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The former Southgate Town Hall, now a housing development. In 1894 an urban district of Middlesex, called Southgate, was created by the Local Government Act 1894. In 1933 the Municipal Borough of Southgate was created. The borough, which had its headquarters at Southgate Town Hall, was abolished in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963.
Southgate, London, a suburban area of north London. Enfield Southgate (UK Parliament constituency) Southgate tube station, a London Underground station. Municipal Borough of Southgate, historic local government district. New Southgate, a residential suburb in London, England.
Jul 4, 2023 · Things to Do in Southgate. Southgate offers a multitude of attractions and activities for locals and visitors alike. Some highlights include: Grovelands Park: A picturesque parkland featuring a boating lake, playgrounds, and sporting facilities. Oakwood Park: Offering large open spaces, sports areas, and a wooded area for nature walks.
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Southgate was originally the South Gate of Enfield Chase, the King's hunting grounds. This is reflected in the street names Chase Road (which leads due north from the station to Oakwood, and was formerly the avenue into the Chase) and Chase Side. There is a blue plaque on a building on the site of the south gate. A little further to the south was a...
Within the area is the art deco Grade II* Southgate tube station designed by Charles Holden. The area has several large green parks such as Grovelands Park which covers ninety-two acres and contains the seven-acre former boating lake and adjoining woodland of the adjacent Grade I listed Grovelands House (formerly 'Southgate Grove'). In Waterfall Ro...
Southgate is a cosmopolitan district. There has been a prominent Jewish community since the early 20th century. There are also many Greek, Greek Cypriot, Japanese, and Turkishfamilies living in the district. As of the 2011 census, White British makes up 45% of the population, followed by Other White at 20%.
Neville Brody, graphic designer, born in Southgate in 1957.College
1. Southgate College 2. Oak Hill College (in the London Borough of Barnet)
Synagogues
There are four synagogues with Southgate in their name: Cockfosters and North Southgate, Palmers Green and Southgate Synagogue (both part of the United Synagogue), Southgate Progressive Synagogue in Oakwood, and Chabad Southgate. The former Southgate and District Reform Synagogue has now moved to Whetstone, and changed its name in February 2010 to Sha'arei Tsedek: North London Reform Synagogue.
Churches
Christ Church stands near Southgate Green. This was built on the site of Weld Chapel, which was built in 1615 and demolished in 1863. The clock on the church was placed there to celebrate Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee. The church contains London's largest collection of pre-raphaelite stained glass by Morris, Marshall Faulkner & Co (later Morris & Co). The parish church of St Andrewis on Chase Side. Emmanuel Evangelical Church meets in Ashmole School. Southgate Methodist Church is on The Bo...
Southgate Masonic Centre
The Southgate Masonic Centre is home to 160 Lodges of which 15 are from Middlesex, along with 5 Chapters. The Centre, a converted church hall, was opened in 1968. The Middlesex Lodges that joined had been meeting in pubs and similar venues and welcomed the opportunity to have their own Centre.
Because of the age of the former village and its position in a ring of villages one day's travel by coach from London, Southgate had many pubs: within the village centre there were six local licensed premises. Many were located on Chase Side but some, such as The Bell, The Crown and the Chase Gate Tavern, were demolished as part of 20th Century red...
New Southgate is a residential suburb straddling three Outer London Boroughs: a small part of the east of Barnet, a south-west corner of Enfield and in loosest definitions, based on nearest railway stations, a small northern corner of Haringey in North London, England where estates merge into Bounds Green. Its first church, founded in 1873, was ...
Jan 10, 2024 · Southgate station is a one of a kind, and it's a blessing in disguise that Holden only ever got to create one. It slaps the area firmly on the map, gives it a large slice of its own identity.
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Southgate on a map. Where is Southgate? Southgate is located in the county of Greater London, London, five miles south-east of the town of Potters Bar, 12 miles east of the major town of Watford, and eight miles north of London. Southgate lies four miles south of the Hertfordshire border, and was historically in the county of Middlesex.
