Tottenham
Coordinates: 51 ° 36 ′ N , 0 ° 4 ′ W
 
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Location of Tottenham in Greater London |
Tottenham ( English pronunciation : [ ˈtɒt.nəm ]) is a district in north London , Great Britain. It belongs to the London Borough of Haringey and is located about eleven kilometers northeast of Charing Cross .
character
At the 2011 census, the Tottenham district had a total population of 129,237.
Multicultural district
Tottenham is very multicultural, even by London standards. Many different ethnic groups live here, mainly from the Caribbean and West Africa , but also Irish, Poles, Portuguese, Cypriots, Albanians, Turks, Kurds, Vietnamese, Somalis, Colombians, Congolese and Zimbabweans. South Tottenham is said to be the most ethnically mixed area in Europe. The residents speak 193 different languages. The 2011 UK census found the ethnic makeup of the population as follows: 50.0% White (including 23.3% White British ), 26.7% Black, and 12.6% Other.
Social focal point
Tottenham is also known as a social hotspot . There were several violent protests against police violence in Tottenham. Serious rioting (Broadwater Farm riots) broke out in 1985 after Cynthia Jarrett died of heart failure during a police raid on the Broadwater Farm housing estate. Keith Blakelock, a policeman who was supposed to protect firefighters, was murdered. The neighborhood hit the headlines in 2008 when "Baby P." (a toddler named Peter Connelly) was found dead, aged 17 months, with broken ribs and severe abuse.
The riots in England in 2011 began in Tottenham on August 6th and spread to other parts of London and eventually other cities. At least two police cars, a double-decker bus and several buildings were set on fire, shop windows were smashed and shops were looted in Tottenham. This was preceded by a shootout a few days earlier in which 29-year-old Mark Duggan was killed by a police bullet. An initially peaceful protest by family members and friends of the dead man in front of the local police station escalated after the police were unwilling to make a statement.
The city tries to reduce the social problems and invests z. B. in the design of parks and public facilities. Violent crime in Tottenham has actually decreased in the years since.
history
The history of Tottenham settlement begins over 1000 years ago. Tottenham was built along an old Roman road , Ermine Street , between Tottenham High Cross and Tottenham Hale.
Origin of name
The name of the place is mentioned for the first time in the Domesday Book as Toteham and is probably derived from the first name Tota (in the weakly declined Old English genitive form Totten ; the name Tot (t) a is probably a short form of a Germanic two-part name , its first component torht [glorious]) and the suffix ham , which corresponds to the German part of the place name -heim .
Districts
- Bruce Grove
- Broadwater Farm
- Northumberland Park
- Seven Sisters
- South Tottenham
- Tottenham Green
- Tottenham Hale
- Tottenham Marshes , part of Lee Valley Park
traffic
Two underground lines operate in Tottenham. The Piccadilly Line can be reached via Turnpike Lane station , and the Victoria Line can be reached via Seven Sisters and Tottenham Hale stations .
Broad National Rail stop at stations South Tottenham , Tottenham Hale , Bruce Grove , White Hart Lane and Northumberland Park . Regular Stansted Express trains run from Tottenham Hale to Stansted Airport.
In addition, Tottenham is served by many city buses, including lines 41 and 230, which stop at Tottenham Hale station. Several cycle paths have been laid out for cyclists in Tottenham, the route of which can be viewed in free cycle city maps.
Culture and sights
- All Hallows Church - This church is the oldest surviving building in the borough. It comes from the time of the Normans . It served Tottenham as a parish church for over 700 years.
- Tottenham Cemetery - Right next to the church is this large cemetery that is open to the public and is home to a variety of wildlife.
- Bruce Castle - mansion on Lordship Lane
- St Ann's Church - Anglican Church, consecrated in 1861
Sports
The Tottenham Hotspur football club is based in Tottenham. The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (since 2019, formerly White Hart Lane in the same location ) is located on Park Lane (not on White Hart Lane, as the name would suggest).
Tottenham is also home to non-league football club Haringey Borough FC, which play at Coles Park Stadium.
Personalities
- John Williams (1796-1839), missionary
- Ron Moody (1924-2015), actor
- Leslie Phillips (born 1924), actor
- Dave Clark (born 1942), musician
- Mark Hollis (1955-2019), musician
- Adele (* 1988), singer
- Letitia Wright (born 1993), actress
Nearby places
- Edmonton neighborhood
- Walthamstow district
- Stamford Hill borough
- Hornsey district
- Wood Green district
- Harringay district
- Palmers Green district
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ AD Mills: Oxford Dictionary of London Place Names . Oxford University Press, 2004, ISBN 978-0-19-860957-5 .
- ↑ Unit starts at home . Time. Retrieved May 31, 2009.
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from September 8, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Ralf Sotscheck : The Tottenham riots of 1985: Exemplary change. In: taz.de. August 7, 2011, accessed August 9, 2011 .
- ↑ FAZ.net: That happened with Baby P. November 14, 2008, accessed on February 26, 2015 .
- ^ Spiegel Online on August 7, 2011: Riots in London. Tottenham is on fire. Retrieved August 10, 2011 .
- ↑ Statistics of the Metropolitan Police . Metropolitan Police. 2008. Archived from the original on April 18, 2009. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 31, 2009.
- ↑ Henry Harrison: Surname of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary. Genealogical Publishing Com, 1996, page 231 [1]
- ^ A b Transport for London . City of London. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2009.
- ^ London Cycling Campaign . London Cycling Campaign. 2009. Archived from the original on May 22, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 31, 2009.
