Finsbury Park history

Finsbury Park is also called Stroud Green. It was mainly neglected marshland until some large country houses were built there in the 19th century. Seven Sisters Road is named after a group of elm trees which used to stand at the Tottenham end. When train lines were put through in 1870, the area was substantially developed for residential and industrial use. Finsbury Park, which is 115 acres in size, was created in 1869. Finsbury Park is one of the first publicly owned parks when it was opened in 1869. It contains 115 acres of land. The smaller Hornsey Park once visited by Richard III, forms part of it.