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Harringay is an area of north London in the United Kingdom and part of the London Borough of Haringey.^[1] This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The London Borough of Haringey is a London borough in North London, England, and forms part of Outer London. ...

Location

Like most districts of London, Harringay has no formal boundaries and cannot be precisely defined. It is centred on the section of Green Lanes running between the northern boundary of Finsbury Park up to the southern boundary of Ducketts Common, not far from Turnpike Lane. The most certain boundary is formed in the West by the Great Northern Railway. The northern boundary is to the south of Turnpike Lane, running parallel to it, somewhere between Sydney Road and Fairfax Road. In the north-east, the boundary roughly corresponds with a line drawn between the south of Duckett's Common and the north end of Warwick Gardens. A line due South of this point, as far as Hermitage Road, forms the eastern boundary. South-east of here a line to the centre of Finsbury Park completes the south eastern limits. Although Finsbury Park is officially part of Harringay ^[2], it forms a soft southern boundary; the actual town boundary being formed by Endymion Road. Including the park, Harringay has an area of about 1¾ miles (2.8km) from North to South^[3] and ½ mile (0.8km), at its widest point, from East to West.^[4][5] Green Lanes, or the A105, is a main road in north London that runs from Newington Green near Stoke Newington forming the border between Hackney and Islington, up to Finsbury Park, through Harringay and ends at the junction of Turnpike Lane. ... This is an article about the park called Finsbury Park. ... Turnpike Lane is the name of a shopping street located in Hornsey, in the London Borough of Haringey. ... The Great Northern Railway (GNR) was a British railway company, founded by the London & York Railway Act of 1846. ...

The Locale

A Section of Grand Parade, Green Lanes Harringay

Harringay is a comfortable North London residential area close to Crouch End. Its main shopping street, Green Lanes, is a vibrant and cosmpolitan high street. Some shops have a long established presence, like Disney's furniture store trading here since 1913. Others are part of the more transitional nature of Green Lanes and in 2007 include a scattered cluster of Turkish bakeries, grocers, cafes and restaurants. There are several pubs including the Grade II listed ^[6] and Pevsner noted Salisbury.^[7] Part of the 1980 film The Long Good Friday^[8] and the 1992 biopic of Charlie Chaplin.^[9] were shot here. At the northern end of Harringay is the Queens Head, Harringay's oldest pub^[10]. Towards the southern end stands the well-preserved, Victoriana-laden Beaconsfield public house. Opposite is the new Arena Shopping Mall with shops including Sainsbury's supermarket, Homebase store and one of Britain's first ever "drive-thru" McDonald's restaurants. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1374 × 1030 pixel, file size: 404 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) own work ‹ The template below (PD-self) is being considered for deletion. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1374 × 1030 pixel, file size: 404 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) own work ‹ The template below (PD-self) is being considered for deletion. ... Green Lanes, or the A105, is a main road in north London that runs from Newington Green near Stoke Newington forming the border between Hackney and Islington, up to Finsbury Park, through Harringay and ends at the junction of Turnpike Lane. ... Sir Nikolaus Pevsner CBE (January 30, 1902 – August 18, 1983) was a German-born British historian of art and, especially, architecture. ... The Long Good Friday (1980) is a British gangster film starring Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren. ... “Charles Chaplin” redirects here. ... A drive-through refers to a type of restaurant or part of a restaurant that serves customers in their vehicles. ...

One of the Residential Streets in Harringay Park (Harringay Ladder), looking due East.

A large section of the eastern side of Green Lanes is called Grand Parade. With the exception of the gaps introduced by the residential roads running eastwards, the Grand Parade runs almost uninterrupted, for nearly half a mile from just North of Harringay Green Lanes Railway Station to St Ann's Road.^[11] Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 459 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1944 × 2541 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 459 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1944 × 2541 pixel, file size: 1. ...

Whilst the main road feels definitely cosmopolitan, the population of the surrounding streets is somewhat more homogeneous (See Demographics Section.). The streets to the West of Green Lanes are known as Harringay Park or the Harringay Ladder (due to their similarity to a ladder when seen on a map). The streets to the East behind Grand Parade are known as Harringay Gardens. Most of the streets in the Gardens are named after British earldoms. The street names of the Harringay Park roads also have a specific provenance. South of Harringay station, all the names have connections with Benjamin Disraeli and his novels^[12]. North of Harringay station until as far north as Turnpike Lane, all streets are named after British explorers or Admirals of the British Navy^[13].
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Geography & Geology

The New River meandering between the houses of Harringay Park (Harringay Ladder)

Harringay is just under 5½ miles (8.7 km) from the centre of London ^[14] sitting on a chalk bed covered by a thick layer of London Clay. The western part of the town is hilly, rising to 138 feet at it highest. Further to the west, beyond Harringay, the ground rises steadily to a highest point of 445 feet in Hampstead, about 3½ miles (5.4 km) away.^[15] The eastern part of Harringay is low-lying, at between 60 and 90 feet, as the land descends towards the Lee Valley, 2 miles (3.2 km) to the East ^[16]. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article is about the River Lee in England; for the one in the Republic of Ireland see River Lee (Ireland). ...

The only river still running above ground is the man-made New River, constructed in 1619 to bring water into London from Hertfordshire. However two natural rivers still flow through Harringay beneath the ground. These are just two of the many springs and streams which used to flow through this part of London from the high ground to the West and into the River Lee. Stonebridge Brook ran above ground meandering eastwards just to the North of old Harringay House. It crossed the estate, running roughly beneath present-day Effingham and Fairfax Roads, ran along Green Lanes for a short way and then eastwards North of St Ann's Road and on to the Lee.^[17] Although still flowing underground today, the Harringay section was fully culverted by 1885. Hermitage Brook flowed roughly along the southern boundary of the western part of Harringay and then, staying close to its Southern edge, under where the Arena Shopping Mall stands today. It was culverted and flows underground just to the South of the mall today.^[18] There are also other rivers called the New River New Gauge where water leaves the River Lea at the start of the New River The New River is a man-made waterway in England, opened in 1613 to supply London with fresh drinking water. ... This article is about the River Lee in England; for the one in the Republic of Ireland see River Lee (Ireland). ...

Sources: ^[19]

History

Historical Outline

Tympanum style ornamentation with a bas-relief green man decoration on one of the Grand Parade Buildings

In the Ice Age Harringay was on the edge of a huge glacial mass that reached as far south as Muswell Hill.^[20] Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 223 pixelsFull resolution (3512 × 981 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 223 pixelsFull resolution (3512 × 981 pixel, file size: 1. ... A pediment is a classical architectural element consisting of a triangular section or gable found above the horizontal superstructure (entablature) which lies immediately upon the columns. ... Bas relief is a method of sculpting which entails carving or etching away the surface of a flat piece of stone or metal. ... For other uses, see Green Man (disambiguation). ...

Boundary Marker on Seymour Road. Note paving to the East (ex-Tottenham), Tarmac to the West (ex-Hornsey)

The area was then largely covered with forest till the Middle Ages when it was developed as agricultural land. From 1750 to 1880 Harringay experienced the pressures of the burgeoing population in London. Gradually inroads into the pastoral landscape were made, first for the lesiure and then for the settlement of Londoners. By 1900 Harringay had become a respectable outer London suburb with all the land bulit over and only Finsbury Park remaining as a hint of its former self. Identified as a single unified urban area from 1900, Harringay was originally split between the old boroughs of Hornsey and Tottenham with the boundary between the two running slightly to the West of Green Lanes. The unification of the two boroughs in 1965, as the London Borough of Haringey, brought all Harringay under the control of a single unit of local governance for the first time in more than a thousand years. Nonetheless, the old boundary between the two boroughs is still visible. On many of the roads in West Harringay, it is possible to see the boundary where the paving stones give way to tarmaced pavement. The old parish / borough boundary markers are also still in place on some roads. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 519 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1383 × 1597 pixel, file size: 274 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 519 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1383 × 1597 pixel, file size: 274 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU...

Etymology

See: Etymology Subsection of Main Article: History of Harringay

The name Harringay has its origin in the Saxon period and is derived from the name of a Saxon chieftan called Haering. Haering's Hege meant Haering's enclosure. The earliest written form of the name was recorded as Harenhg’ in about 1195. Its development thereafter gave rise to the modern-day names of Harringay (the district of London), the London Borough of Haringey and Hornsey (another nearby district of London). The following article is part of a more general article on Harringay, a town in London. ... The London Borough of Haringey is a London borough in North London, England, and forms part of Outer London. ... ‹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ...

Sources:^[21]

Harringay & Entertainment

See: Harringay & Entertainment Subsection of Main Article: History of Harringay

From 1750 till the second half of the Twentieth Century, Harringay became a destination for Londoners to relax. Hornsey Wood House, Finsbury Park, Harringay Stadium and Harringay Arena were all hugely popular leisure destinations in their day. The Stadium and Arena site is now occupied by Sainsbury's and the Arena Shopping Mall. The following article is part of a more general article on Harringay, a town in London. ... Harringay Stadium (Harringay Park, as it was first called) adjacent to Harringay Arena on Green Lanes in North London, UK was a major greyhound and speedway track. ... Harringay Arena in North London opened in 1936, was a venue for Boxing and Circus during the first half of the Twentieth Century. ...

Transport & Communications History

See: Transport & Communications History Subsection of Main Article: History of Harringay

There is little doubt that the history of transport communications through Harringay had a significant effect on shaping it today. In Roman times, a great roadway to the North was established.^[22] This roadway endured as a great communication passage to the North and brought much activity through the heart of the area. It also acted as the rough dividing line for land ownership, identifying Harringay’s position on the edge of manorial and subsequently borough boundaries. The following article is part of a more general article on Harringay, a town in London. ...

In the mid-Nineteenth Century, the arrival of the Great Northern Railway (GNR) cleaved western Harringay from the rest of the Borough of Hornsey and set it fair for its subsequent union with the south-westernmost slice of the Borough of Tottenham. The subsequent construction of the Tottenham & Hampstead Junction Railway (THJR) almost defined Harringay's present-day southern boundary. The Great Northern Railway (GNR) was a British railway company, founded by the London & York Railway Act of 1846. ... Formed by an Act of 28 July 1862. ...

Until 1942 there was a foot tunnel running under the railway from a point on Wightman Road, close to Alison Road to Weston Park in Hornsey, giving convenient access for pupils to The Stationers' Company's School (boys) and Hornsey High School for boys. This tunnel was closed due to bombing raids on the railway marshalling yards during the Second World War. The access point for this tunnel is now a private garage of a house in Wightman Road.^{[citation needed]} The Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

Demographics

The Striking Modernist St Paul's Church & Vicarage, Wightman Road, Harringay - called "the dazzling St Paul's" by the Guardian's Simon Jenkins

As of the 2001 Census, the population of Harringay was about 13,000.^[23] The racial breakdown was: 70% white, 15% black, 9% Asian, 3% Mixed and 3% other. 72% of its inhabitants were born in Europe, with 12% in Asia, 9% in Africa (mainly Eastern & Southern), and 4% in North America. Within this mix, 6% were born in Cyprus and 3% in Turkey. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 781 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2249 × 1726 pixel, file size: 919 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 781 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2249 × 1726 pixel, file size: 919 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU... This article focuses on the cultural movement labeled modernism or the modern movement. See also: Modernism (Roman Catholicism) or Modernist Christianity; Modernismo for specific art movement(s) in Spain and Catalonia. ... UK Census 2001 logo A nationwide census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001. ...

About 46% of the population report themselves as Christian and 13% Muslim. Other religions are present in smaller percentages.

Over 60% of residents are classified as being in the three highest social groups, whilst 10% are students.

Approximately 47% of households are owner-occupied and about 30% living in privately rented accommodation. 17% is public or other social housing.

Education

There are three schools located within Harringay. These are shown below together with the number of places available in 2006^[24]:

• North Harringay Primary (441)
• South Harringay Infants (172)
• South Harringay Junior (130)

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Sport

Harringay has boasted a few ice hockey teams over the years, most notably the rivals Harringay Racers and Harringay Greyhounds who both played out of the now defunct Harringay Arena. Boxing was also popular at the arena. Harringay Stadium was a major greyhound and speedway track, which could contain about 50,000 spectators. Harringay Racers was a British ice hockey club based in London, England. ... Harringay Greyhounds were a British ice hockey club based in London, England. ... Harringay Arena in North London opened in 1936, was a venue for Boxing and Circus during the first half of the Twentieth Century. ... Harringay Stadium (Harringay Park, as it was first called) adjacent to Harringay Arena on Green Lanes in North London, UK was a major greyhound and speedway track. ... This article needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ... Motorcycle speedway, normally referred to as Speedway, is a motorcycle sport that involves usually 4 and sometimes up to 6 riders competing over 4 laps of an oval circuit. ...

Green Harringay

Harringay has many green spaces:

• Finsbury Park - officially part of Harringay. ^[2]
• The Green Flag awarded Railway Fields Local Nature Reserve ^[25] near Harringay Green Lanes Station.
• The New River Path.^[26] accessible from Wightman Road and from Green Lanes opposite Finsbury Park.
• A very small area of wild ground called Harringay Stadium Slopes to the South and East of Sainsbury's car park, above Hermitage Road.^[27] It is accessible from Surrey Gardens, off Finsbury Park Avenue.
• Falkland & Fairfax Open Space, Falkland Road, N8.
• A recently developed roof garden at North Harringay Primary School.^[28]
• A small but very well kept and award winning community garden in Doncaster Gardens (off Stanhope Gardens).^[29]

Behind busy Wightman Road - The New River Path

A haven of tranquility on Green Lanes - Railway Fields, Harringay

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• Parkland Walk running through nearby Stroud Green up to Highgate.
• Alexandra Park.
• Queens Wood.
• Highgate Wood.
• Chestnuts Park in St Ann's Road.
• Priory Park at the end of Hornsey High Street.

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Transport and local Area

Nearest places

• Stroud Green
• Crouch End
• Muswell Hill
• Stoke Newington
• Hornsey
• Turnpike Lane
• Wood Green
• West Green
• Finsbury Park
• Manor House

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Places of interest

• St Paul's Church - striking modernist church on Wightman Road.
• Hornsey Church - 13th Century church tower.
• See also Green Harringay above.

, Harringay is an area of north London in the United Kingdom and part of the London Borough of Haringey. ...

Nearest railway stations

• Harringay railway station
• Harringay Green Lanes railway station
• Hornsey railway station

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Nearest tube stations

• Manor House Tube Station
• Turnpike Lane Tube Station

Buses

There are three major bus routes that connect Green Lanes with the City and the West End; the 29, 141, and the 341,. The nearby Turnpike Lane bus station offers further connection to the West, East and North.^[30] London Buses route 29 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. ... London Buses route 141 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. ... London Buses route 341 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. ...

References & Notes

Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... // See also History of Harringay Overview Harringay This significant period in Harringays history witnessed the transition from a purely pastoral society and set the stage for the upheavals of the late 19th Century. ... Endymion is a novel published in 1880 by Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, the former Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. ... Sybil, or The Two Nations Published in the same year as Frederick Engelss The Condition of the Working Class in England in 1844, Sybil (1845) traces the plight of the working classes of England. ... Venetia is a novel by Georgette Heyer. ... Martin Frobisher by Cornelis Ketel. ... Sir William George Fairfax (died 7 November 1813) was a vice-admiral in the Royal Navy and the progenitor of the Fairfax Baronets. ... Caricature from Punch, 1882 The Right Honourable Charles William de la Poer Beresford, 1st Baron Beresford GCB GCVO (February 10, 1846–September 6, 1919), known as Lord Charles Beresford until 1916, was a British Admiral and Member of Parliament. ... Edward Umfreville (b. ... // See also History of Harringay Overview Harringay During this period Harringay emerged from the mist of prehistory as a thickly forested area of southern England. ...

External links

• Community Website for Harringay Residents
• Maps and aerial photos for 51°34′55″N 0°05′59″W / 51.581948, -0.099649Coordinates: 51°34′55″N 0°05′59″W / 51.581948, -0.099649
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  • Street map from Multimap or GlobalGuide

• Wymondham Learning Centre, Bombs over Harringay. 09 March 2005.

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