London Borough of Haringey

Template:Infobox London Borough The London Borough of Haringey is a London borough in North London, England, and forms part of Outer London. It is twinned with Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, Haringey has a population of 216,507. However, it is considered that the Census may have underestimated the population of the borough.

The ethnic composition of the population is 65.6% White, 20% Black, 7.8% Asian, and 3% Indian. White British people are an ethnic minority within Haringey, forming just 45% of the population. The Other White groups form about a third of all white people in the borough, and are comprised primarily of people with Greek, Turkish or Cypriot descent.[1] 46% of householders are owner-occupiers. Only about 11% of the population are over 65, compared to 18.5% nationally.

History

The borough was formed in 1965 from the former area of the Municipal Borough of Hornsey, the Municipal Borough of Wood Green and the Municipal Borough of Tottenham which had previously been part of Middlesex.

Alexandra Palace, first constructed in 1873, is located within the borough.

The Haringey symbol

The Haringey Symbol is based on a device in the Borough Arms. It is a stylised electric flash representing the first television transmission in Britain from Alexandra Palace.

Etymology

See Also: Etymology Section: Harringay Town's History

Note that Harringay - the place - is part of Haringey - the London borough - but they are not the same thing, and the spelling difference is significant. In fact both, as well as Hornsey, come from the same root - a Saxon Chief named Haering. The area took its name - in either form - from Haering's Hege, or Haering's enclosure.

Districts

The borough includes the following areas:

• Alexandra Palace
• Bounds Green
• Broadwater Farm
• Crouch End
• Finsbury Park (shared with Islington and Hackney although the park itself is all within Haringey)
• Harringay
• Highgate
• Hornsey
• Manor House (shared with Hackney)
• Muswell Hill
• Noel Park
• Seven Sisters
• South Tottenham
• Stroud Green
• Tottenham
• Tottenham Green
• Tottenham Hale
• Turnpike Lane
• West Green
• Wood Green

Political Composition

The borough has been Labour-run since 1971. Labour currently has a majority of just three seats over the Liberal Democrats.

Seats on Haringey Council, by party:

Year	Conservative	Labour	Liberal Democrats
1994	2	57	0
1998	2	54	3
2002	0	42	15
2006	0	30	27

(boundary changes in 2002 reduced the number of councillors by 2)

Education

Primary Schools

Alexandra Belmont Bounds Green Broadwater Farm Bruce Grove Campsbourne Chestnuts Coldfall Coleraine Park Coleridge Crowland Devonshire Hill Downhills Earlham Earlsmead Ferry Lane The Green CE Highgate

Lancasterian Lea Valley Lordship Lane Mulberry Muswell Hill Nightingale Noel Park North Harringay Our Lady of Muswell RC Rhodes Avenue Risley Avenue St Ann’s CE St Francis de Sales RC St Gildas’ RC St Ignatius RC St James CE

St John Vianney RC St Martin of Porres RC St Mary’s CE St Mary’s RC St Michael’s CE (N22) St Michael’s CE (N6) St Paul’s and All Hallows CE St Paul’s RC St Peter in Chains RC Seven Sisters South Harringay Stamford Hill Stroud Green Tetherdown Tiverton Welbourne West Green Weston Park

Sources

Secondary Schools

Alexandra Park Fortismere Gladesmore Greig City Academy Highgate Wood Hornsey School for Girls

John Loughborough Northumberland Park Park View Academy St. Thomas More Woodside High School RC

Sources

Sport

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 nines tournament also takes place at the New River Stadium.

Twin towns

Haringey has been twinned with Koblenz, Germany since 1969. [2]. 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 and Sundyberg in Sweden.

Notable current and former residents

• Sway DaSafo
• Skepta
• Pop stars Clare Grogan and Stephen Lironi of 1980's band Altered Images
• Actress Alison Steadman
• Singer Mari Wilson
• Musician Carl Barat of Dirty Pretty Things
• Actress Michelle Collins
• Musician Ray Davies, lead singer of The Kinks
• Film Director Mike Leigh
• Edmund Trebus
• Tristram Hunt

See also Category:People from Haringey by district.

External links

• Haringey Council
• Alexandra Palace
• Haringey London Borough Council - History Brief notes about the history of the area

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