| Harrow Weald | |
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  Harrow Weald Location withinGreater London | |
| Population | 11,376 (2011 Census. Ward)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TQ151907 |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HARROW |
| Postcode district | HA3 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| UK Parliament | |
| 51°36′14″N0°20′20″W / 51.604°N 0.339°W /51.604; -0.339 | |
Harrow Weald is a suburban district inGreater London, England. Located about 2 miles (3.2 km) north ofHarrow, Harrow Weald is formed from a leafy 1930s suburban development along with ancient woodland ofHarrow Weald Common. It forms part of theLondon Borough of Harrow.
Harrow Weald is bordered byBushey Heath (north),Stanmore (west),Wealdstone (south), and is near toHeadstone andHatch End. It is in theHA postcode area.
The wordWeald isOld English in origin, meaning woodland. It was recorded aswaldis in 1303 andwelde in 1382, but the nameHarrow Weald is not recorded until 1553. It was then part of the greatForest of Middlesex.[2]
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Ancient woodland on high ground fills most of the northern part of Harrow Weald on the border of Greater London (and the traditional county ofMiddlesex) withHertfordshire. The area is one of the highest in Greater London; the highest point in Middlesex is near the woods at 502 feet (153 m). The eastern part of the woods merges into those ofStanmore and encompassesBentley Priory. The priory's grounds are nowBentley Priory Nature Reserve, a biologicalSite of Special Scientific Interest. Along the southern edge of the high ground runs the road Old Redding and a car park here gives views over parts of London. The western part of the woodland formsHarrow Weald Common, which adjoinsHarrow Weald SSSI, a geologicalSite of Special Scientific Interest. Other smaller woods surround theGrim's Dyke Hotel, the former country house ofW. S. Gilbert.[3]Gilbert and Sullivan'scomic operas are frequently performed here. The house is named after the nearby earthworkGrim's Ditch, a 3-mile (4.8 km) longancient monument that runs from Harrow Weald toPinner Green. The monument remains largely mysterious but is known to have been named in theSaxon era.[4] The ditch hints at a long history of habitation in the area and many artefacts have been found on the common to support this.
Boxtree Park Friends group[5]is based at Harrow Weald Recreation Ground. It is run by a group of local volunteers who look after and maintain the park on behalf of the community and in collaboration with Harrow Council.
The south of the area is a suburban development with houses, schools, small shops, supermarkets and pubs (notably Bombay Central, formerly theWeald Stone Inn, and before that theRed Lion). The area expanded around theFirst World War[6] and continued to grow quickly: the population grew from 1,517 in 1901 to 10,923 in 1931.[7]
The Harrow Weald campus ofHarrow College (previously a grammar school, then a 16+ college) and Harrow Weald Cemetery are at the northern edge of the built up area. All Saints churchyard and its extension adjoin this cemetery and their most famous interment is ofLeefe Robinson, a pilot who was awarded theVictoria Cross.[8] Also buried at All Saints is the English-born Hollywood actorGeorge Arliss (1868-1946), who won theAcademy Award for Best Actor in 1930.[citation needed]
The 2011 census showed that in the Harrow Weald ward, 53% of the population was white (41% British, 6% Other, 5% Irish). The largest non-white group was Indian at 19%. Of the 4,160 household tenures, 68.4% of them are owned, 15.9% are socially rented and 13.7% are privately rented. The unemployment rate of economically active people was 4.9%. The median age of the population is 39.[9]
There are no train stations in the centre of Harrow Weald, butHeadstone Lane railway station is to the west, whereasHarrow & Wealdstone station is to the south.
London Bus routes 140, 182, 186, 258, 340, 640, H12, H18, H19 and N18 operate through the area.[10][11][12] The N140 bus also goes through Harrow Weald, it was introduced on 17 June 1972.
Harrow Weald is in theHarrow East constituency, represented by Conservative MPBob Blackman. TheHarrow Weald ward is represented by Conservative Cllrs Pritesh Patel, Cllr Stephen Greek and Cllr Ramji Chauhan who are members ofHarrow London Borough Council.[13]
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