Upper Edmonton

Upper Edmonton
Upper Edmonton  Upper Edmonton shown within Greater London
Population	17,374 (2011 Census. Ward)[1]
London borough	Enfield
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Edmonton
Postcode district	N18
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
EU Parliament	London
UK Parliament	Edmonton
London Assembly	Enfield and Haringey
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Coordinates: 51°36′50″N 0°03′47″W / 51.614°N 0.063°W / 51.614; -0.063

Upper Edmonton (Postcode N18 and E4) is a part of Edmonton, which is located in the south eastern part of the London Borough of Enfield, England. The main shopping area of Upper Edmonton is often referred to as "The Angel" by locals (due to its location, The Angel, Edmonton a former public house that was demolished in 1968 to make improvements to the North Circular Road ) and is situated between Lower Edmonton (N9) and Tottenham (N17).

Upper Edmonton was once one of the most influential parts of the Borough of Enfield. It is still home to the offices of the area's political parties and provides a range of public services, including the NHS North Middlesex University Hospital.

The area is one of the most multicultural in north London, including Afro-Caribbean, Black African, Albanian, Bangladeshi, Chinese, Greek (from Cyprus and Greece), Portuguese, Pakistani, Somalian and Turkish (from Cyprus and Turkey) communities. The houses of worship in Upper Edmonton reflect this diversity: one of the most visited Muslim mosque's in the area, the Edmonton Islamic Centre Al-Masjid, as well as churches of varied denominations, such as the Evangelical church, are located there.

Public transportation includes a wide choice of buses serving many locations and British Rail, which has Silver Street and Angel road in the locality.

Recent trends

In recent years, the area has undergone a huge structural transformation, of which some work is still undergoing, as part of the government's aim to provide the community with a wider range of shops and public facilities.

As in many other parts of the city, a major concern is the level of violent crime, which has steadily increased over the past few years. The cooperated effort from local role models and celebrities to work with government to provide education for local youths is one of the most concentrated methods of trying to overcome this problem. But has shown no signs of success and crime rates continue to rise. This includes two stabbings of teenagers in the first month of 2008 alone, giving Edmonton the nickname "Shank Town" with the youths of today.

References

London Borough of Enfield
Districts	Arnos Grove Botany Bay Bowes Park Brimsdown Bulls Cross Bullsmoor Bush Hill Park Chase Side Clay Hill Cockfosters Crews Hill Edmonton Enfield Chase Enfield Highway Enfield Island Village Enfield Lock Enfield Town Enfield Wash Forty Hill Freezywater Gordon Hill Grange Park Hadley Wood New Southgate Oakwood Palmers Green Picketts Lock Ponders End Southgate Upper Edmonton Winchmore Hill World's End
Attractions	Forty Hall and Gardens Millfield Theatre and Arts Centre Capel Manor Myddelton House Gardens Chickenshed Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture Whitewebbs Museum of Transport Royal Small Arms Factory Interpretation Centre
Parks and open spaces	Arnos Park Broomfield Park Durants Park Grovelands Park Oakwood Park Pymmes Park Trent Country Park Whitewebbs Park
Constituencies	Edmonton Enfield North Enfield Southgate
Tube and rail stations	Angel Road Arnos Grove Brimsdown Bush Hill Park Cockfosters Crews Hill Edmonton Green Enfield Chase Enfield Lock Enfield Town Gordon Hill Grange Park Hadley Wood Oakwood Palmers Green Ponders End Silver Street Southbury Southgate Turkey Street Winchmore Hill
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