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Physical Features and General Character of the Area.
Tottenham is due north of London—the "Queen's Head" being 5 miles
north of Portland Place, and the milestone on the open space at the
junction of West Green Road and Broadway, Tottenham, marking the
4-mile limit from London (Shoreditch Church).
Tottenham is bounded on the south by the Metropolitan Boroughs of
Hackney and Stoke Newington, on the west by the Borough of Hornsey
and the Wood Green Urban District, on the north by Edmonton, and on
the east by Walthamstow.
The accompanying diagram, showing the various strata to a depth of
over 400 feet, gives the composition of the soil upon which Tottenham
stands. It represents particularly the site of the present Town Hall.
The bore-hole indicated is that from which water is extracted for the
supply of the Central Baths.