Tottenham

Tottenham is a place in North London, England. Originally a rural area in the County of Middlesex later Urban District , It became a Borough in 1934, then a part of London Borough of Haringey in 1965. It grew up along the old Roman Road Ermine Street. The River Lea formed the eastern boundary of the Borough of Tottenham to Walthamstow , Middlesex to Essex , was also the boundary of Danelaw. This is now the Boundary of the L.B.Haringey to London Borough of Waltham Forest. It featured in the stories of Isaac Walton. Tottenham is the home of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, whose ground at Paxton Rd is named White Hart Lane after the site of the original ground.

Districts

• Bruce Grove
• Harringay the area along Green Lanes was administratively part of the Borough of Tottenham.
• Seven Sisters gets its name from a circle of seven trees (now replanted) that were planted by a Tottenham resident ca. 1700s on Page Green Common to commemorate his daughters. The Seven Sisters Road, was constructed in the 1830s to provide a link across countryside from Tottenham to Holloway.
• South Tottenham
• Tottenham Hale
• Tottenham Marshes
• Tottenham Wood was an ancient woodland area that covered most of the present Wood Green.
• West Green

Sites of Historical Interest

All Hallows Church

Bruce Castle

Now a Local History Museum, was Tottenhams Manor House, named after the father of the Lord of the Manor. It was purchased by Sir Rowland Hill and he was living here when he as Postmaster General introduced the Penny Postage in 1840.

Harringay Arena

(Now Demolished)

High Cross

Public Transportation

Two London Underground Lines serve Tottenham. The Piccadilly Line opened in 1932 has one station Turnpike Lane in Tottenham. The Victoria Line which opened in 1968 has its operating depot in Tottenham at Northumberland Park and has two stations, Seven Sisters and Tottenham Hale situated within the area. Suburban railway stations, Seven Sisters, Tottenham Hale, Bruce Grove, White Hart Lane and Northumberland Park serve the area.The train service is provided WAGN.

History of the Railways of Tottenham

Northern & Eastern Railway

Running from Stratford to Broxbourne was opened 15th September 1840 with two stations in the district called Tottenham & Marsh Lane.

Tottenham & Hampstead Junction Railway

Opened 21st July 1868. The two stations on this line in the district were opened later. Harringay Park (Green Lanes) in 1880 and St Anns Rd in 1882 closing after service on 8th August 1942.

Stoke Newington & Edmonton Railway

The section between Stoke Newington and Lower Edmonton opened July 22,1872 with stations at Stamford Hill (half of the station lies in the Borough), Seven Sisters, Bruce Grove, and White Hart Lane in Tottenham.

Palace Gates Line

Opened within Tottenham on1 January 1878 with stations at Seven Sisters and West Green. Passenger services ceased in 1963 with the line finally closing on 7 February 1965.

Tottenham & Forest Gate Railway

Opened 9th July 1894.

London Transport Piccadilly Line

Extended to Tottenham in 1932.

London Transport Victoria Line

Opened on 1 September 1968.

Postal Districts

Tottenham is divided into two London postal district s. These are:

N15 South Tottenham and N17 Tottenham.

Neighbouring Boroughs & Districts

• London Borough of Enfield
• Edmonton N18 .
• London Borough of Waltham Forest
• Walthamstow E17 .
• London Borough of Hackney
• Stamford Hill N16 .
• London Borough of Islington
• Finsbury Park N4 .
• London Borough of Haringey
• Hornsey N8 .
• Wood Green N22 .

See also

• Tottenham, Ontario