13 Facts About Wood Green

Wood Green is a suburban district in the borough of Haringey in London, England.

Up to the nineteenth century, Wood Green came under the governance of the Manor and Parish of Tottenham.

In 1888, the Municipal Borough of Wood Green was created as an urban district, and later a municipal borough, of Middlesex.

In 1965, under the London Government Act 1963, the Municipal Borough of Wood Green was abolished and its area merged with that of the Municipal Borough of Tottenham and the Municipal Borough of Hornsey to form the present-day London Borough of Haringey.

Constituency of Wood Green was created in 1918 and existed until 1983 when it was split.

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In mid century, Wood Green was known locally as the "Golden Mile of North London".

Alexandra Palace, which is within Wood Green parish, played a leading role in the development of public service television.

Wood Green played its part in the history of commercial television in the UK.

Now-demolished bus depot at Wood Green was used for location filming by London Weekend Television for their 1970s situation comedy On The Buses.

Wider area of Wood Green is the focus of a second significant regeneration plan entering the final stages of consultation in early 2018.

Wood Green is one of the suggested stations on the new Crossrail 2 transport development.

Behind the high street, Wood Green's streets include a high proportion of attractive high-quality Victorian houses.

Wood Green is a busy urban activity centre with a sizeable shopping area with two cinemas, bars, nightclubs, numerous restaurants and cafes and a shopping area, The Mall, close to the tube station.