London Borough of Haringey

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Template:Infobox London Borough Image:Haringeyarms.PNG The London Borough of Haringey is a London borough in North London and forms part of Outer London.

1 Demographics
2 History
- 2.1 The Haringey symbol
- 2.2 Harringay vs. Haringey
3 Districts
4 Twin towns
5 External links

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Demographics

According to the 2001 census, Haringey has a population of 216,507. However, it is considered that the Census may have underestimated the population of the borough.

The ethnic composition of the population is 66% White, 10% Black Caribbean, 9% Black African and 3% Indian. 46% of householders are owner-occupers. Only about 11% of the population are over 65, compared to 18.5% nationally.

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History

The borough was formed in 1965 from the former area of the Municipal Borough of Hornsey, the Municipal Borough of Wood Green and the Municipal Borough of Tottenham which had previously been part of Middlesex.

Alexandra Palace, first constructed in 1873, is located within the borough.

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The Haringey symbol

The Haringey Symbol is based on a device in the Borough Arms. It is a stylised electric flash representing the first television transmission in Britain from Alexandra Palace.

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Harringay vs. Haringey

Note that Harringay the place is part of Haringey the London borough but they are not the same thing, and the spelling difference is significant. In fact both, as well as Hornsey, come from the same root - a Saxon Chief named Haering. The area took its name - in either form - from Haering's Hege, or Haering's enclosure.

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Districts

The borough includes the following areas:

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Twin towns

Haringey has been twinned with Koblenz, Germany since 1969. [1]. It has also twinned with the towns of Arima in Trinidad and Tobago, Clarendon in Jamaica, Larnaca in Cyprus, Livry-Gargan in the suburbs of Paris, France and Sundyberg in Sweden.