16 Facts About Tottenham London

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Tottenham London is centred 6 miles north-northeast of Charing Cross, bordering Edmonton to the north, Walthamstow, across the River Lea, to the east, and Stamford Hill to the south, with Wood Green and Harringay to the west.

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The parish of Tottenham London was granted urban district status in 1894 and municipal borough status in 1934.

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In 1965, the borough of Tottenham merged with the municipal boroughs of Hornsey and Wood Green to form the London Borough of Haringey.

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4.

Tottenham London is believed to have been named after Tota, a farmer, whose hamlet was mentioned in the Domesday Book.

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5.

In 1894, Tottenham London was made an urban district and on 27 September 1934 it became a municipal borough.

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6.

Tottenham London is the biggest part of the parliamentary constituency of Tottenham London.

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7.

Tottenham London was at the center of a local administrative area from the medieval period until 1965.

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8.

In 1894, Tottenham London was reconstituted first as an urban district, based at Tottenham London Town Hall, then as a municipal borough in 1934.

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9.

The Tottenham London neighbourhood is one of twenty neighbourhoods in Haringey.

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10.

Claim made by MP David Lammy in 2011, indicated that at that time Tottenham had the highest unemployment rate in London and the eighth highest in the United Kingdom, and it had some of the highest poverty rates within the country.

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11.

Tottenham London has a multicultural population, with many ethnic groups inhabiting the area.

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12.

Tottenham London has been one of the main hotspots for gangs and gun crime in the United Kingdom during the past three decades.

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13.

In 1999, Tottenham was identified as one of the yardies' strongholds in London, along with Hackney, Harlesden, Peckham and Brixton.

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14.

South Tottenham is on the Gospel Oak to Barking Line, on the London Overground network.

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15.

Tottenham London is the home of Premier League football club Tottenham London Hotspur.

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16.

Tottenham London cake is a sponge cake baked in large metal trays, covered either in pink icing or jam .

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