Little Russia, London

Little Russia
Little Russia
 Little Russia shown within Greater London
London borough Haringey
Ceremonial county Greater London
RegionLondon
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town LONDON
Postcode district N17
Dialling code 020
Police Metropolitan
Fire London
Ambulance London
EU Parliament London
UK ParliamentTottenham
London Assembly Enfield and Haringey
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Coordinates: 51°36′29″N 0°04′19″W / 51.608°N 0.072°W / 51.608; -0.072

The Little Russia area of Tottenham, London, UK is located on the borough boundary with Edmonton, London, mainly comprising Pretoria Road, Durban Road and Lorenco Road (situated west of the railway line between Silver Street and White Hart Lane) that was commonly known as "Little Russia". A large number of Russian immigrants settled there after fleeing the 1917 Russian Revolution. It developed into one of the toughest areas of North London and the local constabulary usually only policed the area in pairs. The area was mostly redeveloped in the 1970s.[1]

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Media

In March 2009, Moscow-born novelist and broadcaster Zinovy Zinik travelled to the area to broadcast The Ghosts of Little Russia on BBC Radio 3.[3]

References

  1. Lorenco Road Retrieved 7 May 2015
  2. The Three Compasses Retrieved 20 July 2014
  3. BBC Radio 3-The Ghosts of Little Russia Retrieved 12 March 2013


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