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West Green, London
West Green is a district in north London, England, in the United Kingdom; within the London Borough of Haringey. It is located 5.7 miles (9.22 km) north of Charing Cross. The area is mainly residential and includes both Chestnuts park, Chestnuts and Downhills parks. Its area is roughly defined by Downhills Park in the North and North-West, Higham Road on the North-East by Clonmell Road on the North-East, with Avenue Road to the South-East, and St Ann's Road to the South, Belmont Road to the West, and a line from Stanley Road to La Rose Lane on the South West. History West Green developed as a small village in the Middle Ages with settlement first recorded in 1393. By the start of the seventeenth century, the eight buildings that then stood in West Green formed the only hamlet in the central area of the manor of Tottenham#Early history, Tottenham. Although it had not grown by 1800, by 1840 it contained 18 houses. This made it bigger than Wood Green at that time. Development ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tottenham (UK Parliament Constituency)
Tottenham () is a Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, constituency in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2000 Tottenham by-election, 2000 by the current Foreign Secretary (United Kingdom), Foreign Secretary, David Lammy of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. Lammy has also served as the Shadow Foreign Secretary from 2021 to 2024 in the Shadow Cabinet of Keir Starmer, in which he previously served as Shadow Secretary of State for Justice and Shadow Lord Chancellor from 2020 to 2021. Tottenham was re-created as a parliamentary constituency in 1950, having previously existed from 1885 to 1918. Boundaries Historic 1885–1918: The parish of Tottenham (and the area included in the Parliamentary Boroughs of Bethnal Green, Hackney, Shoreditch, and Tower Hamlets; for many wealthy voters this sub-provision gave a choice of which seat to vote for). 1918–1950: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harringay
Harringay (pronounced ) is a district of north London, England, within the London Borough of Haringey. It is centred on the section of Green Lanes running between the New River, where it crosses Green Lanes by Finsbury Park, and Duckett's Common, near Turnpike Lane. Location The boundaries of Harringay form a rough boot shape in the extreme southern centre of the borough of Haringey. The western boundary of Harringay is formed by the East Coast Main Line. The northern boundary is to the south of Turnpike Lane, running parallel to it, somewhere between Sydney Road and Fairfax Road. In the northeast, 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 Eade Road, forms the eastern boundary. Southeast of here a line to Finsbury Park completes the southeastern limits. Finsbury Park is officially part of HarringayWard boundaries classify the park as being within ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of The London Borough Of Haringey
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions of municipalities, school district, or political district. Etymology The word "district" in English is a loan word from French. It comes from Medieval Latin districtus–"exercising of justice, restraining of offenders". The earliest known English-language usage dates to 1611, in the work of lexicographer Randle Cotgrave. By country or territory Afghanistan In Afghanistan, a district (Persian ) is a subdivision of a province. There are almost 400 districts in the country. Australia Electoral districts are used in state elections. Districts were also used in several states as cadastral units for land titles. Some were used as squatting districts. New South Wales had several different types of districts used in the 21st century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Green Railway Station
West Green railway station was on the abandoned Palace Gates Line in North London. It was in West Green on the north side of West Green Road, west of the junction with Philip Lane, and near the ''Black Boy'' public house. The Great Eastern Railway opened it on 1 January 1878. Competition from nearby railway lines and the Underground Piccadilly line rendered the Palace Gates line unprofitable and the line and the station were closed for passenger services on 7 January 1963 and for freight on 7 December 1964 by British Rail British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997. Originally a trading brand of the Railway Executive of the British Transport Comm .... Afterwards the shallow cutting that housed the station was filled in and the site is now occupied by a school and sports field. Two small buildings from the station frontage were used as shops until their de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Bus Routes In London
This is a list of Transport for London (TfL) contracted bus routes in London, England, as well as commercial services that enter the Greater London area (except coaches). Bus services in London are operated by Arriva London, Go-Ahead London (Blue Triangle, Docklands Buses, London Central and London General), Metroline, First Bus London, Stagecoach London (East London, Selkent and Thameside), Transport UK London Bus and Uno. TfL-sponsored operators run more than 500 services. Examples of non TfL-sponsored operators include, but are not limited to: Arriva Herts & Essex, Arriva Southern Counties, Carousel Buses, Diamond South East, Go-Coach, First Beeline, Metrobus, Stagecoach South, Thames Valley Buses and Reading Buses. Classification of route numbers In Victorian times, people who took the bus would recognise the owner and the route of an only by its livery and its line name, with painted signs on the sides showing the two termini to indicate the route. Then, in 1906, G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harringay Green Lanes Station
Harringay Green Lanes is a station on the Suffragette line of the London Overground in Harringay, north London. It is from (measured via Kentish Town and Mortimer Street Junction) and is situated between and . Services All services at Harringay Green Lanes are operated by London Overground using EMUs. The typical off-peak service is four trains per hour in each direction between and . During the late evenings, the service is reduced to three trains per hour in each direction. Connections London Buses routes 29, 141, 341 and night route N29 serve the station. The station is a 0.36 mile (0.58 km) walkMeasured using the measure distance function iGoogle Maps The distance is measured from the street outside Harringay Green Lanes Station, via Umfreville Road, to the point on the bridge outside the station at Harringay Station. from Harringay railway station on the East Coast Main Line. History It was opened on 1 June 1880 with the name ''Green Lanes'', bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Sisters Station
Seven Sisters is an interchange station in the Seven Sisters, London, Seven Sisters area of the London Borough of Haringey, North London. It is on the Victoria line of the London Underground and the Weaver line on the Lea Valley lines of the London Overground. The station is walk away from South Tottenham railway station, South Tottenham station on the Suffragette line of the Overground, forming an official out-of-station interchange. The station is in Travelcard Zone 3 and has two entrances/exits: one on Tottenham High Road, and the other on Seven Sisters Road. It is the closest tube station to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. On the Victoria line, the station is between Finsbury Park station, Finsbury Park and Tottenham Hale station, Tottenham Hale stations. On the Weaver line, it is between Stamford Hill railway station, Stamford Hill and Bruce Grove railway station, Bruce Grove stations. History The station was constructed by the Great Eastern Railway (GER) on its Stoke Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Tottenham Railway Station
South Tottenham is a railway station on the Suffragette line of the London Overground. It is located on the eastern side of the A10 road (England), A10 High Road in Tottenham, North London, from (measured via Kentish Town and Mortimer Street Junction) and situated between and . It is in Zone 3, in the London Borough of Haringey. South Tottenham to station (on the Weaver line of the London Overground and the Victoria line of the London Underground) is considered an official out-of-station interchange by the National Rail timetable, and involves a short walk. This link will become fixed under the planned route for Crossrail 2, which sees a double-ended underground station built linking together South Tottenham and Seven Sisters stations. History Opened as 'South Tottenham and Stamford Hill' station on 1 May 1871, on the Tottenham and Hampstead Junction Railway, it was renamed 'South Tottenham' in 1949. The station today A short distance west of the station, on the far ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Sisters Tube Station
Seven Sisters is an interchange station in the Seven Sisters area of the London Borough of Haringey, North London. It is on the Victoria line of the London Underground and the Weaver line on the Lea Valley lines of the London Overground. The station is walk away from South Tottenham station on the Suffragette line of the Overground, forming an official out-of-station interchange. The station is in Travelcard Zone 3 and has two entrances/exits: one on Tottenham High Road, and the other on Seven Sisters Road. It is the closest tube station to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. On the Victoria line, the station is between Finsbury Park and Tottenham Hale stations. On the Weaver line, it is between Stamford Hill and Bruce Grove stations. History The station was constructed by the Great Eastern Railway (GER) on its Stoke Newington & Edmonton Railway line and opened on 22 July 1872. On 1 January 1878, the GER opened a branch line, the Palace Gates Line, from Seven Sisters station ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turnpike Lane Tube Station
Turnpike Lane is a London Underground station, located in Turnpike Lane, Haringey, Turnpike Lane in the London Borough of Haringey in North London, England. It is on the Piccadilly line between Manor House tube station, Manor House and Wood Green tube station, Wood Green stations, and is in List of stations in London fare zone 3, Travelcard Zone 3. It was opened on 19 September 1932 as part of the Piccadilly line extension to Cockfosters, Cockfosters extension. History The station was opened on 19 September 1932. It was the first Underground station in the Municipal Borough of Tottenham and was located at the meeting point of the boroughs of Tottenham, Hornsey and Wood Green, all now part of the London Borough of Haringey. Like all stations on the Piccadilly line extension to Cockfosters, Cockfosters extension, Turnpike Lane set new aesthetic standards not previously seen on the Underground. During the planning period for the extension to Cockfosters, two alternate names fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turnpike Lane, Haringey
Turnpike Lane is a street in Haringey, north London. Description Turnpike Lane forms part of the A504 route, running roughly east–west for less than one mile. The road is characterised by independent retailers with flats above the shops. It is also a local transport hub: Turnpike Lane Underground station and Turnpike Lane bus station are both situated near the eastern end of the street. A small park named Ducketts Common is situated at the eastern end of the road, opposite the Underground and bus stations. It was once an area of common land where people had the right to graze their animals. Turnpike Lane is a busy cosmopolitan shopping street and an important traffic thoroughfare. Speciality shops remain open until late at night, and there are a number of restaurants. The name Turnpike Lane is also used to refer more generally to the area at the southern end of Wood Green High Road and its surroundings. Nearby places * Crouch End * Harringay * Hornsey * West Green ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
