Wood Green

Wood Green is a Town in the county of Greater London.

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There are great places to visit near Wood Green including some great cities, castles, museums, rivers and streams, shopping centres, towns, historic monuments and airports.

The area close to Wood Green boasts some of the best cities including London.

There are a number of castles near to Wood Green including The Tower of London.

The Tower of London, National Maritime Museum Greenwich, and Cutty Sark are great places to visit near Wood Green if you like museums.

Wood Green is near some unmissable rivers and streams like River Thames at London,

The area around Wood Green boasts some of the best shopping centres including Westfield London, Westfield Stratford City, Brent Cross Shopping Centre, and Whitgift Centre.

Don't miss Hendon, Greenwich, and Croydon's towns if visiting the area around Wood Green.

Cutty Sark is a great place to visit close to Wood Green if you like historic monuments.

Airports to visit near Wood Green include London Biggin Hill Airport, Heathrow Airport, London City Airport, and London Heliport.

Wood Green History

There are some historic monuments around Wood Green:

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History of Wood Green

At around the same time as the Dorset Survey, the New River was constructed through Wood Green. Winding through the area, the river looped across Chitts Hill and then passed along the northern side of Wood Green Common before turning south. The proximity of Wood Green to the new water course enhanced the area’s reputation and between the 17th and early 19th Century several large properties were constructed in the area, initially as country retreats for wealthy Londoners. Such dwellings included Cherson House, Wood Green Cottage, Moat Cottage and the Grange, all of which were situated on the fringes of Wood Green Common and dated from the 17th Century. Later, Wood Green House (c. 1780), Chitts Hill House (c. 1805) and Bounds Green House were constructed at the perimeter of the common. Despite the development of these dwellings, by 1798 the population of Wood Green stood at just 100 inhabitants and remained scattered. It was centred at this period on Wood Green Common.

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