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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Southgate, London

  

Southgate, London Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Southgate, London

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Southgate, London history

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Southgate was originally the South Gate of Enfield Chase, the King’s hunting grounds. A little further to the south was another small medieval settlement called South Street which had grown up around a village green. The two settlements had merged and the village green became today’s Southgate Green.

Governance

In 1894 an urban district of Middlesex, called Southgate, was created by the Local Government Act 1894. In 1933 the Municipal Borough of Southgate was created. The borough, which had its headquarters at Southgate Town Hall, was abolished in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963.

You can visit Southgate, London places with Walkfo Southgate, London to hear history at Southgate, London’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Southgate, London has 180 places to visit in our interactive Southgate, London 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 Southgate, London, 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 Southgate, London places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Southgate, London & the surrounding areas.

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180 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Southgate, London tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Southgate, London

  

Best Southgate, London places to visit

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

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.

Colney Hatch Colney Hatch is the name of a small district within the London Borough of Barnet. The area is predominantly residential with a mixture of Victorian and Edwardian houses and much more recent development.

North Finchley North Finchley is situated 7 miles (11 km) north-west of Charing Cross. It is situated on Tally Ho Corner, the junction of the roads to East Finchley, Church End, Friern Barnet and Whetstone. Church End is often known as Finchley Central, owing to the name of the tube station located there.

Oakleigh Park Oakleigh Park is a loosely defined district in the north of the London Borough of Barnet. It adjoins Whetstone, and is often regarded either as part of East Barnet or of East London. The name is a relatively modern invention, after the eponymous station which opened in 1873.

New Barnet New Barnet is located east of Chipping Barnet, west of Cockfosters, south of the village of Monken Hadley and north of Oakleigh Park. Residential properties include a mix of late Victorian villas and terraces, Edwardian detached housing, 1950-60s council housing and the redevelopment of land to low storey flats in the 1980s and 1990s. The main commercial area is east of the railway station on East Barnet Road. The high street is dominated by a medium-sized Sainsbury’s supermarket.

Oakwood, London Oakwood is a suburban area of north London, in the London Borough of Enfield. It is situated within the Southgate postal area (London N14)

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