boundaries. In the mid-19th century, the arrival of the Great Northern Railway (GNR) cleaved western Harringay from the rest of the Borough of Hornsey and set it fair for its subsequent union with the southwesternmost slice of the Borough of Tottenham. The subsequent construction of the Tottenham & Hampstead Junction Railway (THJR) almost defined Harringay's present-day southern boundary. Demographics [[File:St Paul's Church N8.jpg|thumb|200px|left|The striking Modernist St Paul's Church & Vicarage, Wightman Road, Harringay - called the dazzling St Paul's by The Guardian'''s Simon Jenkins]] At the 2011 census, the population of Harringay was about 22,136. The ethnic breakdown is: 64% white, 12% black, 12% Asian, 6% Mixed and 5% other. 71% of its inhabitants were born in Europe, with 12% in Asia, 7% in Africa (mainly eastern & southern), and 1% in North America. Within this mix 3% were born in Turkey. About 41% of the population report themselves as Christian, 14% as Muslim, 1% as Jewish and 40% as not religious or no religion stated. 60% of residents are classified as being in the A/B & C1 NRS social grades. Of a total of around 9,199 dwellings in Harringay, approximately 39% are owner-occupied and about 44% are privately rented accommodation. 14% are public or other council housing. About 40% of the dwellings are houses, with the remainder being flats, most often converted from the largely Victorian housing stock. Education There are four generally well regarded schools located within Harringay. These are shown below together with the number of places available in 2018: North Harringay Primary (460) South Harringay Infants (241) South Harringay Junior (218) Chestnuts Primary (461) Inspection reports on Harringay's four schools are available at the Ofsted website. Sport Harringay became both nationally and internationally famous for the sporting events that were held in the Harringay Stadium and the Harringay Arena from the late 1920s until the 1980s. Greyhound racing, boxing and speedway were the main attractions. Today, Harringay is home to the London Meteors who are based in the former cricket pitch in Finsbury Park, at the corner of Endymion Road and Green Lanes. Green Harringay 22.5% of Harringay is open space: Finsbury Park - officially part of Harringay The Green Flag awarded Railway Fields Local Nature Reserve, near Harringay Green Lanes Station The New River Path, accessible from Wightman Road and from Green Lanes opposite Finsbury Park Ducketts Common, opposite Turnpike Lane station A very small