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Harrow
OS grid reference	TQ145885
London borough	Harrow
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HARROW
Postcode district	HA1
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Harrow East Harrow West
London Assembly	Brent and Harrow
European Parliament	London
List of places: UK • England • London

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Harrow is the second principal town in the London Borough of Harrow, West London. It is a suburb situated 12.2 miles (16.4 km) west northwest of Charing Cross. It is one of ten major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. The London Borough of Harrow is a London borough of outer north-west London. ... Satellite image of the inner part of West London Ayad Dibis is the best in West London. ... The Victorian Eleanor Cross at Charing Cross The name Charing Cross, now given to a district of central London in the City of Westminster, comes from the original hamlet of Charing, where King Edward I placed a memorial to his wife, Eleanor of Castile. ... Ken Livingstone, the current Mayor of London The Mayor of London is an elected politician in London, United Kingdom. ...

Harrow is widely known for Harrow School, attended by Winston Churchill and Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, however Harrow County School also had a tradition of noted staff and pupils, e.g. Sir Paul Nurse, Sir Nigel Sheinwald, Michael Portillo, Clive Anderson and Geoffrey Perkins. Harrow is home to a large University of Westminster campus near Northwick Park Hospital (although both these landmarks actually lie within the London Borough of Brent). Harrow School, (originally: The Free Grammar School of John Lyon; generally: Harrow), is an independent school for boys (aged 13-18), and is located in Harrow on the Hill in the London Borough of Harrow. ... Churchill redirects here. ... Jawaharlal Nehru (Hindi: , IPA: , from Persian Javâher-e Laal, meaning Red Jewel) (November 14, 1889 – May 27, 1964) was a political leader of the Indian National Congress, a pivotal figure in the Indian independence movement and the first Prime Minister of Independent India. ... Sir Paul M. Nurse, FRS, (b. ... Michael Denzil Xavier Portillo (born 26 May 1953) is an English journalist, broadcaster, and former Conservative party politician and Cabinet Minister. ... Clive Anderson (born 10 December 1952) is a former practising barrister turned successful comedy writer as well as a television and radio presenter in the United Kingdom. ... Geoffrey Perkins has been a central figure in British comedy broadcasting. ... The University of Westminster is a university in London, England, formed in 1992 as a result of the Further and Higher Education Act, 1992, which allowed the London Polytechnic (Polytechnic of Central London or PCL ) to rename itself as a university. ... Northwick Park Hospital is a large Hospital in North West London, England. ... The London Borough of Brent is a London borough in north west London and forms part of Outer London. ...

By 1965, urban London had further expanded and almost all of the original area was incorporated into Greater London. Middlesex is still used informally as an area name and may be included in some postal addresses. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... The Middlesex Guildhall at Westminster Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and was the second smallest (after Rutland). ... An address is a code and abstract concept expressing the fixed location of a home, business or other building on the earths surface. ...

Etymology

Its name came from Anglo-Saxon hearg = "(heathen) temple", which was probably on the hill of Harrow, where St. Mary's Church stands today.^[1] Old English (also called Anglo-Penis[1], Englisc by its speakers) 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. ... Temple of Hephaestus, an Doric Greek temple in Athens with the original entrance facing east, 449 BC (western face depicted) For other uses, see Temple (disambiguation). ...

Present day

Harrow features a moderately large shopping area in the town centre. The main shopping district is located near Harrow-on-the-Hill tube station and Harrow Bus Station, and has two shopping centres. The St. Ann's Shopping Centre (formerly the site of Heathfield High School for Girls), opened by Princess Diana in 1987, is the older of the two and contains an extensive food court. St. George's opened by Catherine Zeta Jones is a smaller mall, but features a gym and a 13-screen vue cinema. Complementing the shopping centres are a number of high street shops and a large Debenham's department store. Diana, Princess of Wales (Diana Frances Mountbatten-Windsor, née Spencer) (1 July 1961–31 August 1997), commonly, but incorrectly, known as Princess Diana, was for fifteen years the wife of HRH The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales. ... Catherine Zeta-Jones as seen in the 2004 film The Terminal Catherine Zeta_Jones (born September 25, 1969) is an Academy Award-winning Welsh actress. ... Vue company logo Vue is a cinema company in Ireland and the UK. The company was formed in May 2003 when SBC International Cinemas bought Warner Village Cinemas. ... Debenhams plc (LSE: DEB) is a retailer with a chain of department stores based in the United Kingdom, and franchised stores in a number of other countries. ...

Harrow is a diverse borough, having 41.2% of its population from the BME (Black and Minority Ethnic) communities, with the largest group being of Indian ethnicity.^[2]

Crime figures are low; the borough had 1,111 notifiable offences in April 2007, compared with an average of 2,204 across London's boroughs. ^[3]

Transport

The area has good public transport links and is served by the Metropolitan Line of the London Underground and also by the National Rail services of Chiltern Railways and Silverlink. Stations in the area are: London Transport Portal The Metropolitan Line is part of the London Underground, coloured maroon on the Tube map. ... The London Underground is an underground railway system - also known as a rapid transit system - that serves a large part of Greater London, United Kingdom and some neighbouring areas. ... National Rail uses the BR double-arrow logo A typical National Rail station sign showing the double-arrow logo National Rail is a brand name of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC). ... Chiltern Railways is a train operating company in England. ... Silverlink Train Services Ltd is a train operating company in the United Kingdom, with routes in North London and from London to Northampton, previously to Birmingham via Coventry prior to 2005. ...

• Harrow-on-the-Hill station (Metropolitan Line & Chiltern Railways) 1955</ref>.
  

  

  Harrow-on-the-Hill tube sign
• Harrow and Wealdstone station (Bakerloo Line & Silverlink)
• North Harrow tube station (Metropolitan Line)
• Northolt Park railway station (Chiltern Railways)
• West Harrow tube station (Metropolitan Line)
• South Harrow tube station (Piccadilly Line)
• Sudbury Hill tube station (Piccadilly Line)
• Rayners Lane tube station (Metropolitan Line & Piccadilly Line)

Harrow is near to the A40/M40, M25 and the M1 motorways. Harrow-on-the-Hill station is a National Rail and London Underground station situated in Harrow in the London Borough of Harrow. ... London Transport Portal The Metropolitan Line is part of the London Underground, coloured maroon on the Tube map. ... Chiltern Railways is a train operating company in England. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Harrow & Wealdstone is a London Underground and a National Rail station in Travelcard Zone 5. ... The Bakerloo Line is a line of the London Underground and coloured brown on the Tube map. ... Silverlink Train Services Ltd is a train operating company in the United Kingdom, with routes in North London and from London to Northampton, previously to Birmingham via Coventry prior to 2005. ... North Harrow tube station is a London Underground station situated in North Harrow, North West London. ... Northolt Park railway station is a National Rail station in Northolt in north London. ... West Harrow tube station is a London Underground station in Harrow in north west London. ... Station on the Piccadilly Line, zone 5, between Sudbury Hill and Rayners Lane tube station. ... London Transport Portal The Piccadilly Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured blue on the Tube map. ... Station on the Piccadilly Line, Zone 4, between Sudbury Town and South Harrow. ... Rayners Lane is a London Underground station, adjacent to Harrow Garden Village in north west London. ... The A40 is a trunk road in England and Wales, connecting London to Fishguard. ... The M40 motorway is a motorway in the English transport network that connects London to Birmingham. ... The M25 motorway looking south between junctions 14 and 15, near Heathrow Airport. ... The M1 motorway heading south towards junction 37 at Barnsley, South Yorkshire. ...

The town centre also has a major bus station adjacent to Harrow-on-the-Hill station that serves as an important hub for buses in the area. Many routes to North and West London pass through this station. Notable routes serving Harrow include: Harrow-on-the-Hill station is a National Rail and London Underground station situated in Harrow in the London Borough of Harrow. ...

• The 140 route starting and terminating at Harrow Weald and Heathrow Airport
• The 182 route starting and terminating at Harrow Weald and Brent Cross
• The 183 route starting and terminating at Pinner and Golders Green Bus Station
• The N18 nightbus which starts at Trafalgar Square and terminates at Harrow Weald Bus Station
• The 258 route starting and terminating at Watford Junction and South Harrow Station
• The 114 route starting and terminating at Ruislip Station and Mill Hill.

On 8th October, 1952, three trains collided at a Harrow station killing 112 people. Of the dead, 64 were railway employees on their way to work. London Heathrow Airport (IATA airport code: LHR, ICAO airport code: EGLL, and often simply Heathrow) is the United Kingdoms busiest and best-connected airport. ... Brent Cross in London is best known as the first shopping centre of its kind to be built in the UK. Situated on the North Circular between the southern terminus of the M1 motorway and the Brent Cross Flyover in the London Borough of Barnet and taking its name from...

Nearby districts

• Harrow on the Hill
• North Harrow
• South Harrow
• West Harrow
• Harrow Weald
• Brent
• Hendon
• Hatch End
• Kenton
• Pinner
• South Harrow
• Stanmore
• Wealdstone

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Twinning

Harrow as seen from Northwick Park

Harrow is twinned with: Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 341 KB) Description: Harrow as seen from Northwick Park during Diwali. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 341 KB) Description: Harrow as seen from Northwick Park during Diwali. ... Sign denoting twin towns of Neckarsulm, Germany Town twinning is a concept whereby towns or cities in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links. ...

• Douai, France.

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Notable residents

see London Borough of Harrow

The London Borough of Harrow is a London borough of outer north-west London. ...

References

External links

• Harrow Times newspaper
• Harrow College website
• St Dominic's Sixth Form College Website
• Harrow Agenda 21 Environmental Forum
• Harrow and Wembley Outdoor Group
• Eggmeg Online Calendar listing events in Harrow Borough
• Harrow County School allumnus site
• Harrow Music Service
• Harrow Young Musicians

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Districts	Belmont · Canons Park · Harrow · Harrow on the Hill · Harrow Weald · Hatch End · Headstone · Kenton · North Harrow · Pinner · Pinner Green · Queensbury · Rayners Lane · Roxeth · South Harrow · Stanmore · Wealdstone · West Harrow The London Borough of Harrow is a London borough of outer north-west London. ... Belmont is an area of the London Borough of Harrow. ... 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. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Harrow Weald is a Greater London suburb. ... , Hatch End is a place in the London Borough of Harrow, located 13 miles north west of Charing Cross in Central London. ... Headstone is an area of London, England. ... Kenton is a place partly in the London Borough of Harrow and partly in the London Borough of Brent. ... North Harrow is a residential area of North West Outer London. ... For other uses, see Pinner (disambiguation). ... Queensbury is a locality within the London Borough of Harrow in London, England. ... Rayners Lane is a place in the London Borough of Harrow. ... Roxeth The ancient parish of Harrow-on-the-Hill, or simply Harrow, was one of the largest parishes in Middlesex. ... South Harrow has grown out of the village of Roxeth as a result of railways and urbanisation. ... , Stanmore is a place in the London Borough of Harrow, England. ... Wealdstone is a place in the London Borough of Harrow, north-west Greater London where Ash and Binz can often be found ratted out of their heads on strong cider and cheap spirits. ... West Harrow is a area in the London Borough of Harrow. ...
Attractions	Headstone Manor · Harrow School Image File history File links Harrow_arms. ... Headstone Manor is a 14th century moated manor house formerly the home of the Archbishop of Canterbury. ... Harrow School, (originally: The Free Grammar School of John Lyon; generally: Harrow), is an independent school for boys (aged 13-18), and is located in Harrow on the Hill in the London Borough of Harrow. ...
Constituencies	Harrow West · Harrow East Harrow West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Harrow East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...
Parks and open spaces in Harrow