Editing Southgate, London

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{{Infobox UK place
| country                  = England
| region                   = London
| population               = 14,454
| population_ref           = (2011)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://southgate.localstats.co.uk/census-demographics/england/london/enfield/southgate |title=Southgate Demographics (Enfield, England) |website=Southgate.localstats.co.uk |access-date=22 August 2016}}</ref>
| official_name            = Southgate
| coordinates              = {{coord|51.6316|-0.1265|display=inline,title}}
| constituency_westminster = [[Southgate and Wood Green (UK Parliament constituency)|Southgate and Wood Green]]
| post_town                = LONDON
| postcode_area            = N
| postcode_district        = N14
| london_borough           = Enfield
| dial_code                = 020
| os_grid_reference        = TQ296942
| static_image_name        = File:Southgate Station, London N14 - geograph.org.uk - 1605783.jpg
| static_image_caption     = Southgate underground station
}}

'''Southgate''' is a suburban area of [[north London]], England, in the [[London Borough of Enfield]], {{convert|8|mi|km}} north of [[Charing Cross]].

==History==
[[File:South Point House, Southgate.JPG|thumbnail|South Point House, where the South Gate once stood.]]
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, London|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.<ref>{{cite book|last=Byrom|first=Bertram|title=Old Southgate and Palmers Green|year=2008|publisher=Stenlake Publishing|isbn=9781840334241|page=3|url=http://www.stenlake.co.uk}}</ref>

[[File:Southgate Club.jpg|thumbnail|Rare survivors of 1930s development: The Southgate Club (built 1889) and adjacent [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]] terrace in Chase Side.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://new.enfield.gov.uk/services/planning/enfield-local-heritage-list-may-18-planning.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213180845/https://new.enfield.gov.uk/services/planning/enfield-local-heritage-list-may-18-planning.pdf |archive-date=2020-02-13 |url-status=live|title=Enfield Local Heritage List|publisher=Enfield Council|access-date=17 September 2020}}</ref>]]
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 [[A406 road|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 tube station|Oakwood]]). This unleashed a building boom, and by 1939 the area had become almost fully developed.

===Governance===
[[File:Prytaneum Court, former Southgate Town Hall, 251 Green Lanes, London.JPG|thumb|The former [[Southgate Town Hall]], now a housing development]]
In 1894 an [[Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland)|urban district]] of [[Middlesex]], called Southgate, was created by the [[Local Government Act 1894]]. In 1933 the [[Municipal Borough of Southgate]] was created. The borough, which had its headquarters at [[Southgate Town Hall]], was abolished in 1965 by the [[London Government Act 1963]]. Its area then came within the newly created [[London Borough of Enfield]], which also included the areas that had been within the [[Municipal Borough of Enfield]] and the [[Municipal Borough of Edmonton]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/middx/vol5/pp175-179|title=Edmonton: Local government &#124; British History Online|website=www.british-history.ac.uk}}</ref>

The [[United Kingdom constituencies|parliamentary constituency]] covering the part of Southgate in the London Borough of Enfield is [[Southgate and Wood Green (UK Parliament constituency)|Southgate and Wood Green]]. Until his death in the [[Brighton bomb]]ing in 1984, the constituency was represented by [[Sir Anthony Berry]]. In [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997]], [[Michael Portillo]], who succeeded Sir Anthony, [[Michael Portillo#1997 election defeat|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.

== 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 the seven-acre former boating lake and adjoining woodland of the adjacent Grade I listed Grovelands House (formerly 'Southgate Grove').<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1000395|title=GROVELANDS PARK, Enfield - 1000395 &#124; Historic England|website=historicengland.org.uk}}</ref> In Waterfall Road is [[Christ Church, Southgate|Christ Church]], built in 1862 by [[George Gilbert Scott|Sir Gilbert Scott]]; adjacent to its grounds, in [[Minchenden Oak Garden]], stands the Minchenden Oak. Across the road from the church lies the [[John Walker's Ground|Walker Cricket Ground]]; a regular Middlesex venue which was first used in 1859 and is named after the cricketer [[John Walker (cricketer, born 1826)|John Walker]].

The Southgate Green conservation area contains several notable Grade II listed buildings such as [[Arnoside House and Essex House]], [[Sandford House & Norbury House]], [[Old House & Essex Coach House]], [[40 The Green, Southgate|40 The Green]] and the [[Valentine Poole houses, Southgate|Valentine Poole houses]]. The adjoining Cannon Hill features the early-18th century [[Arnos Grove house|Arnos Grove House]] and the High Street features [[Southgate House]].

Southgate station on the [[Piccadilly line]] is the nearest tube stop to most of Southgate's residential area. Other stations are at [[Oakwood tube station|Oakwood]] (to the north) and [[Arnos Grove tube station|Arnos Grove]] (to the south west).

==Demography==
Southgate is a [[Multiculturalism|cosmopolitan]] district. There has been a prominent [[Jews|Jewish]] community since the early 20th century. There are also many [[Greeks|Greek]], [[Greek Cypriots|Greek Cypriot]], [[Japanese people|Japanese]], and [[Turkish people|Turkish]] families living in the district.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.economist.com/world/britain/displaystory.cfm?story_id=E1_SDDRGVT |title=Britain |newspaper=The Economist|date=13 August 2016 |access-date=22 August 2016}}</ref> As of the 2011 census, White British makes up 45% of the population, followed by Other White at 20%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/southgate-e05000208 |title=Southgate – UK Census Data 2011 |website=Ukcensusdata.com |access-date=22 August 2016}}</ref>

==Notable residents==
[[File:James Henry Leigh Hunt by Benjamin Robert Haydon.jpg|thumbnail|upright|Leigh Hunt]]
[[File:BenjaminWaugh2.jpg|thumbnail|upright|Benjamin Waugh]]
[[File:Amy Winehouse f4962007 crop.jpg|thumbnail|upright|Amy Winehouse]]
* [[Sir William Acton, 1st Baronet|William Acton]], owned [[Arnos Grove#History|Arnolds estate]].
* [[Neville Brody]], graphic designer, born in Southgate in 1957.
* [[Errol Brown]], singer.
* [[James Brydges, 3rd Duke of Chandos]], lived at [[Minchington Hall]].
* [[Raymond Wilson Chambers]], writer, lived in Selborne Road, Southgate Green.<ref name=bh>{{Cite web|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/middx/vol5/pp130-133|title=Edmonton: Introduction &#124; British History Online|website=www.british-history.ac.uk}}</ref>
* [[Dave Clark (musician)|Dave Clark]], lived in Chase Side.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://library.croneri.co.uk/cch_uk/btc/1985-btc-224|title=Reed (H.M. Inspector of Taxes) v Clark. [1985] BTC 224 &#124; Croner-i Tax and Accounting|website=library.croneri.co.uk}}</ref>
* [[James Colebrooke (banker)|James Colebrooke]] and [[George Colebrooke]], first owners of [[Arnos Grove house]].
* [[Sir William Curtis, 1st Baronet|William Curtis]]; MP, Sheriff and Lord Mayor, lived at [[Cullands Grove]].
* [[Dave Davies]], musician.
* [[Alan Dumayne]], local historian.
* [[Lynne Franks]], PR guru.
* [[Stephen Godin]], 18th Century broker, lived at [[Cullands Grove]].
* [[Augustus Hare]], writer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/storymylife01hare|title=The story of my life|first=Augustus J. C. (Augustus John Cuthbert)|last=Hare|date=17 September 1896|publisher=London : G. Allen|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
* [[David Hepworth]], journalist and writer.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Word Podcast #183|url=http://laxman.hipcast.com/deluge/b7052d88-7949-3ac1-fc1a-883e70fbef04.mp3|publisher=The Word|access-date=26 July 2011}}</ref>
* [[Sir David Hechstetter|David Hechstetter]], merchant, lived at [[Minchington Hall]].
* [[Frederick Hitch]], awarded the [[Victoria Cross]].
* [[Sir Abraham Hume, 1st Baronet|Abraham Hume]], owned [[Arnos Grove house]].
* [[James Henry Leigh Hunt|Leigh Hunt]], essayist and writer, born in Southgate in 1784.
* [[Ashley Hutchings]], musician, born 1945.
* [[Peter Jay (drummer)|Peter Jay]], drummer, born 1944.
* [[Jay1]], Rapper, born in Southgate
* [[Selin Kiazim]], chef and restaurateur.
* [[John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence]], lived in [[Southgate House]] in the 1860s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/middx/vol5/pp142-149|title=Edmonton: Growth after 1851 &#124; British History Online|website=www.british-history.ac.uk}}</ref>
* [[Patrick Linstead]], English chemist, born in Southgate in 1902.
* [[Thomas Lipton]], came to Southgate in 1892, and lived in [[Osidge|Osidge House]] (in [[East Barnet Urban District|East Barnet]], but within the parish of [[Christ Church, Southgate|Southgate]]) until his death in 1931.<ref>{{Cite book| last=Newby | first=Herbert | year=1949 | title="Old" Southgate | publisher=T.Grove | page=115}}</ref>
* [[Robert Lowe, 1st Viscount Sherbrooke|Robert Lowe]], 19th Century politician.<ref>Dumayne, Alan ''Southgate A Glimpse Into the Past,'' 1987, {{ISBN|0951228609}}, p94-7</ref>
* [[Linda Lusardi]], grew up in Palmers Green (at that time in [[Municipal Borough of Southgate|Southgate]]).
* [[Allastair McReady-Diarmid]], awarded the Victoria Cross.
* [[William Mayne, 1st Baron Newhaven]], owned [[Arnos Grove house]].
* [[Simon Mayo]] was born in Southgate, 1958.
* [[Ron Moody]], actor.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.thejc.com/culture/interviews/interview-ron-moody-1.20187| title = Interview: Ron Moody - The Jewish Chronicle}} </ref>
* [[John Moore (Lord Mayor)|John Moore]], Lord Mayor, circa 1674.<ref name=bh/>
* [[David Puttnam]], film producer, born in Southgate in 1941.
* [[Ted Ray (comedian)|Ted Ray]] and [[Andrew Ray]].
* [[Rob Rinder]], barrister and TV judge.
* [[Henry Crabb Robinson]], diarist, circa 1812.<ref name=bh/>
* [[Dame Flora Robson]], star of stage and cinema, lived at 65 The Mall<ref>Dumayne, Alan. ''The Old Borough of Southgate,'' Alan Sutton, 1998, p127</ref> between 1910 and 1921.
* [[Sarbel]], pop singer, born 1981.
* [[John Henry Powell Schneider]] and [[Henry Schneider]], lived at [[Beaver Hall]].
* [[Paul Scott (novelist)|Paul Scott]], lived at various addresses in Southgate and Palmers Green.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.palmersgreenn13.com/people/literature/paul-scott/|title = Paul Scott|date = 5 May 2012}}</ref>
* [[Alan Sinfield]], writer and theorist, born 1941.
* [[Rachel Stevens]], [[S Club 7]] star, was born and raised in Southgate and attended Osidge Primary and [[Ashmole Academy|Ashmole School]].
* [[Samuel Sugden (merchant)|Samuel Sugden]], 19th Century merchant, lived at [[Oakwood Park, Enfield|Oak Lodge]].
* [[Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos|Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville]] and [[Anne Elizabeth Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, Duchess of Buckingham|Anne Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville]], lived at [[Minchington Hall]].
* [[Joseph Thornton (contractor)|Joseph Thornton]], railway contractor, lived at [[Beaver Hall]].
* [[Isaac Walker (merchant)|Isaac Walker]], and [[The Walkers of Southgate]].
* [[Benjamin Waugh]], founder of the [[NSPCC]], lived at Southgate Green in the 1880s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://southgategreen.org.uk/fun/a-walk-in-southgate/|title=A Walk in Southgate|website=southgategreen.org.uk}}</ref>
* [[Andrew Weir, 1st Baron Inverforth|Andrew Weir]], owned [[Arnos Grove house]].
* [[John Weld (merchant)|John Weld]], 17th century merchant, owned [[Arnos Grove#History|Arnolds estate]].
* [[Sir Thomas Whitmore, 1st Baronet|Thomas Whitmore]] and [[Sir William Whitmore, 2nd Baronet|William Whitmore]], owned [[Arnos Grove#History|Arnolds estate]].
* [[Amy Winehouse]], singer-songwriter, raised in the Southgate area - although resident in [[Winchmore Hill]] and later addresses in [[Osidge]]. She attended Osidge Primary and [[Ashmole Academy|Ashmole School]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jun/23/amy-winehouse-growing-up-sister|title=Growing up with my sister Amy Winehouse|date=22 June 2013|website=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/aug/17/music.estheraddley|title=The Guardian profile: Amy Winehouse|first=Esther|last=Addley|newspaper=The Guardian |date=17 August 2007|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref> 
* [[Sir Thomas Wolstenholme, 2nd Baronet|Thomas Wolstenholme]], [[Sir John Wolstenholme, 3rd Baronet|John Wolstenholme]] and [[Sir Nicholas Wolstenholme, 4th Baronet|Nicholas Wolstenholme]] of [[Minchington Hall]].

==Education==
===College===
*[[Southgate College]]
*[[Oak Hill College]] (in the [[London Borough of Barnet]])

=== Schools ===
{{Main|List of schools in the London Borough of Enfield}}

====Primary====
* [[De Bohun Primary School]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.debohunprimary.co.uk |title=:: De Bohun Primay School :: |access-date=23 May 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070621182723/http://www.debohunprimary.co.uk/ |archive-date=21 June 2007  }}</ref> 
* St Andrew's CE Primary
* St Monica's RC Primary<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.st-monicas.enfield.sch.uk/ |title=St Monica's Catholic Primary School &#124; Strive to succeed in the presence of God |website=St-monicas.enfield.sch.uk |access-date=22 August 2016}}</ref>
* Salcombe Preparatory School<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.salcombeprep.co.uk |title=Home – Salcombe Prep School |website=Salcombeprep.co.uk |access-date=22 August 2016}}</ref> (Independent)
* Vita et Pax School (Independent)
* Walker Primary<ref>{{cite web|author=Visitors |url=http://www.walker.enfield.sch.uk |title=Home &#124; Walker Primary School |website=Walker.enfield.sch.uk |access-date=22 August 2016}}</ref>
* West Grove Primary
* Wolfson Hillel Primary<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wolfsonhillel.enfield.sch.uk |title=Wolfson Hillel Primary School – Home |website=Wolfsonhillel.enfield.sch.uk |access-date=22 August 2016}}</ref>
* Osidge Primary School (in the London Borough of Barnet)

==== Secondary ====
* [[Southgate School]]
* [[Ashmole Academy]] (in the London Borough of Barnet)

==Religious facilities==
===Synagogues===
There are four synagogues with Southgate in their name: Cockfosters and North Southgate,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cnss.org.uk/|title=Cockfosters & N Southgate Synagogue &#124;}}</ref> Palmers Green and Southgate Synagogue<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pgss.org.uk/|title=PGSS}}</ref> (both part of the [[United Synagogue]]), Southgate Progressive Synagogue<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sps.uk.com/index.php|title=Welcome to Southgate Progressive Synagogue, where you will find a lively and friendly community in North London, with a thriving youth culture and an emphasis on family and friends living and learning together.|website=My Website}}</ref> in [[Oakwood, London|Oakwood]], and [[Chabad]] Southgate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chabadsouthgate.org/|title=Home|website=Chabad of Southgate}}</ref> The former Southgate and District Reform Synagogue has now moved to [[Whetstone, London|Whetstone]], and changed its name in February 2010 to Sha'arei Tsedek: North London Reform Synagogue.
[[File:St Matthew by William Morris (1861).jpg|thumbnail|[[Morris & Co.]] stained glass at [[Christ Church, Southgate|Christ Church]], Waterfall Road]]

===Churches===
[[Christ Church, Southgate|Christ Church]] stands near Southgate Green. This was built on the site of [[John Weld (merchant)|Weld Chapel]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.christchurch-southgate.org/history/weld-chapel/|title=Weld Chapel|website=www.christchurch-southgate.org}}</ref> which was built in 1615 and demolished in 1863. 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.|Morris, Marshall Faulkner & Co]] (later [[Morris & Co.|Morris & Co]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.christchurch-southgate.org/history/1862-building/pre-raphaelite-windows/|title=Pre-Raphaelite Windows|website=www.christchurch-southgate.org}}</ref> The parish church of [[St Andrew's Southgate|St Andrew]] is on Chase Side. Emmanuel Evangelical Church meets in [[Ashmole School]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.northlondonchurch.org/|title=Emmanuel North London Church &#124; We are reformed and evangelical presbyterian church in Southgate, North London|website=Emmanuel North London Church}}</ref> [[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.

===Oak Hill College===
[[Oak Hill College]] is a theological college located on Chase Side. It trains both Anglican and Independent students for Church ministry in the UK and overseas.

===Southgate Mosque===
Southgate Mosque is located at Southgate House, Southgate High Street. It was founded in 2021 as a non-profit organisation dedicated to providing prayer facilities to the local Muslim community.

==Taverns, inns and public houses==
[[File:Ye Olde Cherry Tree, The Green, Southgate, London N14 - geograph.org.uk - 790724.jpg|thumbnail|Ye Olde Cherry Tree, The Green.]]
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.<ref name="Dumayne 1998">{{cite book |title=Southgate |last=Dumayne |first=Alan |year=1998 |publisher=Sutton Publishing Limited |isbn=0-7509-2000-9}}</ref>

Many were located on Chase Side but some, such as ''The Bell'', ''The Crown'' and the ''Chase Gate Tavern'', were demolished as part of 20th Century redevelopment and others have closed more recently; ''The Waggon'' (formerly ''Waggon and Horses'') became an Anatolian restaurant in 2013. ''The Rising Sun'' 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]].<ref name="Dumayne 1998"/> It was rebuilt in 1932, and substantially renovated in 2008, changing its name to ''The Sun'' and later ''The Maze Inn'' but was subsequently closed in 2016 and demolished in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://enfielddispatch.co.uk/pub-demolitions-probed-by-council/|title=Pub demolitions probed by council|first=Enfield|last=Dispatch|date=20 September 2019}}</ref> ''The Crown'' is commemorated in the name of ''The New Crown'' on Chase Side.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jdwetherspoon.com/pubs/all-pubs/england/london/the-new-crown-southgate|title=The New Crown &#124; Pubs In Southgate - J D Wetherspoon|website=www.jdwetherspoon.com}}</ref> ''The Hart'' (formerly ''The White Hart'') is the last long-standing pub in the immediate area, located on the adjoining Chase Road, near Southgate Circus roundabout.

Other notable local pubs are ''[[Ye Olde Cherry Tree]]'' which overlooks Southgate Green, and ''The Woodman'' on Bourne Hill. Former public house ''The Woolpack'' on the nearby High Street is now a restaurant.

==Local newspapers==
The local newspapers are, as of 2018:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Newspaper !! Link
|-
| ''Enfield Independent''  ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.enfieldindependent.co.uk/ |title=News, sport and local information for Enfield, Edmonton, Palmers Green, Southgate, Winchmore Hill |website=Enfieldindependent.co.uk |access-date=12 October 2017}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
* [[Osidge]]

{{Geographic Location
|title     = '''Neighbouring areas'''
|Northwest = [[East Barnet]]
|North     = [[Oakwood, London|Oakwood]]
|Northeast = [[Grange Park, Enfield|Grange Park]]
|West      = [[Osidge]]
|Centre    = Southgate
|East      = [[Winchmore Hill]]
|Southwest = [[Brunswick Park]]
|South     = [[Arnos Grove]]
|Southeast = [[Palmers Green]]
}}
{{LB Enfield}}
{{London Districts}}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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