1. History
    Status 

2. Geography

3. Local features

4. Demography

5. Notable residents

6. Politics
    Taverns, inns and public houses 

7. Education
    College   Schools   Primary   Secondary  

8. Religious facilities
    Synagogues  Churches  Southgate Masonic Centre 

9. Local newspapers

10. References

11. External links

Southgate is a suburban area of north London, England in the London Borough of Enfield. It is located around {{convert|8|mi|km|1}} north of Charing Cross. The name is derived from being the south gate to Enfield Chase.

History

Southgate was originally the South Gate of Enfield Chase, the King's hunting grounds. This is reflected in the street names Chase Road (which leads due north from the station to Oakwood, and was formerly the avenue into the Chase) and Chase Side. There is a blue plaque on a building on the site of the south gate. A little further to the south was another small medieval settlement called South Street which had grown up around a village green; by 1829 the two settlements had merged and the village green became today's Southgate Green.^[2]

Becoming separate from Edmonton in 1881, Southgate had a population in 1891 of just 10,970. By 1901 the figure had moved up to 14,993, and by 1911 the figure had ballooned to 33,612, aided by the nearby railway station in Palmers Green.

Southgate was predominantly developed in the 1930s: largish semi-detached houses were built on the hilly former estates (Walker, Osidge, Monkfrith, etc.) following increased transport development. In 1933, the North Circular Road was completed through Edmonton and Southgate, and also in 1933, the London Underground Piccadilly line was extended from Arnos Grove (where it had reached the previous year), through Southgate tube station, on to Enfield West (now known as Oakwood). This unleashed a building boom, and by 1939 the area had become almost fully developed.

By 1951, the population had grown to 73,377 - falling by about 1,000 ten years later as many moved to new towns nearby.

Status

In 1894 Southgate was created an urban district of Middlesex by the Local Government Act 1894. In 1933 the district gained further status as a municipal borough. The Municipal Borough of Southgate was abolished in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963 and its area was combined with that of the Municipal Borough of Enfield and the Municipal Borough of Edmonton to form the present-day London Borough of Enfield.

Geography

Local features

Within the area is the art deco Grade II* Southgate tube station designed by Charles Holden. The area has several large green parks such as Grovelands Park which covers ninety-two acres and contains a former boating lake of seven acres adjoining dense woods and bracken. In Waterfall Road is Christ Church, built in 1862 by Sir Gilbert Scott. In the grounds stands the Minchenden Oak. Across the road from the church lies the Walker Cricket Ground; a regular Middlesex venue which was first used in 1859 and is named after the cricketer John Walker.Southgate tube station on the Piccadilly line is the nearest tube station to most of Southgate's residential area. The other stations are at Oakwood (to the north) or Arnos Grove (to the south west).

Demography

Southgate is a cosmopolitan district. There has been a prominent Jewish community since the early 20th century. There are also many Greek, Greek Cypriot, Japanese, and Turkish families living in the district.^[3] As of the 2011 census, White British makes up 45% of the population, followed by Other White at 20%.^[4]

Notable residents

• Frederick Hitch, awarded the Victoria Cross
• Leigh Hunt, the English essayist and writer, who was born here in 1784
• Allastair McReady-Diarmid, also awarded the Victoria Cross, was born there.
• David Hepworth^[5]
• Sir Thomas Lipton came to Southgate from Muswell Hill in 1892, and lived in a house called Osidge until his death in 1931.^[6]
• Norman Tebbit
• Paul Scott, was born in Southgate and was educated nearby.
• Rachel Stevens, S Club 7 star was born and raised in Southgate and attended Osidge JMI School and Ashmole Academy.
• Amy Winehouse, (1983—2011), was born and raised in Southgate. She lived on Osidge Lane, before moving to Whetstone, London in 1991. She also attended Osidge JMI School and Ashmole Academy.
• Stephen Twigg
• Rachel Whiteread
• Kataxenna Kova was also raised in Southgate
• Simon Mayo was born in Southgate
• Dee Murray, the bass guitarist
• Alberto Remedios lived in Southgate
• Ron Moody lived in Southgate at the Cherry Tree

Politics

The parliamentary constituency covering the part of Southgate in the London Borough of Enfield is Enfield Southgate (UK Parliament constituency). Until his death in the Brighton bombing in 1984, the constituency was represented by Sir Anthony Berry. In 1997, Michael Portillo, who succeeded Sir Anthony, lost the seat to Stephen Twigg, who after two terms lost in his turn to David Burrowes in May 2005. In the 2017 general election, Bambos Charalambous defeated Burrowes and became the new representative of the constituency.

Taverns, inns and public houses

Because of the age of the former village and its position in a ring of villages one day's travel by coach from London, Southgate had many pubs: within the village centre there were six local licensed premises.^[7]

Many were located on Chase Side, but in recent times have been mostly replaced by restaurants. The Waggon and Horses closed in 2013, becoming an Anatolian restaurant. The Rising Sun in Chase Side was the terminus for a local horsebus service to Colney Hatch (and there to Kings Cross) before the arrival of the railways, whereupon the service switched to the new station in Palmers Green.^[7] It was rebuilt in 1932, and substantially renovated in 2008, changing its name to The Sun, but has since closed. The White Hart is a long-standing pub on Chase Road, near Southgate Circus roundabout.

Another notable pub is Ye Olde Cherry Tree which overlooks Southgate Green.

Education

College

• Southgate College

Schools

Primary

• De Bohun Primary^[8]
• St Andrew's CE Primary
• St Monica's RC Primary^[9]
• Salcombe Preparatory School^[10] (Independent)
• Vita et Pax School (Independent)
• Walker Primary^[11]
• West Grove Primary
• Wolfson Hillel Primary^[12]
• Osidge Primary School
• Monkfrith Primary School (in the London Borough of Barnet)

Secondary

• Southgate School
• Ashmole Academy (in the London Borough of Barnet)

Religious facilities

Synagogues

There are five synagogues with Southgate in their name,: Cockfosters and North Southgate, Palmers Green and Southgate Synagogue. These two are part of the United Synagogue, also included, but independent, is the Southgate Ilan 'Bel-Air' Kahlani Synagogue, serving Yemenite Jews of Adeni extraction and other Mizrahi Jews. Chabad Southgate also is included.

Southgate Progressive Synagogue is in Oakwood. Southgate and District Reform Synagogue has now moved to Whetstone and changed its name in February 2010 to Sha'arei Tsedek: North London Reform Synagogue.

Churches

Christ Church stands near Southgate Green. This was built on the site of Weld Chapel, which was demolished in 1861. The clock on the church was placed there to celebrate Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee. The church contains London's largest collection of pre-raphaelite stained glass by Morris, Marshall Faulkner & Co (later Morris & Co) and has a fine choir{{Citation needed|date=January 2019}}. The Parish Church of St Andrew is on Chase Side. Emmanuel Evangelical Church meets in Ashmole School. Southgate Methodist Church is on The Bourne, near Southgate Underground station. It was built in 1929, replacing a building on Chase Side. It is an active community hub.

Southgate Masonic Centre

The Southgate Masonic Centre is home to 160 Lodges of which 15 are from Middlesex, along with 5 Chapters. The Centre, a converted church hall, was opened in 1968. The Middlesex Lodges that joined had been meeting in pubs and similar venues and welcomed the opportunity to have their own Centre.

Local newspapers

The local newspapers are, as of 2018:

References

External links

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