Tottenham Road, E8

Place Name

Referencing Tottenham meaning Totta’s village which was written down as Toteham in 1086 and Totenham in 1189.  The marshy area near the River Lea was known as the parish of Tottenham Hale, meaning a secluded corner of Tottenham, mentioned as le Hale in 1502.

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