise from the north, they are: Enfield , Waltham Forest , Hackney , Islington , Camden , and Barnet . Haringey covers an area of more than 11 square miles (28.5 km ). Some of
845-643: Is a listed building . Wood Green does not fit neatly into wards . However, a significant part of the area is contained within the Noel Park and Woodside wards. The population of those wards is given as 28,453 in the 2011 Census . The same census reports that white groups make up 55% of the population of Noel Park ward. The figures for the Woodside ward are 30% White Other, 23% White British, 14% Asian, 8% Black African, 6% Black Caribbean, 3% Black Other, 3% White Irish, 1% Arab and other ethnic groups. Wood Green
910-638: Is a busy urban activity centre with a sizeable shopping area with two cinemas, bars, nightclubs, numerous restaurants and cafes and a shopping area, The Mall , close to the tube station . The High Road, the main shopping spine, stretches from the Wood Green tube station to the next stop on the Piccadilly line , Turnpike Lane , and is lined with shops along its route. It joins with Green Lanes at both its northern and southern ends. As of 2012, Wood Green has 120,757 square metres (1,299,820 sq ft) of total town centre floorspace. The Chocolate Factory
975-603: Is a semi-professional rugby league team that compete in the Kingstone Press League 1 based at New River Stadium in Wood Green. They annually hold the Middlesex 9s rugby league tournament which also takes place at the New River Stadium. London Borough of Haringey The London Borough of Haringey ( / ˈ h ær ɪ ŋ ɡ eɪ / HARR -ing-gay , same as Harringay )
1040-583: Is also home to several smaller Asian communities. 44% of the population are Christian, 12% are Muslim and 3% Jewish. The Muslim population is centred in the middle of the borough around Harringay, while the Jewish community is largest on the western edges of the borough in Highgate, Crouch End and Muswell Hill (where members are predominately Orthodox, Reform and Liberal), and in the Seven Sisters ward in
1105-459: Is included in Wood Green. One definition sees the western boundary as formed by the Great Northern Railway Line. Others argue that Alexandra Park is still within Wood Green's boundaries. Less contentious is the eastern boundary. A common definition would roughly describe it by a line running from the southwestern corner of Tottenhall Park, to the junction of The Roundway and Lordship Lane, then along Downhills Way as far as Belmont Avenue. This part of
1170-461: Is located in the borough on Tottenham High Road. The borough also has two Non-League football clubs, Haringey Borough F.C. and Greenhouse London F.C. , who both play at Coles Park. London Skolars are a rugby league team that compete in Kingstone Press League 1 . They play at New River Stadium in Wood Green , Haringey. The annual Middlesex 9s rugby league tournament also takes place at
1235-570: Is on Lordship Lane . Schools include: St Michael's Church of England Church was built in 1844 and became an independent parish in 1866. St Paul's Roman Catholic Church was first founded in Station Road in 1882, and was rebuilt in 1971. St Mary's Greek Orthodox Church, Wood Green also known as The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God. Wood Green Fatih Mosque
1300-422: Is on Caxton Road, sharing premises with Haringey Council of Asian People. There are a number of sports facilities in the local area. Indoor and outdoor tennis, all-weather football, an athletics track and gym are available at New River Stadium. The local parks offer a variety of options for running and other sports, and many also have tennis courts. There are various gyms in the Wood Green area. London Skolars
1365-624: Is on the East Coast Main Line . It has services in to Kings Cross and Moorgate and out to Hertford and Welwyn Garden City . Bowes Park serves the Hertford Loop Line branch of the East Coast Main Line. London Buses routes 29 , 67 , 121, 123 (24-hour operation, weekends), 141 , 144, 184, 221, 230, 232, 243 (24-hour operation), 329, N29, N91, W3 and W4 serve the area. Wood Green Crown Court
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#17327726687491430-501: Is one of London's major shopping centres. The Alexandra Palace , which is within Wood Green parish, played a leading role in the development of public service television. It is now an events and entertainment venue hosting exhibitions, concerts and sporting events. Wood Green also played its part in the history of commercial television in the UK. In 1955, with the opening of Lew Grade 's London weekend franchise Associated Television (ATV),
1495-445: Is the focus of two major regeneration programmes by the London Borough of Haringey . The Haringey Heartlands initiative covers an area to the west of the town centre, including the former Clarendon Gas Works, Olympia Trading Estate and land on Western Road. The programme aims to transform the area into a mixed sub-neighbourhood, with 1,700 homes, along with retail and office space. There are also plans for new public open space including
1560-623: The Enfield and Haringey Athletic Club . London Heathside, formed in 2000 following the merger of North London AC and Muswell Hill Runners, are also based at the London Marathon Athletics Track at Finsbury Park. The 16 National Rail , London Overground and London Underground stations in the borough are: In March 2011, the main forms of transport that residents used to travel to work were: underground, metro, light rail, tram, 23.5% of all residents aged 16–74; driving
1625-597: The Iron Age and Roman periods, Haringey was peopled by a Celtic tribe called the Catuvellauni , whose extensive lands centred on Hertfordshire and Middlesex . The Romans' presence is evidenced chiefly by the roads they built through the area. Tottenham High Road was part of the main Roman thoroughfare of Ermine Street . There have also been Roman finds in the borough which suggests possible Roman settlement. In
1690-449: The London Borough of Haringey and forms part of the A109 road . Wood Green was originally a clearing in the dense forests of oak, ash and beech that covered most of what is now North London . There were a number of these clearings in the vicinity and each is likely to have been the site of a few simple habitations. Lordship Lane would have begun as a track running through the forest from
1755-705: The Metropolitan Green Belt . Haringey shares borders with six other London boroughs. Clockwise from the north, they are: Enfield , Waltham Forest , Hackney , Islington , Camden , and Barnet . It covers an area of more than 11 square miles (28.5 km ). Some of the more familiar local landmarks include Alexandra Palace , Bruce Castle and Tottenham Hotspur Football Club . Haringey has 600 acres (2.4 km ) of parks, recreation grounds and open spaces which make up more than 25% of its total area. They include both smaller local areas and large green areas which provide an amenity for Londoners beyond
1820-426: The Municipal Borough of Tottenham . Unlike most other London boroughs, it was decided not to create arms based on the charges in the coats of arms of the former boroughs. The coat of arms contains black and gold, representing stability, a cogwheel for industry and a rising sun for the new borough. Lordship Lane, Haringey Lordship Lane connects Wood Green (N22) with Tottenham High Road (N17). It lies in
1885-686: The North Middlesex University Hospital , Homerton Hospital , Whittington Hospital and St Ann's Hospital . In addition, there are numerous Health & Social Care providers across the borough. In 2016, there were 12,150 businesses in Haringey employing a total of 66,000 people. This accounted for 1.3% of all employment in London. Haringey's economy is dominated by small businesses with 93.9% of businesses employing fewer than 10 people. The main sectors of employment in Haringey are: The principal shopping areas in
1950-513: The 5th and 6th centuries after the Saxon invasions the settlement of Haeringehaia was founded; its name coming from the Old English haeringe meaning a "meadow of hares". Haringey remained a rural area until the 18th century when large country houses close to London became increasingly common. The coming of the railways from the mid-nineteenth century onwards led to rapid urbanisation; by
2015-484: The High Road, Wood Green's streets include a high proportion of attractive high-quality Victorian houses. To the north and west of the tube station, a large number of green spaces weave through the streets and a number of larger open green areas remain. Haringey Civic Centre on Wood Green High Road is the official seat of the London Borough of Haringey and contains the council chambers. It was opened in 1958 and
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2080-559: The Hornsey Steam Laundry, Henry A. Ivory & Co Piano Manufacturers and Davis and Timmins Screw Factory. In 1880, Barratts arrived and grew to be one of the biggest confectionery manufacturers of the twentieth century. As Wood Green's population grew, so did its high street. The earliest retail developments had been in Commercial Road and Finsbury Road during the 1860s. However, by the early 1880s retail activity
2145-599: The Hornsey and South Hornsey districts was adjusted in 1874 to follow the Seven Sisters Road . The Tottenham district was divided in 1888, when its western part was made a separate district called Wood Green. The four districts of Hornsey , South Hornsey, Tottenham and Wood Green were each reconstituted as urban districts under the Local Government Act 1894 . South Hornsey Urban District
2210-468: The Municipal Borough of Wood Green was abolished and its area merged with that of the Municipal Borough of Tottenham and the Municipal Borough of Hornsey to form the present-day London Borough of Haringey . The constituency of Wood Green was created in 1918 and existed until 1983 when it was split. Some of the constituency was transferred to the neighbouring seat of Tottenham , but most
2275-655: The New River Stadium. The borough's ice hockey team, the Haringey Huskies , currently play at Alexandra Palace . Alexandra Palace has also hosted other events including the PDC World Darts Championship and a number of Boxing events. During the 1970s, 80s and 90s, the Haringey Athletic Club were at the forefront of a new generation of inner city athletes producing many Olympians. They have since been amalgamated into
2340-496: The Three Jolly Butchers coaching inn was opened on the west side of Green Lanes between Lordship Lane and Bounds Green Road . During the early decades of the 19th Century, the number of inhabitants in the area began to increase significantly. By the middle of the nineteenth century the population had increased to 400 and the centre of Wood Green's gravity had moved north and east with most development taking place in
2405-682: The Wood Green Empire in Lymington Avenue was home to variety programmes on Independent Television ( ITV ); one of which was The Arthur Haynes Show , starring the host himself and his straight man Nicholas Parsons . Only the frontage of The Wood Green Empire survives. It is now a branch of the Halifax . The now-demolished bus depot at Wood Green was used for location filming by London Weekend Television for their 1970s situation comedy On The Buses . As of 2018, Wood Green
2470-486: The area, initially as country retreats for wealthy Londoners. Such dwellings included Cherson House, Wood Green Cottage, Moat Cottage and the Grange, all of which were situated on the fringes of Wood Green Common and dated from the 17th Century. Later, Wood Green House (c. 1780), Chitts Hill House (c. 1805) and Bounds Green House were constructed at the perimeter of the common. Despite the development of these dwellings, by 1798
2535-532: The borough are Wood Green and Turnpike Lane , Muswell Hill , Crouch End , Harringay and Tottenham Hale . Haringey is situated within the growth corridor connecting London with Stansted , Cambridge and Peterborough . The borough has a number of facilities offering a wide range of cultural activity Haringey's theatres include: Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, currently in the FA Premier League, play at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium , which
2600-471: The borough forms part of the Enfield and Haringey constituency. See also List of districts in Haringey . Haringey is a borough of contrasts geographically. From the wooded high ground around Highgate and Muswell Hill , at 426.5 feet (130.0 m), the land falls sharply away to the flat, open low-lying land beside the River Lea in the east. 60 hectares within the borough are designated as part of
2665-400: The borough there are extreme contrasts: neighbourhoods in some of the western wards, such as Highgate , Muswell Hill and Crouch End are among the most prosperous in the country; in the east of the borough, many neighbourhoods are classified as being among the most deprived in the country. The population grew by 17.7% between the 2001 and 2011 Censuses, and is projected to have grown by
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2730-445: The borough's boundaries. Local Nature Reserves and a number of conservation areas can also be found in the borough. The borough is also home to five distinct ancient woods. These are Highgate Woods , Queen's Wood , Coldfall Wood , Bluebell Wood and North Wood. The borough has achieved Green Flag status for 25 of its parks, meaning they are judged to be welcoming, safe and well-managed, with active community involvement. Amongst
2795-410: The boundary is completed by a line running in a northwesterly direction as far as Westbury Avenue. The area rises from 66 ft (20 m) to 98 ft (30 m) above sea level. The shopping area and residential areas of Wood Green all offer quite different identities. The area to the west of the High Road, near Alexandra Palace, was developed as a mainly middle-class residential area, whereas the area to
2860-641: The clearing at Wood Green to Ermine Street , the main Roman road from London to the north east. During the 1000 years before the Norman Conquest , the county of Middlesex was established and divided into administrative areas called Hundreds . Lordship Lane was in Edmonton Hundred . The importance of the Hundred in local government declined as that of the Manor grew. Manors were estates controlled by
2925-404: The east of the borough which is home to South Tottenham's largest Jewish community, who make up 18.1% of the population of the ward. Haringey is a religiously diverse borough, with large populations of all major world religions. 2021 census results were as follows: There are approximately 114,313 dwellings in Haringey. Of those: 43% are owner occupied; 29% are rented from the local authority or
2990-414: The east, towards Tottenham, mainly comprises smaller dwellings that were either built for railway workers in the 19th century or as social housing in the 20th. The High Road and the shopping mall host a variety of shops. There are regeneration plans approved for the old Marks and Spencer, and BHS buildings. There are a number of new restaurants which have opened along the High Road in recent years. Behind
3055-622: The larger open spaces are: Finsbury Park , Alexandra Park , Highgate Wood , Coldfall Wood and the Lee Valley Park . There are three rivers of note still flowing above ground in the borough. These are: According to the GLA's population projections for 2018, the current population of Haringey is 282,904 residents. Haringey is the 6th most deprived borough in London, and the 30th most deprived local authority in England (out of 326). Within
3120-524: The latter part of the 14th century, a number of estates developed around Wood Green. This included the Manor of Ducketts and a handful of smaller estates. In the early Seventeenth Century, the lord of Tottenham Manor, the Earl of Dorset , conducted a major survey of his land. It showed that Wood Green, at the time roughly the Western half of Tottenham , had only sixteen houses and 50 inhabitants. At around
3185-475: The more familiar local landmarks include Alexandra Palace , Bruce Castle , Jacksons Lane , Highpoint I and II, and Tottenham Hotspur Football Club . The borough has extreme contrasts: areas in the west, such as Highgate , Muswell Hill and Crouch End are among the most prosperous in the country; in the east of the borough, such as in Tottenham or Wood Green , some wards are classified as being among
3250-486: The most deprived 10% in the country. Haringey is also a borough of contrasts geographically. From the wooded high ground around Highgate and Muswell Hill , at 426.5 feet (130.0 m), the land falls sharply away to the flat, open low-lying land beside the River Lea in the east. The borough includes large areas of green space, which make up more than 25% of its total area. The names Haringey , Harringay and Hornsey in use today are all different variations of
3315-429: The needs of a growing population, while the civil parishes continued to be based on the ancient parishes. The civil parish of Tottenham was made a local board district in 1850, with an elected board overseeing public health and responsible for the provision of infrastructure. Similar local government districts were created for South Hornsey in 1865, and for the rest of Hornsey parish in 1867. The boundary between
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#17327726687493380-501: The nineteenth century, Wood Green came under the governance of the Manor and Parish of Tottenham. Tottenham developed from a parish in Middlesex into an Urban sanitary district in 1875, after a local board of health had been established in 1850. In 1888, the Municipal Borough of Wood Green was created as an urban district , and later a municipal borough , of Middlesex . In 1965, under the London Government Act 1963 ,
3445-445: The population of Wood Green stood at just 100 inhabitants and remained scattered. It was centred at this period on Wood Green Common. At the same time as the population was growing so was the traffic along Green Lanes . As a result, Wood Green's first inn and recognisable business appeared. In 1770 George Chesser established a blacksmith's shop on the corner of Green Lanes and Lordship Lane (later known as Spouter's Corner). In 1781,
3510-483: The same Old English: Hæringeshege . Hæring was a Saxon chief who lived probably in the area around Hornsey . Hæringeshege meant Hæring's enclosure and evolved into Haringey , Harringay and Hornsey . In the Last Glacial Maximum , Haringey was at the edge of a huge glacial mass that reached as far south as Muswell Hill . There is evidence of both Stone Age and Bronze Age activity. In
3575-523: The same time as the Dorset Survey, the New River was constructed through Wood Green. Winding through the area, the river looped across Chitts Hill and then passed along the northern side of Wood Green Common before turning south. The proximity of Wood Green to the new watercourse enhanced the area's reputation and between the 17th and early 19th Century, several large properties were constructed in
3640-490: The turn of the century much of Haringey had been transformed from a rural to an urbanised environment. The area of the modern borough broadly corresponds to the two ancient parishes of Tottenham (which covered most of the area) and Hornsey in the south-west. Both parishes were historically in the county of Middlesex , with Tottenham being in Edmonton Hundred and Hornsey in Ossulstone Hundred . Ossulstone
3705-407: Was 41,550 (including nursery age children). This total was made up as follows: NHS services provide healthcare for all residents of Haringey. There are 52 General Practices across the borough as of 2022. These are grouped into eight Primary Care Networks with Haringey GP Federation covering the entire borough. In addition to Primary Care the population is cared for by several hospitals including
3770-493: Was abolished in 1900 when it was absorbed into the Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington . Hornsey Urban District was incorporated to become a municipal borough in 1903, as were Wood Green in 1933, and Tottenham in 1934. The modern borough was created in 1965 under the London Government Act 1963 , covering the combined area of the three municipal boroughs of Hornsey , Tottenham and Wood Green . The area
3835-550: Was built over during the first part of the twentieth century. The Victorian development was both residential and commercial in nature. Wood Green's industrial development was centred on the area bounded by Wood Green Common, the Great Northern Railway, Turnpike Lane and the High Street. Amongst the first companies to arrive in the early 1860s was E Welch & Co Tobacco Manufacturer. Then in short order came
3900-411: Was clearly shifting to the High Road. At first, it focussed on the area between White Hart Lane and Truro Road. As the population grew, retail growth south of Lordship Lane began to exceed that north of it and by the end of the first decade of the twentieth Wood Green, High Street had become a popular shopping centre for North London. By 1976 Wood Green was the largest shopping centre in north London with
3965-415: Was later split into divisions for certain administrative functions, and Hornsey was included in its Finsbury division . The ancient parishes provided a framework for both civil (administrative) and ecclesiastical (church) functions, but during the 19th century there was a divergence into distinct civil and ecclesiastical parish systems. The ecclesiastical parishes were gradually sub-divided to better serve
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#17327726687494030-667: Was merged with the Hornsey parliamentary constituency to form the Hornsey and Wood Green parliamentary constituency. Since 2015, the seat has been represented in the House of Commons by the Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) Catherine West . In mid century, Wood Green was known locally as the "Golden Mile of North London". Some shops and buildings were demolished in the 1960s and buildings were cleared to construct Shopping City, now known as The Mall Wood Green , which
4095-421: Was recorded in 1526. In 1904 tram tracks were laid to connect Wood Green with Tottenham . These followed Lordship Lane as far as Bruce Castle. Between 1936 and 1939 the tram was replaced by trolleybuses. In 1961 these were in turn replaced by diesel buses. Wood Green Underground station is at the western end of Lordship Lane. It is served by the Piccadilly line . Bus routes 123, 144, 243, 318 and W3 serve
4160-452: Was set up by Haringey Arts Council in 1996 to develop artists' studios and now has a second building. The project houses 200 local artists, music, film and multimedia studios, photographic studios, and several performing arts organisations. Wood Green tube station is at the northern end of Wood Green High Road and Turnpike Lane tube station at its southern. Both are on the Piccadilly line . Alexandra Palace (named Wood Green until 1982)
4225-551: Was transferred from Middlesex to Greater London to become one of the 32 London Boroughs. The new borough was given the name Haringey, which was an old name for Hornsey. The local authority is Haringey Council. It is usually based at the Haringey Civic Centre on High Road in Wood Green, although the building is closed pending refurbishment as at 2024. Since 2000, for elections to the London Assembly ,
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