Edgware
Coordinates: 51°37′07″N 0°16′22″W / 51.6185, -0.2729 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
OS grid reference	TQ195925
London borough	Barnet
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	EDGWARE
Postcode district	HA8
Dial code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Hendon
London Assembly	Barnet and Camden
European Parliament	London
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Chanukah menorah outside Edgware tube station, 2006

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It is principally a shopping and residential area and is known by those who regularly use the London Underground as being one of the northern termini of the Northern Line. There is a bus garage, a shopping centre called The Mall (formerly known as The Broadwalk), and a library. There is a large hospital, Edgware Community Hospital. There are two streams, Edgware Brook and Deans Brook, which are tributaries of the River Brent. Edgware's population is 47% Jewish (taken from synagogue membership figures) and the area contains twelve synagogues, situated in the central and northern areas of the suburb. The Jewish community in Edgware have constructed their own Eruv - The Edgware Eruv. The London Underground is an electric railway system that covers much of Greater London and some neighbouring areas. ... For other uses, see Northern Line (disambiguation). ... --213. ... The Brent is a river in south-east England. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination... A synagogue (from Greek synagoge place of assembly literally meeting, assembly,) is a Jewish house of prayer and study. ... Eruv (עירוב) (or Eiruv or Erub) (plural Eruvin) is a Hebrew word meaning mixture, and refers to any of three procedures which allow certain activities in Jewish law which would otherwise be forbidden. ...

In the 2001 Census 36.9% of Edgware residents give their religion as Jewish – one of the highest rate in England and Wales. This figure is believed to be higher as the question was optional on the census. see Barnet Census Profile

Brief History of Edgware

Main article: History of Edgware

Edgware was an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex. Edgware is a Saxon name meaning Ecgi's weir. Ecgi's was a Saxon and the weir relates to a pond where Ecgi's people would catch fish. From 1932 to 1965, it was in the Borough of Hendon. The Romans made pottery at Brockley Hill, and is thought by some to be the site of Sulloniacis. Canons Park, to the north-west, was erected by Duke of Chandos. Edgware is a Saxon name. ... Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon) is an early form of the English language that was spoken in parts of what is now England and southern Scotland between the mid-fifth century and the mid-twelfth century. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Motto Senatus Populusque Romanus (SPQR) The Roman Empire at its greatest extent, c. ... Canons Park is a suburb of London largely built on the site of Canons a country estate built by James Brydges, who was the first Duke of Chandos. ... The title Baron Chandos has been created twice in the Peerage of England. ...

Nearby areas

• Stanmore to the west
• Mill Hill to the east
• Burnt Oak to the south
• Elstree to the north

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Nearby tube stations

• Edgware tube station
• Burnt Oak tube station
• Canons Park tube station

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Notable people who have lived in Edgware

• George Frideric Handel — composer
• Pat Sharp — disc jockey and television presenter
• Antony Costa — singer from boy band Blue
• Vanessa Feltz — TV/Radio presenter
• Dayan Michoel Fisher — Emeritus Principal Rabbi of the Federation of Synagogues
• Eleanor Bron — actress
• Gary E Lewis — Economist and Author
• Max Bygraves — singer and actor
• George Michael — musician
• Alan Senitt — former chairman of the Union of Jewish Students, murdered in Washington DC

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Schools

• The London Academy secondary school - one of 5 DfES Academies - was scheduled to open in 2004 but due to delays in planning permissions the academy did not open until September 2006. The building was designed by architects Foster Associates.

  Sponsorship of £1.5 million was provided by the chairman of a venture capital company, Peter Shalson.

• Edgware Jewish Primary School
• Holland House Prep School

  Leading independent preparatory school for boys and girls aged 4-11.

• Broadfields Primary School
• Deansbrook Primary School
• North London Collegiate School
• Rosh Pinah Jewish Primary School

  Founded in 1956 and located at two sites on the Broadfields Estate. The main building on Glengall Road opened in 1986, when the school became a two-form entry.

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External links

• Ward information
• Councillor information
• Edgware Library
• Edgware Eruv
• Sulloniacis