The London Borough of Haringey ( , same as Harringay) is a

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in north London, classified by some definitions as part of

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, and by others as part of

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. 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: Enfield, Waltham Forest, Hackney,

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, Camden, and Barnet. Haringey covers an area of more than . Some of the more familiar local landmarks include

Alexandra Palace Alexandra Palace is an entertainment and sports venue in North London, situated between Wood Green and Muswell Hill in the London Borough of Haringey. A listed building, Grade II listed building, it is built on the site of Tottenham Wood and th ...

, Bruce Castle, Hornsey Town Hall, Jacksons Lane, Highpoint I and II, and Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. Areas such as

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, Muswell Hill and Crouch End are among the most prosperous in the country. Haringey is also a borough of contrasts geographically. From the wooded high ground around

and Muswell Hill, at , the land falls sharply away to the flat, open low-lying land beside the

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in the east. The borough includes large areas of green space, which make up more than 25% of its total area.Office for National Statistics

History

Toponymy

The names ''Haringey'', '' Harringay'' and '' Hornsey'' in use today are all different variations of the same Old English: ''Hæringeshege''. Hæring was a

Saxon The Saxons, sometimes called the Old Saxons or Continental Saxons, were a Germanic people of early medieval "Old" Saxony () which became a Carolingian " stem duchy" in 804, in what is now northern Germany. Many of their neighbours were, like th ...

chief who lived probably in the area around Hornsey. ''Hæringeshege'' meant Hæring's enclosure and evolved into ''Haringey'', '' Harringay'' and '' Hornsey''. Haringey from Alexandra Palace

In the

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, Haringey was at the edge of a huge glacial mass that reached as far south as Muswell Hill. There is evidence of both

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and

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activity.

Background

In the

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and Roman periods, Haringey was peopled by a

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called the

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, whose extensive lands centred on

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and

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. The Romans' presence is evidenced chiefly by the roads they built through the area. Tottenham High Road was part of the main Roman thoroughfare of Ermine Street. There have also been Roman finds in the borough which suggests possible Roman settlement. In the 5th and 6th centuries after the

invasions the settlement of Haeringehaia was founded; its name coming from the

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''haeringe'' meaning a "meadow of hares". Haringey remained a rural area until the 18th century when large country houses close to London became increasingly common. The coming of the railways from the mid-nineteenth century onwards led to rapid urbanisation; by the turn of the century much of Haringey had been transformed from a rural to an urbanised environment.

Administrative history

The area of the modern borough broadly corresponds to the two

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es of

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(which covered most of the area) and Hornsey in the south-west. Both parishes were historically in the county of

, with Tottenham being in Edmonton Hundred and Hornsey in Ossulstone Hundred. Ossulstone was later split into divisions for certain administrative functions, and Hornsey was included in its Finsbury division. The ancient parishes provided a framework for both civil (administrative) and ecclesiastical (church) functions, but during the 19th century there was a divergence into distinct civil and ecclesiastical parish systems. The ecclesiastical parishes were gradually sub-divided to better serve the needs of a growing population, while the civil parishes continued to be based on the ancient parishes. The civil parish of Tottenham was made a local board district in 1850, with an elected board overseeing public health and responsible for the provision of infrastructure. Similar

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were created for South Hornsey in 1865, and for the rest of Hornsey parish in 1867. The boundary between the Hornsey and South Hornsey districts was adjusted in 1874 to follow the Seven Sisters Road. The Tottenham district was divided in 1888, when its western part was made a separate district called Wood Green. The four districts of Hornsey, South Hornsey,

and Wood Green were each reconstituted as urban districts under the

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. South Hornsey Urban District was abolished in 1900 when it was absorbed into the Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington. Hornsey Urban District was incorporated to become a

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in 1903, as were Wood Green in 1933, and Tottenham in 1934. The modern borough was created in 1965 under the

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, covering the combined area of the three municipal boroughs of Hornsey,

and Wood Green. The area was transferred from

to Greater London to become one of the 32 London Boroughs. The new borough was given the name Haringey, which was an old name for Hornsey.

Governance

The local authority is Haringey Council. It is usually based at the Haringey Civic Centre on High Road in Wood Green, although the building is closed pending refurbishment as at 2024.

Greater London representation

Since 2000, for elections to the

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, the borough forms part of the Enfield and Haringey constituency.

Geography

See also '' List of districts in Haringey''.

Physical geography

Haringey is a borough of contrasts geographically. From the wooded high ground around

and Muswell Hill, at , the land falls sharply away to the flat, open low-lying land beside the

in the east. 60 hectares within the borough are designated as part of the Metropolitan Green Belt. Haringey shares borders with six other London boroughs. Clockwise from the north, they are: Enfield, Waltham Forest, Hackney,

, Camden, and Barnet. It covers an area of more than . Some of the more familiar local landmarks include

, Bruce Castle and Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. Haringey has of parks, recreation grounds and open spaces which make up more than 25% of its total area. They include both smaller local areas and large green areas which provide an amenity for Londoners beyond the borough's boundaries. Local Nature Reserves and a number of conservation areas can also be found in the borough. The borough is also home to five distinct ancient woods. These are Highgate Woods, Queen's Wood, Coldfall Wood, Bluebell Wood and North Wood. The borough has achieved Green Flag status for 25 of its parks, meaning they are judged to be welcoming, safe and well-managed, with active community involvement. Amongst the larger open spaces are: Finsbury Park, Alexandra Park, Highgate Wood, Coldfall Wood and the

Lee Valley Park Lee Valley Regional Park is a long linear park, much of it green spaces, running through the northeast of Greater London, Essex and Hertfordshire. The park follows the course of the River Lea (Lee) along the Lea Valley from Ware in Hertfords ...

. There are three rivers of note still flowing above ground in the borough. These are: * River Moselle * The New River *

Demographics

According to the GLA's population projections for 2018, the current population of Haringey is 282,904 residents. Haringey is the 6th most deprived borough in London, and the 30th most deprived local authority in England (out of 326). Within the borough there are extreme contrasts: neighbourhoods in some of the western wards, such as

, Muswell Hill and Crouch End are among the most prosperous in the country; in the east of the borough, many neighbourhoods are classified as being among the most deprived in the country. The population grew by 17.7% between the 2001 and 2011 Censuses, and is projected to have grown by a further 11% between 2011 and 2018. The male to female ratio in Haringey is 50:50. While the age structure is similar to that of London, the borough has a slightly larger proportion of residents aged 20–44, and a slightly smaller proportion of residents aged 65+. According to the GLA Population Estimate for 2018, 33.6% of the borough's population are White British, 25.9% are "Other White", 8.2% are of Black African heritage, and 5.8% are of Black Caribbean heritage. Haringey is also home to several smaller Asian communities. 44% of the population are Christian, 12% are Muslim and 3% Jewish. The Muslim population is centred in the middle of the borough around Harringay, while the Jewish community is largest on the western edges of the borough in

, Muswell Hill and Crouch End (where members are predominately Orthodox, Reform and Liberal), and in the Seven Sisters ward in the east of the borough which is home to South Tottenham's largest Jewish community, who make up 18.1% of the population of the ward.

Ethnicity

Religion

Haringey is a religiously diverse borough, with large populations of all major world religions. 2021 census results were as follows: *

Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion, which states that Jesus in Christianity, Jesus is the Son of God (Christianity), Son of God and Resurrection of Jesus, rose from the dead after his Crucifixion of Jesus, crucifixion, whose ...

- 39.3% *

Islam Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world ...

- 12.6% *

Judaism Judaism () is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic, Monotheism, monotheistic, ethnic religion that comprises the collective spiritual, cultural, and legal traditions of the Jews, Jewish people. Religious Jews regard Judaism as their means of o ...

- 3.6% *

Hinduism Hinduism () is an Hypernymy and hyponymy, umbrella term for a range of Indian religions, Indian List of religions and spiritual traditions#Indian religions, religious and spiritual traditions (Sampradaya, ''sampradaya''s) that are unified ...

- 1.3% *

Buddhism Buddhism, also known as Buddhadharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and List of philosophies, philosophical tradition based on Pre-sectarian Buddhism, teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or ...

- 0.9% *

Sikhism Sikhism is an Indian religion and Indian philosophy, philosophy that originated in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent around the end of the 15th century CE. It is one of the most recently founded major religious groups, major religio ...

- 0.3% *Other Religions - 2.3% * No religion - 31.6% *Not Stated - 8.0%

Public services

Housing

There are approximately 114,313 dwellings in Haringey. Of those: 43% are owner occupied; 29% are rented from the local authority or a housing association; and 24% are rented from a private landlord. The local council and

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s provide just over 27,000 affordable homes. As of Q4 2017 there were 3,002 households living in temporary accommodation in Haringey.

Education

Haringey has 64 primary (including infant and junior) schools, 11 secondary schools, a City Academy, 5 special schools and a pupil support centre. In addition, there are off site provision and study support centres for children and young people with additional needs. The number of pupils in Haringey Schools as at January 2017 was 41,550 (including nursery age children). This total was made up as follows: *Primary (state-funded) 23,735 (pupils of compulsory school age). *Secondary (state-funded) 13,377 (including sixth form students). *Special School pupils and students 485 (including post 16 children).

Health & Social Care

NHS services provide healthcare for all residents of Haringey. There are 52 General Practices across the borough as of 2022. These are grouped into eight Primary Care Networks with Haringey GP Federation covering the entire borough. In addition to Primary Care the population is cared for by several hospitals including the North Middlesex University Hospital, Homerton Hospital, Whittington Hospital and St Ann's Hospital. In addition, there are numerous Health & Social Care providers across the borough.

Economy

In 2016, there were 12,150 businesses in Haringey employing a total of 66,000 people. This accounted for 1.3% of all employment in London. Haringey's economy is dominated by small businesses with 93.9% of businesses employing fewer than 10 people. The main sectors of employment in Haringey are: *Wholesale and Retail tradeRetail and wholesale distribution – 18.2% *Health and social work - 19.0% *Real estate, renting and business activities - 15.3% *Education - 12.18% *Manufacturing - 8.3% *Public administration - 6.8% *Health and social work – 10.6% *Accommodation & Food Service activities -– 9.1% *Professional, Scientific & Technical activities - 7.6% *Administrative and Support Service activities - 6.8% *Transportation & Storage – 6.1% *Manufacturing – 4.5% *Public administration & Defence; Compulsory Social Security – 4.5% *Construction - 4.5% *Manufacturing - 4.5% *Arts, Entertainment and Recreation – 4.5% *Information & Communication – 3.8% *Real estate activities - 3% *Financial & Insurance activities – 1.1% *Water supply, Sewerage, Waste management & Remediation activities – 0.6% *Other Service activities – 3% :Source The principal shopping areas in the borough are Wood Green and Turnpike Lane, Muswell Hill, Crouch End, Harringay and Tottenham Hale. Haringey is situated within the growth corridor connecting

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Culture

The borough has a number of facilities offering a wide range of cultural activity

Performing arts

Haringey's theatres and other venues include: *

's Great Hall, Theatre and West Hall
Haringey Shed
- an outreach theatre group of Chicken Shed Theatre. * Jacksons Lane - a multi-arts centre with a full-time programme of theatre and participatory events. *New London Performing Arts Centre provides affordable, accessible drama, dance, singing and music classes to children of all ages * Bernie Grant Arts Centre. *Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Highgate *Downstairs at the King's Head
The Intimate Space
a fringe venue in St Mary's Tower, Hornsey Village *A wide range of small live music venues together with the bigger venues of Finsbury Park.

Visual arts

Furtherfield
*The Chocolate Factory

Sport

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, currently in the FA Premier League, play at

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, which is located in the borough on Tottenham High Road. The borough also has two Non-League football clubs, Haringey Borough F.C. and Greenhouse London F.C., who both play at Coles Park.

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are a

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team that compete in Kingstone Press League 1. They play at New River Stadium in Wood Green, Haringey. The annual Middlesex 9s rugby league tournament also takes place at the New River Stadium. The borough's

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team, the Haringey Huskies, currently play at

. Alexandra Palace has also hosted other events including the PDC World Darts Championship and a number of

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events. During the 1970s, 80s and 90s, the Haringey Athletic Club were at the forefront of a new generation of inner city athletes producing many Olympians. They have since been amalgamated into the Enfield and Haringey Athletic Club. London Heathside, formed in 2000 following the merger of North London AC and Muswell Hill Runners, are also based at the London Marathon Athletics Track at Finsbury Park.

Transport

The 16 National Rail,

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and

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stations in the borough are: *

(National Rail, ECML serviced by Great Northern services) * Bounds Green (London Underground, Piccadilly Line) * Bowes Park (National Rail,

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Branch, services by Great Northern services) * Bruce Grove (London Overground, Lea Valley Lines,

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Branch) * Harringay Green Lanes (London Overground, Gospel Oak - Barking Line) * Harringay (National Rail, ECML serviced by Great Northern services) *

(London Underground,

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) * Hornsey (National Rail, ECML serviced by Great Northern services) *

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(London Underground, Piccadilly Line) * Northumberland Park (National Rail, Lea Valley Main Line serviced by Greater Anglia services) * Seven Sisters (London Underground, Victoria Line and London Overground, Lea Valley Lines, Cheshunt Branch) * South Tottenham (London Overground, Gospel Oak - Barking Line) * Tottenham Hale (London Underground, Victoria Line and National Rail, Lea Valley Main Line serviced by Greater Anglia services) * Turnpike Lane (London Underground, Piccadilly Line) *

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(London Overground, Lea Valley Lines, Cheshunt Branch) * Wood Green (London Underground, Piccadilly Line) In March 2011, the main forms of transport that residents used to travel to work were: underground, metro, light rail, tram, 23.5% of all residents aged 16–74; driving a car or van, 11.3%; bus, minibus or coach, 11.3%; train, 4.7%; on

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, 4.1%; work mainly at or from home, 3.6%; bicycle, 3.2%.

Twin towns

Haringey has been twinned with

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since 1969. It has also twinned with the towns of: * Arima in

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, * Clarendon in

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, * Holetown in St. James,

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, * Larnaca in

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, * Livry-Gargan in the suburbs of

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, France, * Sundbyberg in

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and * Jalasjärvi in

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Coat of arms

The official heraldic arms were granted on 10 May 1965, after the mergers of the former Municipal Borough of Hornsey, the Municipal Borough of Wood Green and the Municipal Borough of Tottenham. Unlike most other London boroughs, it was decided not to create arms based on the charges in the coats of arms of the former boroughs. The coat of arms contains black and gold, representing stability, a cogwheel for industry and a rising sun for the new borough. The borough has a simple

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described as "Eight Rays" s in the arms A flag is used which looks like a banner of arms but with the

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s reversed, so that it has eight black rays on a yellow field. The rays are also a symbol of the world's first regular high-definition television transmissions in 1936 from the mast of

, one of the landmarks in the Borough of Haringey. The arms is used in the mayoral regalia of the borough. The mayoral chain has the heraldic achievement hanging in a badge made out of 18 k gold and enamel, with the text "The London Borough of Haringey MCMLXV". The chain has stylized H's and hares sitting within laurel wreaths. The hares represent the name of the borough, since Haringey is believed to mean "a meadow of Hares".

Notable people

References and notes

External links

Key statistics on Haringey on London Councils websiteKey leadership information on Haringey Council on the London Councils website
{{Authority control 1965 establishments in the United Kingdom Haringey