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For other places with the same name, see Wood Green (disambiguation). Coordinates: 51°35′53″N 0°06′54″W / 51.5981°N 0.1149°W
Wood Green is a district in the London Borough of Haringey in North London, England. It is a suburban area situated 6.7 miles (10.8 km) north of Charing Cross. It is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan.[1]
[edit] HistoryIn the latter half of the 19th century and before urbanisation Wood Green was part of Tottenham and covered by woodland called Tottenham Wood, hence the original name of the area, Tottenham Wood Green. [edit] GovernanceMain article: Municipal Borough of Wood Green In 1894 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. Most of Wood Green is in the Hornsey and Wood Green parliamentary constituency. [edit] Geography
[edit] Economy 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 called Shopping City close to the tube station. The High Road, the main shopping spine, is part of Green Lanes and stretches from the Wood Green tube station to the next stop on the Piccadilly Line, Turnpike Lane, and is lined with shops along its route. Wood Green Crown Court is a short distance along Lordship Lane. The Chocolate Factory was set up by Haringey Arts Council in 1996 to develop artists' studios. The Chocolate Factory now has a second building. The project houses 200 local artists, music, film and multi media studios, photographic studios, and several performing arts organisations.[2] [edit] Media[edit] TelevisionThe nearby Alexandra Palace played a leading role in the development of public service television in the UK. Wood Green also played its part in the history of commercial television. On 28 November 1936, the BBC opened its TV service at Alexandra Palace and in 1955 with the opening of Lew Grade's London weekend franchise Associated Television (ATV), the Wood Green Empire in Lymington Avenue was home to variety programmes on Independent Television (ITV), one of which was the 'Arthur Haynes Show', starring the host himself and his straight man Nicholas Parsons. Only the frontage of The Wood Green Empire exists, it is now a branch of the Halifax, and all that is left of the BBC TV at Alexandra Palace is the familiar TV mast. The ATV operations moved to Elstree and Borehamwood (now BBC studios) and the BBC News department, which was the only unit remaining at "Ally Pally" after BBC Television Centre was opened in the 1950s, moved to White City, west London in September 1969. The Alexandra Palace was then used for the production of joint BBC/Open University (OU) programmes for a while, but all OU programmes are now produced in Milton Keynes where the OU's headquarters are located. [edit] Transport [edit] London UndergroundWood Green tube station is on Wood Green High road with Bounds Green tube station to the north of the area and Turnpike Lane tube station to the south, all are on the Piccadilly Line. [edit] RailwayAlexandra Palace, formerly known as "Wood Green for Alexandra Park", is on the East Coast Main Line. It has services in to Kings Cross and Moorgate and out to Hertford and Welwyn Garden City. Bowes Park serves the Hertford Loop Line branch of the East Coast Main Line. Until the 1960s, a branch line of the former Great Eastern Railway network crossed the Wood Green High Road, at a station called Noel Park, providing connections to Stratford and North Woolwich. [edit] BusesA bus station is located at Turnpike Lane, there are also many buses that stop outside Wood Green tube station. It is the starting place of many bus routes including the 29 to Trafalgar Square. [edit] Education
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[edit] Secondary[edit] HigherThe University of Middlesex has a halls of residence for 161 students in Wood Green.[3] [edit] DramaMountview Academy of Theatre Arts, a drama schools, is located in Wood Green. [edit] SportLondon Skolars are a rugby league team that compete in National League 2, they play at New River Stadium in Wood Green. The annual Middlesex 9s rugby league tournament also takes place at the New River Stadium. [edit] Notable peoplePeople who have been one time residents or brought up in Wood Green area. See also category: People from Wood Green
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