London Borough of Haringey | |
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Motto: Progress with Humanity | |
Coordinates: 51°36′06″N 0°06′46″W / 51.601632°N 0.112915°W | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | London |
Ceremonial county | Greater London |
Created | 1 April 1965 |
Admin HQ | Wood Green |
Government | |
• Type | London borough council |
• Body | Haringey London Borough Council |
• London Assembly | Joanne McCartney (Labour) AM for Enfield and Haringey |
• MPs | Catherine West (Labour) David Lammy (Labour) |
Area | |
• Total | 11.42 sq mi (29.59 km2) |
• Rank | 281st (of 296) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 261,811 |
• Rank | 69th (of 296) |
• Density | 23,000/sq mi (8,800/km2) |
Time zone | UTC (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
Postcodes | |
Area code | 020 |
ISO 3166 code | GB-HRY |
ONS code | 00AP |
GSS code | E09000014 |
Police | Metropolitan Police |
Website | www.haringey.gov.uk |
The London Borough of Haringey (/ˈhærɪŋɡeɪ/ 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]