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{{Short description|District of north London, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2015}}
{{infobox UK place
| country                  = England
| map_type                 = Greater London
| region                   = London
| population               = 15,064
| population_ref           = (2011 Census. Ward)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13688788&c=Tottenham+Hale&d=14&e=62&g=6327435&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1477220242528&enc=1|title=Haringey Ward population 2011|access-date=23 October 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics |work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref>
| official_name            = Tottenham Hale
| london_borough           = Haringey
| constituency_westminster = [[Tottenham (UK Parliament constituency)|Tottenham]]
| post_town                = LONDON
| postcode_district        = N15, N17
| postcode_area            = N
| dial_code                = 020
| os_grid_reference        = TQ345895
| coordinates              = {{coord|51.588|-0.060|display=inline,title}}
| charingX_distance_mi     = 6.1
| charingX_direction       = SSW
| static_image_name        = Building construction at Tottenham Hale, Haringey 4.jpg
| static_image_caption     = Building construction at Tottenham Hale, March 2020
}}
'''Tottenham Hale''' is a district of north London and part of the [[London Borough of Haringey]], bounded by the [[River Lea]] and located to the south/south-east of [[Tottenham]] proper. From 1850 to 1965, it was part of the [[Municipal Borough of Tottenham]], in [[Middlesex]].

The area is currently undergoing major regeneration.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://londonist.com/london/best-of-london/tottenham-hale-development-houses-regeneration|title = London's Next Cool Neighbourhood? It's Got to be Tottenham Hale|date = 23 April 2019}}</ref>

==Etymology==
Tottenham Hale takes its name from the [[old English]] word Hale (to hoist or pull), as goods (particularly [[timber]]) were unloaded from the [[River Lea]] for onward transport by road at this point.

==Character of the area==
[[File:Lea from Ferry Lane.JPG|thumb|left|The [[River Lea]] as it flows through Tottenham Hale and past Heron Wharf.]]
Centred around [[Tottenham Hale station]] the area was formerly largely industrial in character with an emphasis on [[timber]] related products. The industrial sites have become large residential areas and a retail park. The retail park was looted and set alight in the [[2011 England riots]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/aug/07/tottenham-riots-peaceful-protest |title=Guardian Newspaper Report |website=[[TheGuardian.com]] |date=7 August 2011 |access-date=2021-01-10 }}</ref> Since then there have been a large-scale housing project constructed,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newlondonarchitecture.org/project.php?id=377 |title=NLA - New London Architecture - Hale Village |access-date=2008-09-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618070631/http://www.newlondonarchitecture.org/project.php?id=377 |archivedate=18 June 2008 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> and [[London Borough of Haringey|Haringey Council]] has formulated plans to redevelop the area.<ref name=TMP>[http://www.tottenhamhalemasterplan.net/documents/Leaflet.pdf#search=%22Tottenham%20V2%22 Tottenham Hale Master Plan]</ref>

The east of Tottenham Hale borders the [[London Borough of Waltham Forest]] and the [[Walthamstow Reservoirs]] including the [[Walthamstow Wetlands]]. The [[River Lea]] runs through the east of Tottenham Hale. This includes the [[Tottenham Lock]] and the [[Pymmes Brook]] merging with the river. Surrounding these are a series of residential areas: Hale Village, the Ferry Lane Estate, Heron Wharf and the under construction Hale Wharf development.

Hale Village's design is based on [[Hammarby Sjöstad]] in [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]].{{cn|date=November 2024}}

Tottenham Hale is currently part of a major regeneration programme, which includes £1 billion of development investment, backed by Haringey Council and the GLA.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tottenhamhale.london/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220134158/https://tottenhamhale.london/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=20 February 2020|title=Tottenham Hale|website=Tottenham Hale|language=en|access-date=2020-02-20}}</ref>

==Demography==
The district is represented by the Tottenham Hale ward in the London Borough of Haringey. In the 2011 census the ward counted a population of 17,300.<ref name=ons>{{cite web|url=https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/ward-profiles-and-atlas|title= Neighbourhood statistics|publisher=[[Office for National Statistics]]}}</ref> The largest ethnic group (making up 22% of the population) was Whites not of British ancestry, followed by White British (18%), Black African (16%) and Black Caribbean (13%).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/tottenham-hale-e05000281|title=Tottenham Hale - UK Census Data 2011}}</ref> The median age as of 2013 was 29 years. The life expectancy was 78.1 years for males and 84.0 years for females. The median house price as of 2014 was £251,500, compared to £326,500 in the Tottenham Green ward. A majority (54.4%) of homes in the ward were flats/apartments/maisonettes.<ref name=ons />{{needs update|date=November 2024}}

==Wildlife==
The nearby [[Walthamstow Reservoirs]] and River Lea support a variety of [[waterfowl]] including [[heron]]s, geese, swans, moorhens and coots.

The Walthamstow Reservoirs was awarded a Heritage Lottery grant,{{when|date=November 2024}} funding their development into Europe's largest Urban Wetland Park.{{cn|date=November 2024}}

The Paddocks Nature Park provides a nesting site for birds such as [[song thrush]], [[True thrush|blackbird]] and various warblers. Weasels and hedgehogs as well as bats reside in the park.{{cn|date=November 2024}}

==Economy==
===Tottenham Hale Retail Park===
[[File:Tottenham Hale Retail Park 20180217 161623 (49433575292).jpg|thumb|Entrance to the retail park]]
[[File:Tottenham Hale Retail Park 20170127 164144 (49432888563).jpg|thumb|Inside the retail park]]
Tottenham Hale Retail Park is a major {{cvt|22|acre}} [[retail park]] located adjacent to the local tube station on Ferry Lane.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.homesandproperty.co.uk/property-news/future-north-london-crossrail-2-hotspot-tottenham-hale-is-set-to-become-the-new-king-s-cross-a102721.html|title=This north London hotspot is tipped to become the next King's Cross|date=20 July 2016}}</ref> The site has a total retail space of 200,000 square feet, and is occupied by retailers including [[Adidas]], [[TK Maxx]], [[Curry's]], [[Lidl]], [[Iceland]] and [[Costa Coffee|Costa]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://completelyretail.co.uk/scheme/Tottenham-Hale-Retail-Park-London|title = Tottenham Hale Retail Park, Tottenham}}</ref>

===Industry===
The following companies are or have been located in the Tottenham Hale area:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Dates
! Notes
|-
| Hale Motors/ The Ray Powell Group
| &nbsp;
| Rootes/Chrysler Main Dealers, 1970s.
|-
|-
| Cannon Automotive
| &nbsp;
| Makers of rubber [[car mat]]s etc.
|-
| [[Gestetner]]
| &nbsp;
| It was formerly the location of the [[Gestetner]] duplicating machine factory, opened in 1906 and growing to be the largest duplicator manufacturer in the world, employing around 6,000 people until the 1970s.
|-
| Eagle Pencils (later [[Berol]])
| 1910 to the 1990s
| &nbsp;
|-
| [[John Dickinson Stationery|John Dickinson & Co. Ltd.]]
| 1903
| The envelope manufacturer Millington & Sons Ltd. (est. 1824) moved their main factory in [[Southwark]] and its subsidiary factory in Banner Street to a new premises in Crown Works, Tottenham. The company was the most powerful competitor of John Dickinson & Co. Ltd. until it was bought by Dickinson in 1918. Millington was run by John Dickinson & Co. as an independent subsidiary until 1931, when it was integrated the Dickinson organisation. The [[Basildon Bond]] brand of [[stationery]] was created by Millington and Sons in 1911.<ref name="Room 1983 37">{{cite book|last=Room|first=Adrian|title=Dictionary of trade name origins|year=1983|publisher=Routledge|location=London|isbn=0-7102-0174-5|pages=[https://archive.org/details/dictionaryoftrad00room/page/37 37]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/dictionaryoftrad00room/page/37}}</ref>
|-
| [[Saint-Gobain|English Abrasives]]
| &nbsp;
| Abrasive papers etc.
|-
|[[Harris Lebus]]
|1904 - 1969
|At one time this was the largest furniture factory in Europe, employing 8,000 by the late 1930s. During the [[Second World War]] the factory produced parts for [[De Havilland Mosquito]] aircraft, the [[Airspeed Horsa]] attack glider and even false wooden copies of the [[Sherman tank]].<ref>Hiller, N, Lebus A Brief History (http://www.harrislebus.com/lebus-a-brief-history/ accessed 21/02/2014)</ref> The factory featured a large network of air raid shelters, which survived until the site was redeveloped in 2008 for a local [[mixed-use development]].<ref>Suleman, M, Lebus Air Raid Shelters (http://www.harrislebus.com/lebus-air-raid-shelters/ accessed 21/02/2014)</ref>
|-
| [[Greater London Council]] (GLC) Supplies Department
| &nbsp;
| The site of the 29,000m<sup>2</sup> warehouse of the former [[Greater London Council]] which provided a centralised purchasing function for the GLC, the [[Inner London Education Authority]] and some of the outer London boroughs. This warehouse was on the site of the former Harris Lebus factory on the north side of Ferry Lane and was redeveloped in 2008.
|-
|Bally Studios
|1989
|Rehearsal and Recording studio where Coldplay and Keane both recorded their first EP's when it was known as Sync City.  Changed name in 2005, since used by Caribou, Bombay Bicycle Club, Rudimental and 800+ more bands. 
|-
| [[Beavertown Brewery]]
| 2014
| Craft Brewery
|-
| Pressure Drop
| 2017
| Craft Brewery
|-
| Fifth Column Ltd
| 2014
| T-shirt Printing
|-

|}

==Education==
{{main|London Borough of Haringey#Education}}

==Transport==
[[Tottenham Hale station]] is on the [[Victoria line]] and also has National Rail [[Greater Anglia]] services. This includes the [[Stansted Express]], the [[West Anglia Main Line]] and the [[Lea Valley Lines]]. The station is also part of the proposed [[Crossrail 2]] project.

The redevelopment of [[Tottenham Hale bus station]] was completed in December 2014. The railway and Underground station was redeveloped and completed in April 2022. Work has begun on installing an extra National Rail track to increase the frequency of services.

The following bus routes serve the bus station: [[London Buses route 41|41]], [[London Buses route 76|76]],
[[London Buses route 123|123]], [[London Buses route 192|192]], [[London Buses route 230|230]], [[London Buses route W4|W4]], [[London Buses route N41|N41]] and [[London Buses route N73|N73]].

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Ferry Lane Estate 2.JPG|The River Lea passing the Ferry Lane Estate.
Image:GLS Warehouse.JPG|The GLS Warehouse at the junction of Ferry Lane and Mill Mead Road, behind [[Tottenham Hale station]]. Now demolished.
GLA demolition.jpg|Demolition of the GLS Warehouse, 2007.
Image:Heron House.JPG|Heron House in 2007. Now demolished, formerly on the Hale Wharf site.
Image:Tottenham_Hale_Retail_Park.jpg|Tottenham Hale Retail Park.
Tottenham Hale Retail Park 20170123 134250 (49433588162).jpg|Tottenham Hale Retail Park
Tottenham Hale Retail Park 20161119 115807 (49433586267).jpg|Tottenham Hale Retail Park
</gallery>{{Areas of London}}{{LB Haringey}}

[[Category:Districts of the London Borough of Haringey]]
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