Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!

Ghost Roads, Culcross Rd before Culrose Close

from Barnett's Street Plan of Hornsey and Adjoining District, (2 Shillings, c 1960)

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Permalink Reply by StephenBln on May 31, 2014 at 9:01

Hey Michael, I'm sure Hugh also has a theory on this subject.

Mine is and I included this on wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Lanes_%28London%29, is that Green Lanes was originally a very wide Drovers' Road. (On which Hertfordshire cattle were driven to London's Smithfield Market) Private land and fields lay further back and the Tottenham/ Hornsey Parish Boundaries reflect the edge of that private land. (The common land lying in the Tottenham Parish) The edges of the once wide thoroughfare and common land can still be seen at Ducketts Common. The narrower central roadway, was eventually surfaced and became the main route from the middle, late 19th century.

I actually think that is where the name Green Lanes originates. The plural 's' at the end denotes that there were many tracks through this area and not just the central one.