London Borough of Haringey

London Borough of Haringey
Official logo of London Borough of Haringey
Motto: 
Progress with Humanity
Haringey shown within Greater London
Haringey shown within Greater London
Coordinates: 51°36′06″N 0°06′46″W / 51.601632°N 0.112915°W / 51.601632; -0.112915
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionLondon
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Created1 April 1965
Admin HQWood Green
Government
 • TypeLondon borough council
 • BodyHaringey London Borough Council
 • London AssemblyJoanne McCartney (Labour) AM for Enfield and Haringey
 • MPsCatherine West (Labour)
David Lammy (Labour)
Area
 • Total11.42 sq mi (29.59 km2)
 • Rank281st (of 296)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total261,811
 • Rank69th (of 296)
 • Density23,000/sq mi (8,800/km2)
Time zoneUTC (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
Postcodes
Area code020
ISO 3166 codeGB-HRY
ONS code00AP
GSS codeE09000014
PoliceMetropolitan Police
Websitewww.haringey.gov.uk

The London Borough of Haringey (/ˈhærɪŋɡ/ HARR-ing-gay, same as Harringay)[1] is a London borough in north London, classified by some definitions as part of Inner London, and by others as part of Outer London. It was created in 1965 by the amalgamation of three former boroughs. It shares borders with six other London boroughs. Clockwise from the north, they are: Enfield, Waltham Forest, Hackney, Islington, Camden, and Barnet.

Haringey covers an area of more than 11 square miles (28.5 km2).[2] Some of the more familiar local landmarks include Alexandra Palace, Bruce Castle, Jacksons Lane, Highpoint I and II, and Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. The borough has extreme contrasts:[3] areas in the west, such as Highgate, Muswell Hill and Crouch End are among the most prosperous in the country; in the east of the borough, such as in Tottenham or Wood Green, some wards are classified as being among the most deprived 10% in the country.[4] Haringey is also a borough of contrasts geographically. From the wooded high ground around Highgate and Muswell Hill, at 426.5 feet (130.0 m), the land falls sharply away to the flat, open low-lying land beside the River Lea in the east. The borough includes large areas of green space, which make up more than 25% of its total area.[4]

  1. ^ Pupils in local schools at the time the borough was created in 1965 were taught that the new borough's name should be pronounced with the ending sounded as in the endings of Finchley, Hackney or Hornsey - Valerie Crosby, Archivist, Bruce Castle Archives, London Borough of Haringey, 2007
  2. ^ "London Borough of Haringey website, Facts & Figures". Archived from the original on 15 December 2007.
  3. ^ "The rotten borough of Haringey? | News". Thisislondon.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 August 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
  4. ^ a b Office for National Statistics

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