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== 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]]. The surrounding streets comprise original two storey Edwardian buildings an further developments predominately from the 1920's & 30's.
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, sports and culture ==
The award winning poet and editor [https://poetrybusiness.co.uk/product-author/tim-dooley/ Tim Dooley] <ref>{{Cite web |title=London Grip Poetry Review – Tim Dooley |url=https://londongrip.co.uk/2022/12/london-grip-poetry-review-tim-dooley/ |url-status=live}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=Fortnightly Review |url=https://fortnightlyreview.co.uk/2019/03/boy/ |url-status=live}}</ref> , Gujarati poet, educationalist [https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/family-matters-a-report-into-attitudes-towards-mental-health-problems-in-the-south-asian-community-in-harrow-north-west-london], and activist <ref>{{Cite web |title=Gharbar |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/979d01221ae24a4bb59be38a7088345f |url-status=live |website=BBC}}</ref> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDbbjkYiJ4o Niranjana Desai MBE] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/uk/2002/birthday_honours_2002/2045227.stm], and several jazz musicians, pianist [[Alex Webb (musician)]] saxophonist [[Courtney Pine]],{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} and bassist [[Gary Crosby (bassist)|Gary Crosby]]{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} all live in the West Harrow area.

The neighbourhood is home to the [http://www.usurp.org.uk Usurp Art Collective], a registered charity founded by local, award winning British South Asian artist and musician, [[Poulomi Desai]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=PRS Oram Awards |url=https://prsfoundation.com/grantees/poulomi-desai-the-oram-awards-2020/ |url-status=live |website=PRS Foundation}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=Hundred Heroines |url=https://hundredheroines.org/heroine/poulomi-desai/ |url-status=live}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=British south Asians who helped create LGBTQI+ history |url=https://www.britishasianwomensmagazine.com/website/y8bjccdoqqqh1thpyv0cn7ow8jm3ma |url-status=live}}</ref> It continues to provide professional support and [http://www.usurp.org.uk/commissions/ commissions to artists], and develops cultural and mentoring programmes. Usurp Art <ref>{{Cite web |last=Tahir |first=Namara |title=Harrow’s cultural scene: Discovering art, music and theatre |url=https://harrowonline.org/2023/03/21/harrows-cultural-scene-discovering-art-music-and-theatre/ |url-status=live |website=Harrow Online}}</ref> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLM4y7hIzVw launched the first public gallery and studios in Harrow in 2010 at 140 Vaughan Road], West Harrow, <ref>{{Cite web |last=Proctor |first=Ian |title=New art gallery for West Harrow |url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/local-news/new-art-gallery-west-harrow-6000591 |url-status=live |website=My London News}}</ref> to bring new voices to the area to connect with communities, <ref>{{Cite web |title=Hair exhibition opens in West Harrow |url=https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/leisure/localexhibitions/8107939.hair-exhibition-opens-in-west-harrow/ |url-status=live |website=Watford Observer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Art Rabbit - Usurp Zone 5 Film Festival |url=https://www.artrabbit.com/events/usurp-zone-film-exhibition |url-status=live}}</ref> featuring diverse, local, national and international artists, musicians and designers, including acclaimed artists, Chila Kumari Burman <ref>{{Cite web |title=Chila Burman - Tate Gallery |url=https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/chila-kumari-singh-burman |url-status=live}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |last9=Anglesey |first9=Melanie |title=Bindis, Bollywood and beads at The Usurp Gallery |url=https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/leisure/localexhibitions/8342386.bindis-bollywood-and-beads-at-the-usurp-gallery/ |url-status=live |website=Watford Observer}}</ref>, Dame Evelyn Glennie <ref>{{Cite web |last=Anglesey |first=Melanie |title=The multi-award winning composer and percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie to feature in a Q&A at Usurp Gallery in Harrow |url=https://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/leisure/cfufeatures/10539078.the-multi-award-winning-composer-and-percussionist-dame-evelyn-glennie-to-feature-in-a-qa-at-usurp-gallery-in-harrow/ |url-status=live |website=Harrow Times}}</ref>, Najma Akhtar and Mona Hatoum. It also launched the first pop gallery in Harrow Town Centre working with the local Freecycle group and Healthy Planet.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Galleries popping up all over Harrow |url=https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/leisure/localexhibitions/9305043.galleries-popping-up-all-over-harrow/ |url-status=live |website=Watford Observer}}</ref>
[https://www.westharrowchoir.com/ West Harrow Choir] is a fun and friendly choir formed in 2010 after the success of the TV series "The Choir", It meets weekly in term time at St Peter's Church, West Harrow. is a mixed choir of between 30-40 men and women, performing regularly for local charity events. New members are always welcome.

The neighbourhood is 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 regular live music open mike events, markets, art classes, wellness practitioners and mind body therapists.<sup>[https://www.onefortyharrow.com]</sup>

[https://www.facebook.com/SydsPizzeriaandCoffeeShop/ Syd's Pizzeria and Coffee Shop] opened in West Harrow Park in 2018. The park is a good example of a Victorian [[urban green space]]. The park also has:

* free gym equipment
* a large children's and under-fives play area
* children's nursery
* free to use tennis and basketball courts
* cricket pitches
* wild flower areas
* paths which are disabled accessible

[https://friendsofwhp.wixsite.com Friends of West Harrow Park] is a group of people who care about local green spaces and want to improve it.​ They have a small committee who run the group and organise family fun events in the park.

West Harrow Bowling Club was 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. Friends of West Harrow Park work with the local community and Harrow Council to promote park amenities. <sup>[https://www.facebook.com/FriendsofWestHarrowPark/?ref=page_internal]</sup>

The West Harrow Allotment and Garden Association (WHAGA) was established 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.<sup>[https://westharrow-allotment.com]</sup>

Archery - the Bowmen of Harrow Archery Club has been established now for over 30 years, with one of the few dedicated indoor ranges in the country. The club promotes archery in all its forms for young people and adults (Recurve, Barebow, American Flat Bow, Longbow, and Compound bows), except for Crossbow.<sup>[https://www.bowmenofharrow.org.uk/about-us.html]</sup>

== Restaurants ==
West Harrow is within walking distance of North Harrow and Pinner Road restaurants and takeaways. The Indian gastro pub the [https://www.kingsfieldarms.com Kingsfield Arms], [https://www.castle-harrow.co.uk the Castle] and [https://www.whitehorseharrow.co.uk White Horse] pubs are 15/20 minute walks.

== Religion ==
The area is well served for all principal religions, though the only religious centres in West Harrow are St Peter's Anglican church, and The Light on the Hill Spiritualist Church.


== Schools ==
== Schools ==
Saint Peter's church hosts St Peter's Preschool - a day nursery located in West Harrow.

The local primary school, [https://www.vaughan.harrow.sch.uk Vaughan], is rated outstanding.

Several secondary state schools about the borough serve West Harrow. [http://www.whitmore.harrow.sch.uk Whitmore].High School is the only one in West Harrow, & is rated 'outstanding' by [[Ofsted]].

== Demography ==
== Demography ==
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>
In the 2011 census, 55.8% of the population was of [[Black, Asian and minority ethnic|BAME]] (Black, Asian and minority ethnic) background.<sup>[https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/ward-profiles-and-atlas]</sup>

Harrow is the second safest borough in the Greater London Authority area. West Harrow being one of the safest wards in Harrow. 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.<sup>[https://crimerate.co.uk/london/harrow]</sup>


== 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 a small number of corner shops.


== History ==
== History ==
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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.
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==
In his 1973 BBC television film 'London [[suburbia]], ''[[Metro-Land (1973 film)|Metroland]]'',' Sir [[John Betjeman]] stands in Vaughan Road and delivers a personal reflection on the growth of Metroland in rural Middlesex.
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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]]
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); Merivale Road (Charles Merivale, one of the pair who started the Boat Race), Lascelles Avenue (Brian Piers Lascelles); Velacott Road (Pail Cairn Vellacott DSO).


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==References==
== Area amenities ==
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{{reflist}}{{Geographic location
* 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

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==Transport and locale==

===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'''
|Centre = West Harrow
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|Northwest = [[North Harrow]]
|Northwest = [[North Harrow]]
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==References==
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St Peter's Church on Sumner Road
West Harrow is located in Greater London
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Population10,373 (2011 Census. Ward)[1]
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Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHARROW
Postcode districtHA1, HA2
Dialling code020
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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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