Totteridge
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Totteridge | |
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Location within Greater London | |
Population | 15,159 (2011 Census. Ward)[1] |
OS grid reference | TQ245945 |
London borough | |
Ceremonial county | Greater London |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LONDON |
Postcode district | N20 |
Dialling code | 020 |
Police | Metropolitan |
Fire | London |
Ambulance | London |
UK Parliament | |
London Assembly | |
Totteridge is a residential area and former village in the London Borough of Barnet, England. It is a mixture of suburban development and open land (including some farmland) situated 8 miles (13 km) north north-west of Charing Cross. It is part of the Whetstone postal district (N20).
It gives its name to a ward in the borough and to the St Andrew, Totteridge ecclesiastical parish of the Diocese of St Albans.[2]
History
1881 | 657 |
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1891 | 785 |
1901 | 844 |
1911 | 895 |
1921 | 801 |
1931 | 1,024 |
1941 | war # |
1951 | 4,500 |
# no census was held due to war | |
source: UK census |
This area was called Tataridge in the 13th century. It may have been named after someone called Tata.
Totteridge was a civil parish of
Geography and landmarks
The boundary to the north and east is the
The main road is the
Several important local houses were demolished by developers between the two World Wars, including
Totteridge has many spacious detached properties in a green setting that are highly valued; some of them are among the most expensive houses in London. Its past and present residents have included the rich and famous, including
Transport
Buses
Route
Tube station
The nearest tube station is
Railway station
Nearby:
- 383bus)
Demography
2001 UK Census | Totteridge ward |
Barnet borough |
England' |
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Population | 14,449 | 314,564 | 49,138,831 |
Foreign born | 30.7% | 30.5% | 9.2% |
White | 75.0% | 74.0% | 90.9% |
Asian | 14.0% | 14.4% | 4.6% |
Black | 2.6% | 6.0% | 2.3% |
Christian | 47.2% | 47.3% | 71.7% |
Jewish | 16.7% | 14.8% | 0.5% |
Muslim | 4.5% | 6.2% | 3.1% |
Hindu | 5.6% | 6.7% | 1.1% |
No religion | 12.5% | 12.8% | 14.6% |
Unemployed | 2.3% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
Retired | 11.1% | 10.1% | 13.5% |
At the 2001 UK census, the Totteridge
The economic activity of residents aged 16–74 was 38.3% in full-time employment, 9.9% in part-time employment, 14.7% self-employed, 2.3% unemployed, 1.9% students with jobs, 7.6% students without jobs, 11.1% retired, 8.8% looking after home or family, 2% permanently sick or disabled and 3.4% economically inactive for other reasons. The industry of employment of residents was 15.1% retail, 6.9% manufacturing, 3.2% construction, 23.2% real estate, 9.8% health and social work, 8.9% education, 6% transport and communications, 6.9% public administration, 3.5% hotels and restaurants, 8.5% finance, 0.4% agriculture and 7.6% other. Compared with national figures, the ward had a relatively high proportion of workers in finance and real estate. According to Office for National Statistics estimates, during the period of April 2001 to March 2002 the average gross weekly income of households was £880, compared with an average of £660 in South East England. Of the ward's residents aged 16–74, 39.2% had a higher education qualification or the equivalent, compared with 19.9% nationwide.[7]
In the 2011 census, the population of Totteridge ward was 15,159. 66% of the population was white (49% British, 15% Other, 2% Irish), 10% Indian and 8% Other Asian. 40% of the population adhered to Christianity, 17% were irreligious and 16% were Jewish.[8]
Sport and leisure
Totteridge Millhillians Cricket Club, formed by the merger of Totteridge Cricket Club and Old Millhillians Cricket Club over the winter of 2007/2008, forms a central part of the local community. Located just off Totteridge Green, it fields 4 teams in the Saracens Hertfordshire Cricket League, as well as a Ladies team, a Sunday XI and a Colts section for future players, which consists of the U15 Tornadoes, U13 Warriors and the U11 Sharks.
Nature reserves
The area has a number of Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation: Darland's Lake Nature Reserve, Totteridge Green, Totteridge Common, Totteridge Fields, Dollis Brook, Folly Brook and Totteridge Croft Field (or Dell's Down Acre).
Nearest tube stations
- Totteridge and Whetstone tube station
Notable residents
- Mike Ashley, businessman
- David Dein, former Vice-Chairman of Arsenal FC, Premier League Ambassador
- Edward Bulwer-Lytton, novelist and parliamentarian[9]
- Peter Meyer, merchant
- Arsène Wenger, former Arsenal FC manager
- Fiammetta Wilson, astronomer
References
- ^ "Barnet Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ Church of England – St Andrew, Totteridge in the Diocese of St Albans
- ISBN 978-1-4050-4924-5.
- ^ "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Henry Edward Cardinal Manning". www.newadvent.org. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ Vision of Britain – Census report – area of Totteridge parish
- ^ Vision of Britain – Census report – population of Totteridge parish
- ^ a b "Neighbourhood Statistics". Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2008.
- ^ Services, Good Stuff IT. "Totteridge – UK Census Data 2011". UK Census Data. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Volume 3 : 1980 – 1984 Archives".
External links
Media related to Totteridge at Wikimedia Commons