London Borough of Haringey: Grt Cambridge Rd/A406 NCR Rabout
Haringey has served as a London borough in north London since 1965. Here, Great Cambridge Road meets the A406 North Circular Road, bringing together two major traffic corridors: the A10 continues north towards Cambridge, while the North Circular forms part of London’s orbital road network. Haringey was created by merging the former boroughs of Hornsey, Tottenham and Wood Green. Its area reaches from the higher ground around Alexandra Palace to the River Lea at London’s eastern edge. Alexandra Palace, opened in 1873 and rebuilt after a fire, remains a major cultural venue and public park above Wood Green. This is a densely urban part of the capital, shaped by arterial roads, neighbourhood centres and northern suburbs.
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Built from the historic communities of Tottenham, Hornsey and Wood Green, the London Borough of Haringey developed into the varied north London borough of today. Its eastern edge follows the River Lea, while the 17th-century New River, created to supply London with water, crosses the borough. Alexandra Palace stands on high ground and is linked to the BBC’s first regular high-definition television broadcasts in 1936. Tottenham is home to Tottenham Hotspur, whose stadium makes match days a major part of local life. From Highgate’s slopes to the Lea Valley, Haringey combines established neighbourhoods, parks and busy high streets. View additional webcams nearby to better understand how Haringey relates to north London’s surroundings.
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