Harringay (pronounced ) is a district of north London, England, within the London Borough of Haringey. It is centred on the section of

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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

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. 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 Harringay Ward
Haringey Council Map showing the ward boundaries
and forms the south western boundary. From north to south, between the tip of Finsbury Park and the top of

Ducketts Common Duckett's Common, together with Green Gate Common, form a public park in Harringay, in the London Borough of Haringey. The park is located opposite Turnpike Lane Underground station, on Green Lanes. It offers several amenities including an outdo ...

, Harringay measures about . At its widest point, from east to west, it measures about .

Locale

Harringay's main shopping street,

, is a busy, cosmopolitan high street. Some shops have a long-established presence. Others reflect the more cosmopolitan nature of Green Lanes and include a large number of

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bakeries,

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cafe A coffeehouse, coffee shop, or café is an establishment that primarily serves coffee of various types, notably espresso, latte, and cappuccino. Some coffeehouses may serve cold drinks, such as iced coffee and iced tea, as well as other non-caf ...

s and a growing cluster of

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s. There are several

pub A pub (short for public house) is a kind of drinking establishment which is licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term ''public house'' first appeared in the United Kingdom in late 17th century, and was ...

s including the

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and Pevsner-noted '

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'. Parts of the 1980 film ''

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'' and the 1992 film ''

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'' were shot there. Harringay Residential Road

Towards the southern end stands the well-preserved,

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-laden 'Beaconsfield' public house. Opposite is the Arena Shopping Park which contains a handful of national multiples outlets, a

Sainsbury's J Sainsbury plc, trading as Sainsbury's, is the second largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom, with a 14.6% share of UK supermarket sales. Founded in 1869 by John James Sainsbury with a shop in Drury Lane, London, the company wa ...

supermarket, and one of Britain's first " drive-thru"

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restaurants. A large section of the eastern side of Green Lanes is called Grand Parade. Interrupted only by the gaps introduced by the residential roads running eastwards, Grand Parade runs for nearly half a kilometre from just north of

Harringay Green Lanes railway station Harringay Green Lanes railway station is on the Gospel Oak to Barking line in Harringay, north London. It is from (measured via Kentish Town and Mortimer Street Junction) and is situated between and . Services Trains run every 15 minut ...

to St Ann's Road. The streets to the west of Green Lanes are known as 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 'The Gardens'. To the south of 'The Gardens' and Sainsbury's is Harringay's 'Warehouse District'; to the north is 'Woodlands Park'.

Geography and geology

Harringay is just under from the centre of London sitting on a

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bed covered by a thick layer of

London Clay The London Clay Formation is a marine geological formation of Ypresian (early Eocene Epoch, c. 56–49 million years ago) age which crops out in the southeast of England. The London Clay is well known for its fossil content. The fossils from t ...

. The western part of the district is hilly, rising to at its highest. Further to the west, beyond Harringay, the ground rises steadily to one of the highest points in London at

Hampstead Heath Hampstead Heath (locally known simply as the Heath) is an ancient heath in London, spanning . This grassy public space sits astride a sandy ridge, one of the highest points in London, running from Hampstead to Highgate, which rests on a band o ...

, about away. The eastern part of Harringay is low-lying, at between 60 and 90 feet, as the land descends towards the Lea Valley, to the east. Harringay covers an area of approximately .Generalised Land Use Database Statistics for England 2005, Office for National Statistics.
Figures shown are calculated using 100% of the value for Harringay Ward, 30% of the total for St Ann's Ward and 85% of Super Output Area 31D of Seven Sisters Ward. The land use for the area is shown in the table below. The only waterway still running above ground is the man-made New River, constructed in 1619 to bring water into London from

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. However, two natural rivers still flow through Harringay beneath the ground. These are just two of the many

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s and

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s that used to flow through this part of London from the high ground to the west, down into the River Lea. Stonebridge Brook ran above ground meandering eastwards just to the north of the old Harringay House. It crossed the estate, running roughly beneath present-day Effingham and Fairfax Roads, ran along

for a short way, and then eastwards north of St Ann's Road and on to the River Lea. 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 Park stands today. It was eventually culverted, and now flows underground just to the south of the shopping park.

History

Historical outline

In the

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Harringay was on the edge of a huge glacial mass that reached as far south as Muswell Hill. MBH - MBT Boundary Marker

The area was then largely covered with forest until the

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when it was developed as agricultural land. From 1750 to 1880 Harringay experienced the pressures of the burgeoning population in London. Gradually inroads into the pastoral landscape were made, first for the leisure and then for the settlement of Londoners. By 1900 Harringay had become a respectable outer London suburb with all the land built over and only Finsbury Park remaining as a hint of its former character. It remained part of

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and was not within the jurisdiction of the

County of London The County of London was a county of England from 1889 to 1965, corresponding to the area known today as Inner London. It was created as part of the general introduction of elected county government in England, by way of the Local Government A ...

until 1965. Identified as a single unified urban area from 1900, Harringay was originally split between the old boroughs of

Hornsey Hornsey is a district of north London, England in the London Borough of Haringey The London Borough of Haringey (pronounced , same as Harringay) is a London borough in North London, classified by some definitions as part of Inner Lo ...

and

Tottenham Tottenham () is a town in North London, England, within the London Borough of Haringey. It is located in the ceremonial county of Greater London. Tottenham is centred north-northeast of Charing Cross, bordering Edmonton to the north, Waltham ...

with the boundary between the two running slightly to the west of

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. On many of the roads in West Harringay, it is still possible to see the old Tottenham - Hornsey boundary where the paving stones give way to tarmacked pavement. The old

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boundary markers are also still in place on some roads (see picture, right).

Etymology

The name ''Harringay'' has its origin in the

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period and is derived from ''Haeringe'' and ''haia'' with the first element coming from the

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''haeringe'' meaning a "meadow of hares" and the second a "hedge". 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

(another nearby district of London). :''Sources:''

Entertainment

From 1750 until the second half of the 20th century, Harringay became a destination for Londoners seeking to relax. Hornsey Wood House, Finsbury Park,

Harringay Stadium Harringay Stadium was a major greyhound racing and motorcycle speedway venue in Harringay, north London. It was built and opened in 1927 and closed in 1987. Construction Harringay Stadium was the third greyhound racing stadium to open in Br ...

and Harringay Arena were all hugely popular leisure destinations in their day. The stadium and arena site is now occupied by

and the Arena Shopping Park. In the 21st century, Harringay continues to attract visitors from across London and beyond to visit the ever-growing number of popular restaurants, bars, festivals and live music venues. In the years since 2010 the festivals, bar and music studios of the creative hub in the Harringay Warehouse District is also attracting people to Harringay as an entertainment centre.

Transport and communications history

There is little doubt that the history of transport communications through Harringay had a significant effect on its shape today. In

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, a great roadway through the area to the north was established. 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 Manorialism, also known as the manor system or manorial system, was the method of land ownership (or "tenure") in parts of Europe, notably France and later England, during the Middle Ages. Its defining features included a large, sometimes forti ...

and subsequently

boundaries. In the mid-19th 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 southwesternmost slice of the Borough of Tottenham. The subsequent construction of the

Tottenham & Hampstead Junction Railway The Tottenham & Hampstead Junction Railway was a railway line in north London, formed by an Act of Parliament of 28 July 1862, which today is mostly part of the Gospel Oak to Barking line. It was effectively part of an attempt by the Great Easte ...

(THJR) almost defined Harringay's present-day southern boundary.

Demographics

At the 2011 census, the population of Harringay was about 22,136.There is no single figure provided in the

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for Harringay. All data used for the total population of Harringay is a close approximation, calculated by using the data for Haringey Output Areas E00010027, E00010029, E00010030, E00010031, E00010032, E00010033, E00010034, E00010035, E00010036, E00010037, E00010038, E00010039, E00010040, E00010041, E00010042, E00010043, E00010044, E00010045, E00010046, E00010047, E00010048, E00010049, E00010050, E00010051, E00010052, E00010053, E00010054, E00010055, E00010056, E00010057, E00010058, E00010059, E00010060, E00010061, E00010062, E00010261, E00010266, E00010268, E00010269, E00010270, E00010271, E00010272, E00010277, E00010278, E00010280, E00010281, E00010282, E00010283, E00010284, E00010285, E00010286, E00010310, E00010311, E00010318, E00010319, E00010323, E00010326, 00010327, 00010328, E00170301, E00170307, E00170308. The number of dwellings was calculated using the same method. All data is sourced from th
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Harringay Online Harringay Online is a hyperlocal social network based in the neighbourhood of Harringay, north London. History Started on 1 July 2007, Harringay Online was one of the first neighbourhood websites to be set up using social media technology. It ...

. The ethnic breakdown is: 64%

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, 12%

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, 12%

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, 6% Mixed and 5% other. 71% of its inhabitants were born in Europe, with 12% in Asia, 7% in Africa (mainly eastern & southern), and 1% in North America. Within this mix 3% were born in Turkey. About 41% of the population report themselves as

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, 14% as

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, 1% as

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and 40% as not religious or no religion stated. 60% of residents are classified as being in the A/B & C1 NRS social grades. Of a total of around 9,199 dwellings in Harringay, approximately 39% are owner-occupied and about 44% are privately rented accommodation. 14% are public or other

council housing Public housing in the United Kingdom, also known as council estates, council housing, or social housing, provided the majority of rented accommodation until 2011 when the number of households in private rental housing surpassed the number in so ...

. About 40% of the dwellings are houses, with the remainder being flats, most often converted from the largely

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housing stock.

Education

There are four generally well regarded schools located within Harringay. These are shown below together with the number of places available in 2018: *North Harringay

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(460) *South Harringay

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(241) *South Harringay Junior (218) *Chestnuts

(461) Inspection reports on Harringay's four schools are available at th
Ofsted website

Sport

Harringay became both nationally and internationally famous for the sporting events that were held in the

and the Harringay Arena from the late 1920s until the 1980s.

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boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...

and

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were the main attractions. Today, Harringay is home to the London Meteors who are based in the former cricket pitch in Finsbury Park, at the corner of Endymion Road and Green Lanes.

Green Harringay

22.5% of Harringay is open space: * Finsbury Park - officially part of Harringay *The Green Flag awarded

Railway Fields Railway Fields is a Local Nature Reserve and a Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade I, in Harringay the London Borough of Haringey. About one hectare in area, it was a railway goods yard until 1967. The park also contains ...

Local Nature Reserve, near

Harringay Green Lanes Station Harringay Green Lanes railway station is on the Gospel Oak to Barking line in Harringay, north London. It is from (measured via Kentish Town and Mortimer Street Junction) and is situated between and . Services Trains run every 15 minut ...

*The

New River Path The New River Path is a long-distance footpath which follows the course of the 17th-century aqueduct, the New River, for from its source in Hertfordshire to its original end in Islington, London. The path is waymarked and all signs display th ...

, accessible from Wightman Road and from

opposite Finsbury Park *

, opposite

Turnpike Lane station Turnpike Lane is a London Underground station at Turnpike Lane, Haringey, Turnpike Lane in the London Borough of Haringey in north London, England. The station is on the northeastern part of Piccadilly line between Manor House tube station, Ma ...

* A very small area of open land called ''Harringay Stadium Slopes'' to the south and east of

car park, above Hermitage Road, accessible from Surrey Gardens, off Finsbury Park Avenue *Fairland Park, Falkland Road, N8 *The roof garden at North Harringay Primary School *A small, but very well kept and award-winning, community garden in Doncaster Gardens (off Stanhope Gardens) New River Harringay

Also close by are: *The Parkland Walk, running through nearby

Stroud Green Stroud Green is a suburb and electoral ward in north London, England, in the London Borough of Haringey. On its south-western side, Stroud Green Road forms part of the boundary with the London Borough of Islington.See for example the catchment a ...

up to Highgate * Alexandra Park * Queen's Wood *Woodberry Wetlands (formerly known as 'East Reservoir' between Harringay & Stoke Newington) * Highgate Wood * Chestnuts Park, by St Ann's Road * Priory Park, at the end of Hornsey High Street

People from Harringay

:''See :People from Harringay''

Harringay on film and television

Films shot in part or in their entirety in Harringay include: *''

London River ''London River'' is a 2009 British-French drama film, written and produced by Franco-Algerian film director Rachid Bouchareb. Starring Brenda Blethyn and Sotigui Kouyaté, it centres on the journey of two people searching for their children afte ...

'' (2009) *
Broken Lines
' (2008) *'' Jhoom Barabar Jhoom'' (2006)
''The Lives of the Saints''
(2006) *''

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'' (2002) *'' Face'' (1997) *''

'' (1992) *''

The Fourth Protocol (film) ''The Fourth Protocol'' is a 1987 British Cold War spy film starring Michael Caine and Pierce Brosnan. Directed by John Mackenzie, it is based on the 1984 novel '' The Fourth Protocol'' by Frederick Forsyth. Plot In 1968, an East-West agreem ...

'' (1987) *''

'' (1980) *''The Angel Who Pawned her Heart'' (1954) TV productions in Harringay include: * Harringay Arena was the home of the

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for its first ten years, from 1947 onwards. In 1958, the show featured in the first broadcast of the BBC's new Saturday afternoon sports programme ''

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''.. *

was the home of Greyhound racing on London Weekend Television's '' World of Sport'' between 1972 and 1982. *''Murder Prevention'' (2004; Channel 5) – shot in and around Harringay, Stroud Green and Crouch End

Transport and local area

Nearest places

Crouch End Crouch End is an area of North London, approximately from the City of London in the western half of the borough of Haringey. It is within the Hornsey postal district (N8). It has been described by the BBC as one of "a new breed of urban villag ...

* Muswell Hill *

Stoke Newington Stoke Newington is an area occupying the north-west part of the London Borough of Hackney in north-east London, England. It is northeast of Charing Cross. The Manor of Stoke Newington gave its name to Stoke Newington the ancient parish. The ...

* Turnpike Lane *

Wood Green Wood Green is a suburban district in the borough of Haringey in 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 maj ...

* St Ann's * West Green * Finsbury Park *

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Places of interest

* St Paul's Church – striking modernist church on Wightman Road *

The Salisbury The Salisbury is a Grade II* listed pub on Grand Parade in Harringay, North London. History The Salisbury was designed and built by John Cathles Hill, founder of The London Brick Company. The pub was opened in 1899 with W. A. Cathles, a cousi ...

– well-preserved Victorian pub; listed by English Heritage * Hornsey Church – 13th-century church tower * See also ''Green Harringay'' above * Harringay Warehouse District

Nearest railway stations

* Harringay Green Lanes *

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 ...

Nearest Underground stations

* Turnpike Lane

Buses

There are three bus routes that connect Green Lanes with the

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and the West End: the 29,

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, and

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. The nearby

Turnpike Lane bus station Turnpike Lane is a London Underground station at Turnpike Lane in the London Borough of Haringey in north London, England. The station is on the northeastern part of Piccadilly line between Manor House and Wood Green. The station was opened o ...

offers further connection to the west, east and north.Haringey London Borough Council
Travelling around Haringey

References

External links

– double award-winning neighbourhood network for Harringay residents.
Google map showing Harringay's boundaries
* Harringay Online'
Harringay Timeline

Flickr Photo Pool on Harringay

BBC h2g2 Article, ''Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Named it Twice?''
* Wymondham Learning Centre,
Bombs over Harringay
'. 9 March 2005. {{LB Haringey Districts of the London Borough of Haringey Areas of London Places formerly in Middlesex District centres of London