Stroud Green, London
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Stroud Green is the name of a suburb (and administrative ward
Ward (subnational entity)
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) located adjacent to Finsbury Park
Finsbury Park, London
Finsbury Park is an area in north London, England which grew up around an important railway interchange at the junction of the London Boroughs of Islington, Haringey and Hackney...

 in north London
London
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, England. Stroud Green ward is within the London Borough of Haringey
London Borough of Haringey
The London Borough of Haringey is a London borough, in North London, classified by some definitions as part of Inner London, and by others as part of Outer London. It was created in 1965 by the amalgamation of three former boroughs. It shares borders with six other London boroughs...

. On its south-western side the Stroud Green Road forms part of the boundary with the London Borough of Islington
London Borough of Islington
The London Borough of Islington is a London borough in Inner London. It was formed in 1965 by merging the former metropolitan boroughs of Islington and Finsbury. The borough contains two Westminster parliamentary constituencies, Islington North and Islington South & Finsbury...

. Thus, the adjacent areas of Islington are sometimes (erroneously) referred to as Stroud Green.

Stroud Green Road is the main local hub and shopping area for residents. At its eastern end it intersects Seven Sisters Road
Seven Sisters Road
Seven Sisters Road is a road in north London, England which runs within the boroughs of Islington, Hackney and Haringey. It is an extension of Camden Road, running from Holloway Road at the Nags Head crossroads then on to another crossroads with Blackstock Road and Stroud Green Road...

 and Blackstock Road
Blackstock Road
Blackstock Road is a major road in north London, England, running from Seven Sisters Road south westerly to Highbury. It runs along the border between the London Borough of Hackney and the London Borough of Islington...

 at a major crossroads. Stroud Green Road is a populous thoroughfare linking the area of Crouch Hill
Crouch Hill
Crouch Hill is a street in north London, England, running between Crouch End and Stroud Green in the boroughs of Haringey and Islington.The street has a railway station of the same name on the Islington slope of the hill, which is served by the Gospel Oak to Barking line.- The Parkland Walk...

 with the major north London transport interchange of Finsbury Park station
Finsbury Park station
Finsbury Park Station is a busy transport interchange in North London. The interchange consists of an interconnected National Rail station, London Underground station and two bus stations. The main entrances are by the eastern bus station on Station Place...

.

Toponymy

In 1407 the area was called Strode, which is formed from the Old English 'stōd' and means 'marshy ground covered with brushwood'. It is recorded as Stowde Grene in 1546, the 'grene' suffix is Middle English
Middle English
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 and means 'village green'.

Stroud Green Road

Stroud Green Road has an array of shops stretching the length of the road, including a Tesco Metro supermarket. Most of the shops, however, are independent, with Time Out describing the range of shops as "impressive" and giving a sense of "how international the district is". The wide selection of restaurants on Stroud Green Road range from the standard Indian
Indian cuisine
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 and Chinese to the more exotic Mauritian
Mauritius
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 and Caribbean
Caribbean
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. The street is home to the original branch of Italian-owned North London pizza
Pizza
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 restaurant chain La Porchetta, as well as several bars and pubs. One unusual feature is perhaps the large cluster of wig shops at the Finsbury Park end of the road, where there is also a bowling alley and a cycle park, opposite the station.

Stroud Green Road can become busy when after matches at Arsenal FC's Emirates Stadium
Emirates Stadium
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 or music concerts in Finsbury Park
Finsbury Park
Finsbury Park is a 46 hectare public park in the London Borough of Haringey. Officially part of the London area of Harringay, it is also adjacent to Stroud Green, the Finsbury Park district and Manor House. It was one of the first of the great London parks laid out in the Victorian...

, both nearby. The Finsbury Park end of the road, like the rest of the surroundings of the station, is markedly more run-down, blighted environmentally by parallel low railway bridges bringing the mass of overground lines into Finsbury Park station and by an ill-matched assortment of low-rise commercial buildings.

Transport

The street runs west from the transport hub of Finsbury Park station
Finsbury Park station
Finsbury Park Station is a busy transport interchange in North London. The interchange consists of an interconnected National Rail station, London Underground station and two bus stations. The main entrances are by the eastern bus station on Station Place...

, and stops just short just 150 yards east of Crouch Hill railway station
Crouch Hill railway station
Crouch Hill railway station is a railway station on Crouch Hill between Stroud Green and Crouch End, North London. It is on the Gospel Oak to Barking line between Upper Holloway and Harringay Green Lanes....

 on the Gospel Oak to Barking line
Gospel Oak to Barking line
The Gospel Oak – Barking Line is a railway line in north and east London which connects Gospel Oak in North London and Barking in East London as part of the London Overground network. It is sometimes known as the Goblin , although this is a nickname rather than an official title...

. London bus routes W3, W7
London Buses route W7
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, and 210
London Buses route 210
London Buses route 210 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. This service is currently contracted to Metroline.-History:...

 run the length of Stroud Green Road, terminating at Finsbury Park. The low railway bridge at Finsbury Park prevents bus routes running directly from areas north of Finsbury Park such as Stroud Green Road directly into central London.

Stroud Green railway station
Stroud Green railway station
Stroud Green railway station is a former station in the Stroud Green area of north London. It was located between Finsbury Park station and Crouch End station on the bridge over Stapleton Hall Road...

 closed in 1954. It was on the Finsbury Park to Edgware line
Edgware, Highgate and London Railway
The Edgware, Highgate and London Railway was a railway in north London. The railway was a precursor of parts of London Underground's Northern Line and was, in the 1930s the core of an ambitious expansion plan for that line which was thwarted by the Second World War...

, and along with nearby Crouch End railway station
Crouch End railway station
Crouch End railway station is a former station in the Crouch End area of north London. It was located between Stroud Green station and Highgate station on Crouch End Hill just north of its junction with Hornsey Lane...

 had been planned to be added to the Northern line
Northern Line
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 of London Underground
London Underground
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, but World War II
World War II
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intervened.

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