Turnpike Lane
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| Turnpike Lane | |
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| Location | |
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| OS grid reference: | TQ305905 |
| Latitude: | 51.5899° |
| Longitude: | -0.1132° |
| Administration | |
| London borough: | Haringey |
| County level: | Greater London |
| Region: | London |
| Constituent country: | England |
| Sovereign state: | United Kingdom |
| Other | |
| Ceremonial county: | Greater London |
| Historic county: | Middlesex (1965) |
| Services | |
| Police force: | Metropolitan Police |
| Fire brigade: | London Fire Brigade |
| Ambulance service: | London Ambulance |
| Post office and telephone | |
| Post town: | LONDON |
| Postal district: | N8 |
| Dialling code: | 020 |
| Politics | |
| UK Parliament: | Hornsey and Wood Green |
| London Assembly: | Enfield and Haringey |
| European Parliament: | London |
| London | List of places in London | |
Turnpike Lane is the name of a shopping street located in Hornsey, Greater Crouch End in the London Borough of Haringey. The area surrounding Turnpike Lane tube station is also colloquially referred to as Turnpike Lane or Wood Green. The large Edwardian tree lined square outside the station is known as Ducketts Common.
Turnpike Lane runs less than 1km from Hornsey railway station to Turnpike Lane tube station and the junction with Green Lanes. It sits adjacent to Hornsey, Crouch End, Muswell Hill and Alexandra Park and Wood Green. Turnpike Lane is undergoing a transformation with new cafes and restaurants catering to a growing influx of young professionals and arty types attracted to its excellent transport links and period properties, as well as its cafes, restaurants and two cinemas, and its attractive green spaces.
By day, Turnpike Lane itself is a congested, busy shopping street. Turkish, Greek, and Asian -owned shops compete aggressively with each other and with the big brand shops, and remain open until late at night. By evening there are some nice award winning restaurants, including Malaysian, Greek, Indian, Turkish, Chinese, Thai, Lebanese, and continental as well as smaller cafes catering to all budgets. Off Turnpike Lane and Westbury Avenue there are attractive tree lined Edwardian Roads, with green spaces such as Belmont and the lovely Downhills Park minutes away. Alexandra Palace is a short walk.
The area has received large amounts of money from Haringey council for ongoing regeneration projects, which have had a positive effect on the area. As part of the Wood Green area, it is one of ten major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan.
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