Municipal Borough of Wood Green

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Wood Green
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The former Wood Green Town Hall
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Wood Green within Middlesex in 1961
Area
  19011,625 acres (6.6 km2)
  19651,697 acres (6.9 km2)
Population
  190134,223
  196147,945
History
  Created1888
  Abolished1965
  Succeeded by London Borough of Haringey
Status Local board (1888–1894)
Civil parish (1894–1965)
Urban district (1894–1933)
Municipal borough (1933–1965)
Government
   HQ Woodside House, Wood Green
   Motto Nostrum Viret Robur
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Coat of arms of the municipal borough council

Wood Green was a local government district in south east Middlesex from 1888 to 1965.

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History

Until 1888, Wood Green was part of Tottenham, and was included in the district of the Tottenham Local Board in 1850. Pressure from residents of the area led to the passing of the Tottenham Local Board (Division of District) Act 1888, constituting a separate local board for the area. [1]

In 1894, under the local Government Act of that year, Wood Green became an urban district. In 1933 it was incorporated as a municipal borough. It was part of the London postal district and Metropolitan Police District.

A coat of arms was granted to the borough on incorporation. The shield featured yew trees and was supported by medieval archers, recalling that Wood Green had once been an area where archery was practised. A silver and blue stripe across the centre of the shield depicted the New River. The Latin motto was nostrum viret robur, which could be translated as our strength is a tree or more appropriately as Wood Green Flourishes. [2]

In 1893, Earlham Grove House (later known as Woodside House) was purchased by the Local Board to serve as a Town Hall. It accommodated the area's first public library, and in 1913 a single-storey extension was added to provide a council chamber for meetings of the Urban District Council. The building continued in use as Wood Green Town Hall until 1958. [3]

In 1965, the municipal borough was abolished and its area was transferred to Greater London under the London Government Act 1963. Wood Green's area was combined with the Municipal Borough of Tottenham and the Municipal Borough of Hornsey to form the present-day London Borough of Haringey. [4]

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References

  1. 51 & 52 Vict. c. 187
  2. Letters Patent dated August 1, 1933
  3. "The History of George Meehan House (formerly Woodside House)". Haringey Council. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  4. "Local Government Act 1963". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

Coordinates: 51°36′N0°7′W / 51.600°N 0.117°W / 51.600; -0.117