Seven Sisters, London

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Seven Sisters

Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ334888
London borough	Haringey
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	N15
Dial code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Tottenham
London Assembly	Enfield and Haringey
European Parliament	London
List of places: UK • England • London

Seven Sisters is a locality in Tottenham, North London at the east end of Seven Sisters Road, which runs from Tottenham High Road to join the A1 in Islington.

1 History
2 Seven Sisters Today
3 Nearest places
4 Nearest railway stations
5 Politics

[edit] History

The Seven Sisters, situated on Page Green, Tottenham, were originally Elms planted in a circle, and in 1840 were said to be about 500 years old. The trees were replanted in 1886, a little further to the east by the (7) Hibbert sisters. Seven Lombardy Poplars were again replanted on 31st December 1955 by the (7) Basten sisters of North London. It is possible that the site was an early sacred grove and that the name Page Green is derived from Pagans Green. The location of the trees may denote a place where people were burnt at the stake.

The Seven Sisters Road, which starts nearby, was constructed in 1833 to provide a link across the countryside from Tottenham to Holloway.

[edit] Seven Sisters Today

Seven Sisters, together with South Tottenham, make up the London postal district N15. N15 has had recent publicity as the most ethnically diverse area in the European Union, with substantial Somalian, Turkish, Afro-Caribbean, and Polish communities.^{[citation needed]}