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St Ann's (Neighbourhood Of Haringey)
St Ann's is a neighbourhood in Tottenham, north London, England, in the London Borough of Haringey. It is located to the east of Harringay and West Green and is within, but distinct from, St Ann's ward. Location St Ann's extends from Chestnuts Park in the west to Seven Sisters Road in the east. To the south, its boundary is defined by the London Overground railway line. History St. Ann's Church was built in a rural setting in the middle of the nineteenth century and consecrated in 1861. A hamlet soon began to grow up around the church. However, it was quickly swallowed up by the northward march of London. By the mid-1890s, it could no longer be distinguished as a separate hamlet.'Tottenham: Growth after 1850', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 5: Hendon, Kingsbury, Great Stanmore, Little Stanmore, Edmonton Enfield, Monken Hadley, South Mimms, Tottenham (1976), pp. 317-324. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=26986&strquery=ann's Education Nea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North London
North London is the northern part of London, England, north of the River Thames and the City of London. It extends from Clerkenwell and Finsbury, on the edge of the City of London financial district, to Greater London's boundary with Hertfordshire. The term is occasionally used in reference to all of London north of the River Thames. The term differentiates the area from South London, East London and West London. Some parts of North London are also part of Central London. Development The first northern suburb developed in the Soke of Cripplegate in the early part of the twelfth century, but London's growth beyond its Roman northern gates was slower than in other directions, partly because of the marshy ground north of the wall and also because the roads through those gates were less well-connected than elsewhere. The parishes that would become north London were almost entirely rural until the Victorian period. Many of these parishes were grouped into an area called the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Borough Of Haringey
The London Borough of Haringey ( , same as Harringay) is a London boroughs, 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: London Borough of Enfield, Enfield, London Borough of Waltham Forest, Waltham Forest, London Borough of Hackney, Hackney, London Borough of Islington, Islington, London Borough of Camden, Camden, and London Borough of Barnet, Barnet. Haringey covers an area of more than . Some of the more familiar local landmarks include Alexandra Palace, Bruce Castle, Hornsey Town Hall, Jacksons Lane, Highpoint I and II, and Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. Areas such as Highgate, Muswell Hill and Crouch End are among the most prosperous in the country. Haringey is also a borough of contrasts geographically. From the woo ... [...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] |
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] |
London Overground
London Overground (also known simply as the Overground) is a Urban rail in the United Kingdom, suburban rail network serving London and its environs. Established in 2007 to take over Silverlink Metro routes, it now serves a large part of Greater London as well as Hertfordshire, with 113 stations on the six lines that make up the network. The Overground forms part of the United Kingdom's National Rail network but it is under the Rail franchising in Great Britain#Concessions, concession control and branding of Transport for London (TfL). Operation has been contracted to Arriva Rail London since 2016. TfL previously assigned orange as a mode-specific colour for the Overground in branding and publicity including the Roundel (London Transport), roundel, on the Tube map, trains and stations. In 2024, each of the six Overground lines were given distinct colours and names – Lioness line, Lioness, Mildmay line, Mildmay, Windrush line, Windrush, Weaver line, Weaver, Suffragette line, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Ann's Church, South Tottenham
St Ann's Church, South Tottenham, is an Evangelical Anglican church in the St Ann's neighbourhood in South Tottenham, London, UK, a part of the Church of England. The church currently holds one Sunday service at 10.30am. History The church was founded in 1860 and dedicated in 1861. The architect of the building was Thomas Talbot Bury. Its construction was funded by Fowler Newsam, a business man who lived nearby, Fowler Newsam Hall, opposite the church on Avenue Road, is named after him. The organ The organ of 1842 was bought from Crosby Hall, London and installed here in 1862. , The National Pipe Organ Register.) References |
South Tottenham
South Tottenham is an area of the London Borough of Haringey, north London. Location South Tottenham occupies parts of the N postcode area, N15 and N postcode area, N17 London postal district, postal districts. It is bordered in the south by Stamford Hill, the west by St Ann's (Neighbourhood of Haringey), St Ann's and West Green, London, West Green, the north by Tottenham, and the east by the Lee Valley Reservoir Chain, Lee Valley Reservoirs. The area has a diverse population. The Seven Sisters Ward has the largest proportion of Jewish residents among Haringey wards, at 18.1%. History and etymology Transport It is served by South Tottenham railway station on the London Overground, and by Seven Sisters station, on the London Overground, London Underground (Victoria line) and National Rail. Education References External links Districts of the London Borough of Haringey Areas of London {{London-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Sisters, London
Seven Sisters is a district of Tottenham, north London, England, at the eastern end of Seven Sisters Road, which runs from Tottenham High Road to join the A1 in Holloway. Etymology The Dorset map of 1619 shows the area known today as Seven Sisters named as Page Greene. However, by 1805 the first series Ordnance Survey map was showing the area as Seven Sisters. The name is derived from seven elms which were planted in a circle with a walnut tree at their centre on an area of common land known as Page Green. The clump was known as the Seven Sisters by 1732.Tottenham: Growth before 1850', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 5: Hendon, Kingsbury, Great Stanmore, Little Stanmore, Edmonton Enfield, Monken Hadley, South Mimms, Tottenham (1976) In his early-seventeenth-century work, ''The Briefe Description of the Towne of Tottenham Highcrosse'', local vicar and historian William Bedwell singled out the walnut tree for particular mention. He wrote of it as a local 'arbo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stamford Hill
Stamford Hill is an area in Inner London, England, about northeast of Charing Cross. The neighbourhood is a major component of the London Borough of Hackney, and is known for its Hasidic community, the largest concentration of orthodox Ashkenazi in Europe. The district takes its name from the eponymous hill, which reaches a height of AOD, and the originally Roman A10 also takes the name "Stamford Hill", as it makes its way through the area. The hill is believed to be named after the ford where the A10 crossed the Hackney Brook on the southern edge of the hill. Sanford and Saundfordhill are referred to in documents from the 1200s, and mean "sand Ford". Roque's map of 1745 shows a bridge, which replaced the ford, referred to as "Stamford Bridge". The hill rises gently from the former course of the Hackney Brook to the south, and its steeper northern slope provided a natural boundary for the traditional (parish and borough) extent of Hackney, and now does so for the wid ... [...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] |
Stamford Hill Railway Station
Stamford Hill is a station on the Weaver line of the London Overground, serving Stamford Hill and neighbouring areas. The entrance hall to the station, on Amhurst Park, lies within the London Borough of Hackney but much of the platform area is in the London Borough of Haringey. It is down the line from London Liverpool Street and situated between and stations. Its three-letter station code is SMH and it is in Travelcard zone 3. Services All services at Stamford Hill are operated as part of the Weaver line of the London Overground using EMUs. The station is on the Seven Sisters branch of the Lea Valley lines, with trains out of Liverpool Street running to either Cheshunt or Enfield Town. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 4 tph to London Liverpool Street * 2 tph to * 2 tph to Additional services call at the station during the peak hours. Connections London Buses routes 253, 254, 310 __NOTOC__ Year 310 ( CCCX) was a common year starting on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
