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Tottenham Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Tottenham

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Tottenham history

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Toponymy

Tottenham is believed to have been named after Tota, a farmer whose hamlet was mentioned in the Domesday Book. ‘Tota’s hamlet’, it is thought, developed into ‘Tottenham’ It is not related to Tottenham Court Road in Central London, though the two names share a similar-sounding root.

Early history

There has been a settlement at Tottenham for over a thousand years. It grew up along the old Roman road, Ermine Street, and between High Cross and Tottenham Hale, the present Monument Way. About 70 families lived within the area of the manor, mostly labourers working for the Lord of the Manor.

Modern era

The Great Eastern Railway introduced special workman’s trains and fares on its newly opened Enfield and Walthamstow branch lines. Low-lying fields and market gardens were rapidly transformed into cheap housing for the lower middle and working classes. In 1894, Tottenham was made an urban district and on 27 September 1934 it became a municipal borough. As from 1 April 1965, the municipal borough formed part of the London Borough of Haringey together with Hornsey and Wood Green.

Railway history

The Northern and Eastern Railway – running from Stratford to Broxbourne – was opened on 15 September 1840 with two stations in the district: Tottenham and Marsh Lane. South Tottenham station was opened in 1871. The Stoke Newington & Edmonton Railway opened on 22 July 1872 with stations in Tottenham at Stamford Hill (half of the station lies in the borough), Seven Sisters, Bruce Grove and White Hart Lane.

Tottenham landmarks

All Hallows Church is the oldest surviving building in Haringey and dates back to Norman times. Bruce Castle, Lordship Lane, was Tottenham’s manor house and dates from the sixteenth century. It was given the name ‘Bruce Castle’ during the seventeenth century by the 2nd Lord Coleraine, who was Lord of the Manor.

Tottenham geography / climate

Its elevation is approximately 33 feet (10 m) above sea level. The site is located in an area that is located on the edge of a glacier.

Sub-districts

The Tottenham name is used by some to this day to describe the whole of the area formerly covered by the old borough, incorporating the N17 postcode area and part of N15. However, there are differing views as to what constitutes the Tottenham neighbourhood in the present day.

Neighbouring areas

Edmonton Harringay Noel Park Noel Park Palmers Green St Ann’s Tottenham Hale Walthamstow West Green Wood Green. Tottenham Hale West Green is currently at the top of the East London club.

You can visit Tottenham places with Walkfo Tottenham to hear history at Tottenham’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Tottenham has 240 places to visit in our interactive Tottenham map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Tottenham, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Tottenham places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Tottenham & the surrounding areas.

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Best Tottenham places to visit

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Tottenham has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Tottenham’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Tottenham’s information audio spots:

Manor House, London Manor House, also known as Woodberry Down, is an area of North London in the northwest corner of the London Borough of Hackney. It lies immediately east of Finsbury Park, north of Stoke Newington, west of Stamford Hill and Seven Sisters, and south of Harringay. The construction of the Seven Sisters Road gave rise to the alternative name Manor House Crossroads.

Highbury New Park Highbury New Park is a street in Highbury in the London Borough of Islington . It runs from Highbury Quadrant in the north to Highbury Grove in the south .

Stoke Newington Stoke Newington is part of the London Borough of Hackney. It is 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Charing Cross. The historic core of the area retains the distinct London village character.

Langham Working Men’s Club Langham Working Men’s Club is a traditional working men’s club in the north London neighbourhood of Harringay. It is located in north London’s north-east London neighbourhood Harringay, north London.

Oakthorpe Park Oakthorpe Park is a small park and a larger, informal and transiently used neighbourhood name denoting a small fraction of the south of Enfield in Palmers Green, north London, UK. It is situated next to the North Circular. The neighbourhood corresponds to part of the 2004 to date Bowes ward and its nearest train or underground stations are at Wood Green.

South Tottenham South Tottenham is an area of the London Borough of Haringey, north London. It is part of the north London borough of north London and is named South Tottenham.

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