Talk:Hornsey
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[edit] Harringay
Note: It is correct to say that it's in the borough of Haringey. (Someone had removed this.) The nearby place on Green Lanes is spelt Harringay. Nevilley 09:08 Apr 25, 2003 (UTC)
[edit] Photo
I was unhappy about the photo of Hornsey Town Hall being on this page, as it's not even in Hornsey. If we had a page on the former Hornsey Council, who built it, that would be a better place for it as it's misleading here. For now, I have linked to it from Crouch End and removed it from here. If I can get a Hornsey photo for here, I will. --Nevilley 15:21, 12 Jul 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Hornsey is not Hornsey village
I know this is confusing - I live in Hornsey - but the village takes its name from the parish area, which is and always was much bigger, not the other way round!
The Victoria County History, Pevsner and other authoritities make this clear as well as all the far-flung old places like Hornsey Park north-west of Highgate, Hornsey Road in Finsbury Park, Hornsey Lane etc. I have edited and added to the page and aded links to try and disambiguate the confusion. There could be a separate article about Hornsey Village, but Hornsey by itself should refer to its correct historical area.
So it was quite correct to show the photo of Hornsey Town Hall, the former administrative centre of the area! --Straw Cat 02:22, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
