Hornsey
Hornsey () is a district of north London, England, in the London Borough of Haringey. It is an inner-suburban, for the most part residential, area centred north of Charing Cross. It adjoins green spaces Queen's Wood to the west and Alexandra Park to the north, and lies in the valley of the now-culverted River Moselle. The central core of the area is known as Hornsey Village.
Key facts
- UK place.static_image_name
- Great Northern Railway Tavern, Hornsey High Street - geograph.org.uk - 354363.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Great Northern Railway Tavern, Hornsey
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.map_type
- Greater London
- UK place.region
- London
- UK place.population
- 12,659
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 Census Ward only)
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 1.06
- UK place.official_name
- Hornsey
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Hornsey and Friern Barnet
- UK place.post_town
- LONDON
- UK place.postcode_area
- N
Article
13 sectionsContents
- Locale
- Geography
- History
- Economic development
- Rail transport
- Education
- In literature
- Notable residents
- Transport and locale
- Nearest places
- Nearest stations
- References
- External links
Hornsey () is a district of north London, England, in the London Borough of Haringey. It is an inner-suburban, for the most part residential, area centred north of Charing Cross. It adjoins green spaces Queen's Wood to the west and Alexandra Park to the north, and lies in the valley of the now-culverted River Moselle. The central core of the area is known as Hornsey Village.
==Locale== Hornsey is relatively old, and the oldest recorded village [1202, according to the Place Names of Middlesex] now in London. Originally a village, it grew up along Hornsey High Street- at the eastern end of which is the churchyard and tower of the former St Mary's parish church, which was first mentioned in 1291. At the western end is Priory Park. This was the administrative centre of the historically broad parish.