sentences:  Beyond the clearance of the forests, few incursions were made into Harringay lands save for the New River, the building of which presaged the more drastic developments to come.In 1750 the area that was to become Harringay was almost all agricultural land with only a few buildings.Over the 130 years to 1880, significant parts were brought into a more modern use, either as comfortable houses or as parkland.