Tottenham Hale is a district in the London Borough of Haringey

London Borough of Haringey

The London Borough of Haringey is a London borough, in North London, classified by some definitions as part of Inner London, and by others as part of Outer London. It was created in 1965 by the amalgamation of three former boroughs. It shares borders with six other London boroughs...

. From 1850-1965, it was part of the Municipal Borough of Tottenham

Municipal Borough of Tottenham

Tottenham was a local government district in north east Middlesex from 1850 to 1965. It was part of the London postal district and Metropolitan Police District....

, in Middlesex

Middlesex

Middlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The low-lying county contained the wealthy and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary and was dominated by it from a very early time...

.

Etymology

It takes its name from the old English word Hale (to hoist or pull), as goods (particularly timber

Timber

Timber may refer to:* Timber, a term common in the United Kingdom and Australia for wood materials * Timber, Oregon, an unincorporated community in the U.S...

) were unloaded from the river Lee for onward transport by road at this point.

Character of the area

Tottenham Hale is currently dominated by the station

Tottenham Hale station

Tottenham Hale, is a National Rail and London Underground Victoria Line station in Tottenham, north London. It is on Hale Road near the Tottenham Hale one-way gyratory system...

 complex and retail park. However, there is a large-scale housing project currently under construction, and Haringey Council

London Borough of Haringey

The London Borough of Haringey is a London borough, in North London, classified by some definitions as part of Inner London, and by others as part of Outer London. It was created in 1965 by the amalgamation of three former boroughs. It shares borders with six other London boroughs...

 is formulating plans to redevelop the area.

Industry

Tottenham Hale is/has been the home of the following companies:

Name	Dates	Notes
Hale Motors/ The Ray Powell Group		Rootes/Chrysler Main Dealers, 1970s.
Cannon Automative		Makers of rubber car mats etc.
Gestetner Gestetner The Gestetner, named after its inventor David Gestetner, is a duplicating machine brand and company.David Gestetner, born in Csorna, Hungary, moved to London, England, and in 1881 established the Gestetner Cyclograph Company to produce stencils, styli, ink rollers, etc. He guarded his invention...		It was formerly the location of the Gestetner Gestetner The Gestetner, named after its inventor David Gestetner, is a duplicating machine brand and company.David Gestetner, born in Csorna, Hungary, moved to London, England, and in 1881 established the Gestetner Cyclograph Company to produce stencils, styli, ink rollers, etc. He guarded his invention...  duplicating machine factory, opened in 1906 and growing to be the largest duplicator manufacturer in the world and employing around 6,000 people until the 1970s.
Eagle Pencils (later Berol Berol Berol is a British company that manufactures pencils, pens and other stationery items, based in Lichfield, England. Established in 1969, its handwriting pen, used in many British schools, is now more than 25 years old.... )	1910 to the 1990s
Dickinsons Stationery John Dickinson Stationery John Dickinson Stationery Limited was a leading British stationery company founded in west Hertfordshire, that was later merged to form Dickinson Robinson Group. In the 19th century, the company pioneered a number of innovations in paper-making.-History:...
English Abrasives.
Greater London Council Greater London Council The Greater London Council was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986. It replaced the earlier London County Council which had covered a much smaller area...  (GLC) Supplies Department		The site of the 29,000m2 warehouse of the former Greater London Council Greater London Council The Greater London Council was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986. It replaced the earlier London County Council which had covered a much smaller area...  which provided a centralised purchasing function for the GLC, the Inner London Education Authority Inner London Education Authority The Inner London Education Authority was the education authority for the 12 inner London boroughs from 1965 until its abolition in 1990.-History:...  and some of the outer London boroughs.

Education

For details of education in Tottenham Hale see the London Borough of Haringey article.

Transport

The area is served by Tottenham Hale station

Tottenham Hale station

Tottenham Hale, is a National Rail and London Underground Victoria Line station in Tottenham, north London. It is on Hale Road near the Tottenham Hale one-way gyratory system...

 on the Victoria Line

Victoria Line

The Victoria line is a deep-level London Underground line running from the south to the north-east of London. It is coloured light blue on the Tube map...

 and by overground National Express East Anglia services.