Tottenham is a district in north London, part of the London Borough of Haringey, and located within Greater London. Situated 6 miles north-northeast of Charing Cross, it shares borders with Edmonton to the north, Walthamstow to the east, Stamford Hill to the south, and Wood Green and Harringay to the west.
Around 1901, Tottenham cake was originally sold by the baker Henry Chalkley at the price of one old penny.
In 1918, the boundaries of the Tottenham parliamentary constituency were redrawn, and Tottenham was divided into two separate constituencies: Tottenham North and Tottenham South.
On 27 September 1934, Tottenham became a municipal borough.
In 1934, Tottenham was reconstituted as a municipal borough.
During the Second World War, on 24 August 1940, bombs fell in Elmar Road, Tottenham, during the first air raid on London.
In 1950, the Tottenham parliamentary constituency was reinstated.
Under the Local Government Act 1963, Tottenham became part of the larger London Borough of Haringey.
From 1 April 1965, the municipal borough formed part of the London Borough of Haringey together with Hornsey and Wood Green.
In 1965, the borough of Tottenham merged with the municipal boroughs of Hornsey and Wood Green to form the London Borough of Haringey.
Under the Local Government Act, in 1965, Tottenham became part of the larger London Borough of Haringey.
In 2000, David Lammy won a by-election for the Tottenham parliamentary constituency following the death of Bernie Grant.
In August 2011, the Tottenham riots occurred following the fatal shooting of Mark Duggan by police officers on 4 August 2011. Attacks were carried out on two police cars, a bus, a Post Office and several local shops from 8:00 pm onwards on 6 August 2011.
At the 2011 census, the population of Tottenham was 129,237.
In 2011, MP David Lammy claimed that Tottenham had the highest unemployment rate in London and the eighth highest in the United Kingdom, along with some of the highest poverty rates in the country.
The Tottenham cake featured on The Great British Bake Off TV programme broadcast Tuesday 17 September 2013 on BBC2.
In 2017, Tottenham Hotspur's White Hart Lane ground closed and demolition commenced to make way for a new stadium.
In September 2018, the opening of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was delayed until later in the 2018–19 season.
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