London Borough of Haringey
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| London Borough of Haringey | |
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| Geography | |
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| Status | London borough |
| Area — Total |
Ranked 339th 29.59 km² (11.4 sq mi) |
| ONS code | 00AP |
| Admin HQ | Wood Green |
| Demographics | |
| Population — Total (2006 est.) — Density |
Ranked 51st (of 354) 225,700 7,628 /km² (19,756 /sq mi) |
| Ethnicity White British White Irish Other White White & Black Caribbean White & Black African White & Asian Other Mixed Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi Other Asian Black Caribbean Black African Other Black Chinese Other |
(2005 estimates)[1] 47.6% 3.6% 14.1% 1.4% 0.8% 1.2% 1.3% 3.0% 1.3% 1.6% 1.7% 8.3% 9.1% 1.3% 1.5% 2.2% |
| Politics | |
| Haringey London Borough Council | |
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| Leadership | Leader (Cllr George Meehan) & Cabinet |
| Mayor | Cllr Sheik G. L. Thompson |
| Executive | Labour |
| MPs | Lynne Featherstone David Lammy |
| London Assembly — Member |
Enfield and Haringey Joanne McCartney |
| Coat of Arms | |
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| Official website | LB Haringey |
The London Borough of Haringey (pronunciation [2]) is a borough of North London, classified by some definitions as part of Inner London, and by others as part of Outer London. It shares borders with six other boroughs. Clockwise from the north, they are: Enfield, Waltham Forest, Hackney, Islington, Camden, and Barnet.
Haringey covers an area of more than 11 square miles (28.5 km²).[3] Some of the more familiar local landmarks include Alexandra Palace, Bruce Castle and Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.
The borough is very ethnically diverse. It has extreme contrasts, with areas in the west, such as Highgate, Muswell Hill and Crouch End that are among the most prosperous in the country. In the east of the borough, some wards are classified as being among the most deprived 10% in the country.[4]
Haringey is also a borough of contrasts geographically. From the wooded high ground around Highgate and Muswell Hill, at 426.5 feet (130.0 m), the land falls sharply away to the flat, open low lying land beside the River Lea in the east. The borough includes large areas of green space, which make up more than 25% of its total area.[4]
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[edit] History
In the Ice Age, Haringey was at the edge of a huge glacial mass that reached as far south as Muswell Hill. [5] There is evidence of both Stone Age and Bronze Age activity.[6]
Prior to the Romans' arrival, Harringay was part of a large area covering Essex and Middlesex which was home to a celtic tribe called Trinobantes.
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 the Saxon invasions brought Haering, the chieftain whose name still lives on today in local placenames.
At the time of Domesday, the western part of modern Haringey was within the Manor of Harengheie and part of the Bishop of London's principal Manor of Stepney. [5] The eastern part was within the Manor of Tottenham held by Waltheof II, Earl of Northumbria, the last of the great Anglo-Saxon Earls.[7].
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. So that by the turn of the century much of Haringey had been transformed from a rural to an urbanised environment.
The borough in its modern form was founded in 1965, from the former Municipal Borough of Hornsey, the Municipal Borough of Wood Green and the Municipal Borough of Tottenham which had all previously been part of Middlesex. The legacy of these old municipal divisions survives to the present day, with the relative propsperity of the different parts of the borough still split broadly along the old boundary lines.
- See also: Category: History of Haringey.
[edit] Etymology
The names Haringey, Harringay[8] and Hornsey in use today are all different variations of the same Old English - Haeringes-hege. Haering was a Saxon chief who lived probably in the area around Hornsey. Haering's Hege, meant Haering's enclosure and evolved into Haringey, Harringay and Hornsey.
[edit] The Haringey coat of arms and logo
The official explanation of the coat of arms is given as:
| “ | The contrasting colours of black (sable) and gold (Or) symbolise stability - the element earth is traditionally represented in black - and enterprise. The half cogwheel in front of the rising sun represents industry and a bright future - the rising sun symbolises the new borough itself. The radiating golden rays symbolise action reaching out to the boundaries of the borough, those that revolve around the centre of the shield symbolise movement. They also allude to the first television transmission from Alexandra Palace, one of the landmarks in the borough of Haringey. The Heraldic decoration includes a mantling or cloth formerly worn on the back of the helmet to keep the sun off the wearer. The motto is Progress with Humanity.[9] | ” |
The modern logo is fashioned on the coat of arms.
[edit] Demographics
Haringey has a population of 216,507.[10] with approximately 3,548 known asylum seekers.[11]
The population grew by 8.6% between 1991 and 2006 and is projected to grow by a further 5.4% by 2016 to 233,125. The male to female ratio is 50:50 and the age structure is similar to that of London as a whole although younger than the national average. Haringey has a high proportion of young adults in the 20-39 age range and a low proportion of residents aged 45 and over. The borough has a high proportion of lone parent households.[12]
The ethnic composition of Haringey's residents is 65.7% White, 14.7% Asian, 12.1% Black, 4.6% Mixed, 1.1% Chinese and 2% Other. An estimated 193 languages are spoken in the borough.[11]
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[edit] Housing
There are about 97,101 dwellings in Haringey. Of those: 46% are owner occupied; 17.4% are council rented; 10.8% are rented from a registered social landlord; and 24% are rented from a private landlord. Just over 55% of residents in Haringey live in flats, apartments or maisonettes. The local council and housing associations provide about 27,463 affordable homes and in 2006 over 19,000 households were waiting to be housed by the borough. There are almost 5,500 households living in temporary accommodation. In 2002/03 over 1,300 households were accepted as homeless by the council.[12]
[edit] Political composition
The borough has been Labour-run since 1971. In May 2006 Labour retained control of the Council with a majority of just three seats over the Liberal Democrats.
In November 2007 a Liberal Democrat councillor crossed the floor to join the Labour Party. This was the first such occasion in the history of the borough. The Labour majority thus increased to 5 (31 Labour, 26 Liberal Democrat).
No Conservative candidate has won a local government election in Haringey since 1998.
Seats on Haringey Council, by party:
| Year | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats |
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| 1994 | 2 | 57 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 54 | 3 |
| 2002 | 0 | 42 | 15 |
| 2006 | 0 | 30 | 27 |
| 2007 | 0 | 31 | 26 |
(boundary changes in 2002 reduced the number of councillors by 2)
- See Also: Category: Politics of Haringey
[edit] Council wards
There are 19 wards in Haringey. Although they bear the names of long-established local areas, many have boundaries which do not exactly match the locally understood boundaries of those areas. The wards are:
- Note: Each ward name shown above is linked to the London Borough of Haringey's ward microsites. Each provides a wealth of information on the ward via the navigation pane on the left of the screen.[14]
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- See also: Category: Neighbourhoods of Haringey.
[edit] Economy
In 2006, there were 8,200 businesses in Haringey employing a total of 64,700 people. This accounted for 1.6% of all employment in London.
Haringey's economy is dominated by small businesses with 94.2% of businesses employing less than 24 people. These small businesses account for 39.3% of total employment in the borough.
The main sectors of employment in Haringey are:
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The principal shopping areas in the borough are Wood Green and Turnpike Lane, Muswell Hill, Crouch End, and Harringay.
Haringey is situated within the growth corridor connecting London with Stansted, Cambridge and Peterborough.[11]
[edit] Culture
The borough has a number of facilities offering a wide range of cultural activity
[edit] Performing arts
Haringey's theatres include:
- Haringey Shed - an outreach theatre group of Chicken Shed Theatre.
- Jackson's Lane Community Centre.
- Mountview Conservatoire.
- Upstairs at the Gatehouse.
- North London Performing Arts Centre.
- In 2007, the new £14 million Bernie Grant Arts Centre opened, as part of the borough's regeneration strategy.
- Downstairs at the King's Head.
- A wide range of small live music venues together with the bigger venues of Finsbury Park and Alexandra Palace.
[edit] Visual arts
[edit] Green spaces
Haringey has 600 acres (2.4 km²) of parks, recreation grounds and open spaces[17] which make up more than 25% of its total area.[4] 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.[18]
The borough has achieved Green Flag status for eight of its parks which is the highest awarded to any London borough.[17]. Highgate Woods in Haringey is one of only eight Green Heritage sites in London.[19]
Amongst the larger open spaces are: Finsbury Park, Alexandra Park, Highgate Woods, Coldfall Wood and the Lee Valley Park.
There are three rivers of note still flowing above ground in the borough. These are:
[edit] Education
Haringey has 63 primary (including infant and junior) schools, 10 secondary schools, a City Academy, 4 special schools and a pupil support centre. In addition there is off site provision and study support centres for children and young people with additional needs. Ten Children’s Centres[20] were opened in 2006 and a further eight are planned for 2008.
The number of pupils in Haringey Schools as at January 2006 was 34,990 (Including nursery age children). This total was made up as follows:
- Primary Total 16,705 (pupils of compulsory school age).
- Secondary Total 12,431 (including sixth form students).
- Special School pupils and students 299 (including post 16 children).
- Pupil support centre 77.
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[edit] Primary schools
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[edit] Secondary schools
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[edit] Public school
Highgate School, which is a public school, lies within the London Borough of Haringey.
[edit] Sport
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, currently in the FA Premier League, is located in the borough in Tottenham High Road.
London Skolars are a rugby league team that compete in National League 2, 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 ice hockey team, the Haringey Greyhounds currently play at Alexandra Palace. Alexandra Palace has also hosted other events including the PDC World Darts Championship and a number of Boxing events.
- See also: Category: Sport in Haringey
[edit] Twin towns
Haringey has been Town twinning with Koblenz, Germany since 1969. [23] It has also twinned with the towns of Arima in Trinidad and Tobago, Clarendon in Jamaica, Larnaca in Cyprus, Livry-Gargan in the suburbs of Paris, France, Sundyberg in Sweden and Jalasjarvi in Finland
[edit] Notable current and former residents
There are a large number well-known people who have lived or are living in the borough, particularly in the areas of Highgate, Muswell Hill and Crouch End. The group includes Samuel Taylor Coleridge, J. B. Priestley, Yehudi Menuhin, Sting, George Michael, Ho Chi Minh, David Gray and Oliver Tambo.
- See also: For comprehensive information on notable residents see: Category: People from Haringey by district and articles on neighbourhoods of Haringey.
[edit] References & notes
- ^ Data Management and Analysis Group, Greater London Authority, Demography Update October 2007, (2007)
- ^ It is interesting to note that pupils in local schools at the time the borough was created in 1965 were taught that the new borough's name should be pronounced with the ending sounded as in the endings of Finchley, Hackney or Hornsey - Valerie Crosby, Archivist, Bruce Castle Archives, London Borough of Haringey, 2007
- ^ London Borough of Haringey website, Facts & Figures
- ^ a b c Office for National Statistics
- ^ a b Madge, Stephen J. (1938). The Early Records of Harringay alias Hornsey. Public Libraries Committee Hornsey. ISBN : None issued at publication.
- ^ T. F. T. Baker & C. R. Elrington (Editors) (1985). A History of the County of Middlesex, Volume 8: Islington and Stoke Newington Parishes. Accessed online at British History Online.
- ^ T. F. T. Baker & R.B. Pugh (Editors) (1976). A History of the County of Middlesex, Volume 5: Hendon, Kingsbury, Great Stanmore, Little Stanmore, Edmonton Enfield, Monken Hadley, South Mimms, Tottenham. Accessed online at British History Online.
- ^ Harringay is an area of London within the London Borough Haringey. The two differently spelt words describe different places and they are not interchangeable.
- ^ London Borough of Haringey Website
- ^ United Kingdom Census, 2001
- ^ a b c Audit Commision's Corporate Assessment of Haringey Council, October 2006
- ^ a b c Knowing Our Children And Young People - Planning For Their Futures, Haringey Council, 2006
- ^ London Borough of Haringey Website: Ethnic Group Theme Tables
- ^ Each ward page can be explored via the orange navigation panel on the left of the Haringey site screen.
- ^ London Borough of Haringey Website Ward Profiles
- ^ Haringey's economic profile
- ^ a b London Borough of Haringey Website - Open Spaces Page
- ^ The Natural History of Haringey, David Bevan
- ^ English Heritage - Green Heritage Microsite
- ^ Haringey Council Web page on Children's Centres
- ^ London Borough of Haringey Website: Schools & Education
- ^ London Borough of Haringey Website: Schools & Education: Secondary Schools
- ^ Koblenz Tourism Website
[edit] External links
- Haringey Council
- Alexandra Palace
- Haringey London Borough Council - History
- Haringey Freecycle group
- Haringey Council Report, Knowing Our Children And Young People - Planning For Their Futures
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