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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Stroud Green

  

Stroud Green Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Stroud Green

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Stroud Green history

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Toponymy

In 1407, the area was called Strode, which means ‘marshy ground covered with brushwood’ It was recorded as Stowde Grene in 1546, the ‘grene’ suffix is Middle English and means ‘village green’

You can visit Stroud Green places with Walkfo Stroud Green to hear history at Stroud Green’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Stroud Green has 338 places to visit in our interactive Stroud Green 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 Stroud Green, 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 Stroud Green places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Stroud Green & the surrounding areas.

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338 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Stroud Green places to visit

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

Market Estate Market Estate is named after the Metropolitan Cattle Market which operated on the site until the 1960s . After slaughter the carcasses of cattle and sheep were sent by underground trains to Smithfield Market to be traded . Three of the six blocks are named after breeds of animal that were traded in the market: Tamworth (pigs), Kerry (cows) and Southdown (sheep)

Canonbury Square Canonbury Square is a garden square in Canonbury, North London . It is bounded by terraces of mostly Georgian houses, many of which are listed buildings . The Evening Standard newspaper described it in 1956 as ‘London’s most beautiful square’

Metropolitan Cattle Market The Metropolitan Cattle Market (later Caledonian Market) was built by the City of London Corporation and opened in June 1855 . The market was supplementary to the meat market at Smithfield and was established to remove the difficulty of managing live cattle at that latter site .

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