Tottenham High Road is the main thoroughfare through the district of

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 ...

, in the

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. It runs from

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in the North (where it becomes Fore Street) to

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in the South (where the road becomes Stamford Hill). South of

Bruce Grove Bruce Grove is a ward in Tottenham, enclosed by Lordship Recreation Ground, Lordship Lane, Philip Lane, and the High Road. The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 14,483. Nearby Bruce Castle was named after Robert the Bruce. When Ro ...

the road is part of the A10; to the north it is part of the A1010. Tottenham High Road passes through the London postcode areas of N17 and N15 and is 2.3 miles (3.7 kilometers) in length.

History

Tottenham High Road follows, for the whole of its length, the course of the erstwhile

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. The road became an important thoroughfare between London and Cambridge attracting inns, almshouses and residential properties to be established at strategic points. By the 16th century large country retreats leased by affluent Londoners could be found on the high road. From 1800-1850 new roads were built connecting to the high road, which provided better accessibility to London, bringing professionals into the area, causing the population to grow rapidly over the proceeding decades. In 1881 North London Tramways Co. opened a tramway from Edmonton to Stamford Hill along Tottenham High Road

Route

Tottenham High Road starts in Edmonton (further North than this it becomes Fore Street). Travelling South the road meets White Hart Lane with the

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on the East side of the road. The road then forms a junction with Lordship Lane and continues South to meet Bruce Grove, the A10 follows the High road South from here. Further South than this the road passes

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and continues past Seven Sisters to Stamford Hill where the road becomes known as Stamford Hill.

References

Streets in the London Borough of Haringey

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