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'''West Harrow''' is a locality directly to the west/southwest of [[Harrow, London|Harrow]] town in the [[London Borough of Harrow]].
'''West Harrow''' is a locality directly to the west/southwest of [[Harrow, London|Harrow]] town in the [[London Borough of Harrow]], in the county of Greater London and historically in the county of Middlesex.


== Location ==
== Location ==
As its name suggests, West Harrow is located on the western side of Harrow, roughly covering the area to the west of Bessborough Road, to the south of Pinner Road and to the north of Whitmore Road. To the south east of West Harrow is [[Harrow on the Hill]], to its north east is the town centre of Harrow, to its west is [[Rayners Lane]], to its north is [[North Harrow]], and to its south are Roxeth and [[South Harrow]].
West Harrow is located on the western side of Harrow, roughly covering the area to the west of Bessborough Road, to the south of Pinner Road and to the north of Whitmore Road. To the south east of West Harrow is [[Harrow on the Hill]], to its north east is the town centre of Harrow, to its west is [[Rayners Lane]], to its north is [[North Harrow]], and to its south are Roxeth and [[South Harrow]].


== Arts and culture ==
== Schools ==
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== Demography ==
In West Harrow live poet [[Tim Dooley]],{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} and several jazz musicians, pianist [[Alex Webb (musician)|Alex Webb]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/leisure/theatre/cfutheatrenews/9788356.Recreating_the_jazz_cafe_society/?ref=rss|title = Recreating the jazz cafe society}}</ref> saxophonist [[Courtney Pine]],{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} and bassist [[Gary Crosby (bassist)|Gary Crosby]].{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
Harrow is the second safest borough in the Greater London Authority area.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Crime and Safety in Harrow |url=https://crimerate.co.uk/london/harrow |access-date=4 June 2023 |website=CrimeRate Co}}</ref>

The neighbourhood is also home to [https://www.onefortyharrow.com Oneforty] Harrow. This is a gallery venue space and music studio with a boutique bar and cafe which service various events. Oneforty hosts live music, markets, art classes, wellness practitioners - mind body therapists.

West Harrow Park has Syd's Pizzeria and Coffee Shop, free gym equipment and has a large children's and under-fives play area. The park also has free to use tennis and basket ball courts.

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==Demography==
In the 2011 census, 55.8% of the population was of [[Black, Asian and minority ethnic|BAME]] (Black, Asian and minority ethnic) background.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/ward-profiles-and-atlas|title=Ward Profiles and Atlas – London Datastore}}</ref>

In the 2014/15 period, West Harrow ward had a crime rate of 31.2, which was 10th lowest out of the 628 wards of Greater London.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/ward-profiles-and-atlas|title=Ward Profiles and Atlas – London Datastore}}</ref>


== Zoning information ==
== Zoning information ==
[[File:West Harrow Park - Ridgeway entrance.jpg|thumb|West Harrow Park]]
[[File:West Harrow Park - Ridgeway entrance.jpg|thumb|West Harrow Park]]
West Harrow is almost exclusively residential, with a few threads of localized commercial zoning around its edges and an occasional small shop dotted within the residential areas.


== History ==
== History ==
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Prior to the early 20th century, West Harrow was overwhelmingly rural. The construction of the Uxbridge extension to the [[Metropolitan line]] in 1904, and specifically the new [[West Harrow tube station]], triggered a steady growth of housing developments in the area, spreading out from the location of the new station. In his 1973 BBC television film about London [[suburbia]], ''[[Metro-Land (1973 film)|Metroland]]'', Sir [[John Betjeman]] stands in Vaughan Road and delivers a piece to camera about the development of the area in the 1900s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00cyyqw|title=BBC Two - Metroland}}</ref> In the remaining clear areas of West Harrow, small council and retirement estates were built in the second half of the 20th century.
Prior to the early 20th century, the area was overwhelmingly rural. The construction of the Uxbridge extension to the [[Metropolitan line]] in 1904, and specifically the new [[West Harrow tube station]], triggered a steady growth of housing developments in the area, spreading out from the location of the new station and giving the area a new identity.


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==Transport==
Several of the roads in West Harrow are named after teachers at [[Harrow School]], as described by Betjeman in his film: Drury Road ([[Joseph Drury]]); Vaughan Road ([[Charles Vaughan (priest)|Charles Vaughan]]); Butler Road ([[Henry Montagu Butler]]); Bowen Road ([[Edward Ernest Bowen]]); Sumner Road ([[Robert Carey Sumner]]); and Heath Road (Benjamin Heath).<ref name="Betjeman">{{cite book|title=The Best of Betjeman|editor=John Guest|edition=2000|publisher=[[Penguin Books]]|page=224}}</ref> Merivale Road (Charles Merivale, one of the pair who started the Boat Race). All the roads on the Honeybun Estate (one of the borough's first Council estates are also named after Harrow schoolmasters.
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[[File:West Harrow stn building2.JPG|thumb|[[West Harrow tube station|West Harrow Station]] on the Metropolitan line]]


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* [[West Harrow tube station|West Harrow Station]]
== Area amenities ==
* West Harrow Park, The Ridgeway, West Harrow
* St. Peter's Church (Church of England), Sumner Road, West Harrow
* West Harrow Station, The Gardens, West Harrow


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==References==
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==Transport and locale==
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{{reflist}}{{Geographic location

===Tube/Train===
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[[File:West Harrow stn building2.JPG|thumb|[[West Harrow tube station|West Harrow Station]] on the Metropolitan line]]
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* [[West Harrow tube station|West Harrow Station]] - [[Metropolitan line]]

===Geography===
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{{Geographic location
|title = '''Nearest Settlements'''
|title = '''Nearest Settlements'''
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|Northwest = [[North Harrow]]
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==References==
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Population10,373 (2011 Census. Ward)[1]
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51°34′47″N 0°21′12″W / 51.579710°N 0.353380°W / 51.579710; -0.353380

West Harrow is a locality directly to the west/southwest of Harrow town in the London Borough of Harrow, in the county of Greater London and historically in the county of Middlesex.

Location[edit]

West Harrow is located on the western side of Harrow, roughly covering the area to the west of Bessborough Road, to the south of Pinner Road and to the north of Whitmore Road. To the south east of West Harrow is Harrow on the Hill, to its north east is the town centre of Harrow, to its west is Rayners Lane, to its north is North Harrow, and to its south are Roxeth and South Harrow.

Schools[edit]

Demography[edit]

Harrow is the second safest borough in the Greater London Authority area.[2]

Zoning information[edit]

West Harrow Park

History[edit]

Prior to the early 20th century, the area was overwhelmingly rural. The construction of the Uxbridge extension to the Metropolitan line in 1904, and specifically the new West Harrow tube station, triggered a steady growth of housing developments in the area, spreading out from the location of the new station and giving the area a new identity.

Transport[edit]

West Harrow Station on the Metropolitan line

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Harrow Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Crime and Safety in Harrow". CrimeRate Co. 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
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