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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

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

Saint Peter's church hosts St Peter's Preschool - a day nursery located in West Harrow.^{[citation needed]}

Whitmore High School is the only one in West Harrow.^{[citation needed]}

Demography

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

Zoning information

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

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

West Harrow Station

References

^ "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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 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.
-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.
-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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