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West Harrow
West Harrow
	St Peter's Church on Sumner Road
	West Harrow Location within Greater London
Population	10,373 (2011 Census. Ward)
OS grid reference	TQ145875
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HARROW
Postcode district	HA1, HA2
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Harrow West;
	List of places UK England London 51°34′47″N 0°21′12″W / 51.579710°N 0.353380°W

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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]

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

References[edit]

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

[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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-'''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 ==
-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 ==
+== 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.
-West Harrow Park is also the home of the West Harrow Bowling Club founded in 1928. The club is affiliated to Bowls England, Middlesex County Bowling Association and Harrow and District Bowling Association and enters teams, sometimes mixed, in midweek and evening leagues.
-The West Harrow Allotment and Garden Association (WHAGA) started in 1955. The Association aims to provide a voice for the plot holders on the two West Harrow allotment sites (as of January 2022 there are vacant plots available). The Association arranges trips to Wisley, the Royal Horticutural site, and other places. There is an annual plant sale in spring where you can get your runner beans, leeks, etc.
-==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>
-Harrow is the safest city in London, and is the safest overall out of London's 33 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Harrow in 2020 was 60 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares favourably to London's overall crime rate, coming in 45% lower than the London rate of 87 per 1,000 residents. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Harrow is among the top 10 safest cities, and the 2,057th most dangerous location out of all towns, cities, and villages.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Harrow Crime and Safety Statistics|url=https://crimerate.co.uk/london/harrow|access-date=2022-01-04|website=crimerate.co.uk|language=en}}</ref>
 == Zoning information ==
 [[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 a small number of corner shops.
 == History ==
+{{No sources|section|date=June 2023}}
-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.
+==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.
+[[File:West Harrow stn building2.JPG|thumb|[[West Harrow tube station|West Harrow Station]] on the Metropolitan line]]
+* [[West Harrow tube station|West Harrow Station]]
-== Area amenities ==
-* West Harrow Park, The Ridgeway, West Harrow
-*Tennis courts
-*Basketball courts
-*West Harrow Bowling Club
-* St. Peter's Church (Church of England), Sumner Road, West Harrow
-* West Harrow Station, The Gardens, West Harrow
+==References==
-==Transport and locale==
+{{reflist}}{{Geographic location
-===Tube/Train===
-[[File:West Harrow stn building2.JPG|thumb|[[West Harrow tube station|West Harrow Station]] on the Metropolitan line]]
-* [[West Harrow tube station|West Harrow Station]] - [[Metropolitan line]]
-===Geography===
-{{Geographic location
 |title     = '''Nearest Settlements'''
 |Centre    = West Harrow
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 |Northwest = [[North Harrow]]
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-==References==
-{{reflist}}
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