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Harringay Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Harringay

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Harringay history

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Historical outline

In the Ice Age Harringay was on the edge of a huge glacial mass that reached as far south as Muswell Hill. The area was largely covered with forest until the Middle Ages when it was developed as agricultural land. From 1750 to 1880 the area experienced the pressures of the burgeoning population in London. By 1900 it had become a respectable outer London suburb with all the land built over.

Etymology

The name Harringay has its origin in the Saxon period and is derived from the name of a Saxon chieftain called Haering. The earliest written form of the name was recorded as Harenhg’ in about 1195.

Entertainment

From 1750 until the second half of the 20th century, Harringay became a popular leisure destination for Londoners seeking to relax. Hornsey Wood House, Finsbury Park, and the Arena Shopping Park were all hugely popular leisure destinations in their day.

Transport and communications history

In Roman times, a great roadway through the area to the north was established. This roadway endured as a great communication passage and brought much activity through the heart of the area. It also acted as the rough dividing line for land ownership, identifying Harringay’s position on the edge of manorial and subsequently borough boundaries.

You can visit Harringay places with Walkfo Harringay to hear history at Harringay’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Harringay has 310 places to visit in our interactive Harringay 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 Harringay, 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 Harringay places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Harringay & the surrounding areas.

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310 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Harringay places to visit

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

Andover Estate Andover Estate, in Holloway, North London, is a large Islington London Borough Council housing estate . It is flanked by Hornsey Road (west), Seven Sisters Road (south), Durham Road (east) and Durham Road . It falls into the N7 postcode district of London .

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.

Dalston Synagogue The Dalston Synagogue was a Jewish place of worship in the London Borough of Islington, North London, from about 1885 to 1970 . Jews fleeing the pogroms of the Russian Empire established a congregation in the neighbourhood by 1876 . The Victorian Gothic building was erected in Poets Road in 1885 .

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.

Whittington Stone The Whittington Stone is a monumental stone and statue of a cat at the foot of Highgate Hill, a street in Archway . It marks roughly where it is recounted that a forlorn Dick Whittingon heard Bow Bells ringing from 4+1/2 miles (7.2 km) away .

St Joseph’s Church, Highgate St Joseph’s Church is a parish of the Catholic Church on Highgate Hill, in the Diocese of Westminster, London . It was founded by the Passionist Congregation in 1858 . It is a grade II listed building .

Highbury Park, London Highbury Park is a street in Highbury, London . It runs from Blackstock Road in the north to Highbury Grove in the south .

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.

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