Edgware
Template:Infobox London place Edgware is a suburb situated 9.7 miles (15.6 km) north west of Central London Charing Cross. The majority of the suburb is in the London Borough of Barnet, although the western side of the development is in the London Borough of Harrow.
It is principally a shopping and residential area and is more widely known as being a northern terminus of the Northern Line. There is a bus garage, a shopping centre called The Mall (formerly known as The Broadwalk), and a library. There is a large hospital, Edgware Community Hospital. There are two streams, Edgware Brook and Deans Brook, which are tributaries of the River Brent.
47% of Edgware's population are Jewish and the area contains twelve synagogues, situated in the central and northern areas of the suburb. The Jewish community in Edgware have constructed their own Eruv - The Edgware Eruv.
Brief History of Edgware
Edgware (sometimes misspelled Edgeware) was an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex. Edgware is a Saxon name meaning Ecgi's weir. Ecgi's was a Saxon and the weir relates to a pond where Ecgi's people would catch fish. From 1932 to 1965, it was in the Borough of Hendon. The Romans made pottery at Brockley Hill, and is thought by some to be the site of Sulloniacis. Canons Park, to the north-west, was erected by Duke of Chandos.
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Notable people who have lived in Edgware
- Pat Sharp — disc jockey and television presenter
- Osman Junaid — theologian at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London
- Antony Costa — singer from boy band Blue
- Vanessa Feltz — TV/Radio presenter
- Eleanor Bron — actress
- Max Bygraves — singer and actor
- George Michael — musician
- Dayan Michoel Fisher — Emeritus Principal Rabbi of the Federation of Synagogues
- Nicole Akers — glamour model, appearing in Nuts, Zoo and FHM
- Mira Kaushik OBE — South Asian Dance Producer
- Mark Christopher Grieves — Hero to many, absolute legend
Schools
- The London Academy secondary school - one of 5 DfES Academies - was scheduled to open in 2004 but due to delays in planning permissions the academy did not open until September 2006. The building was designed by architects Foster Associates.
- Sponsorship of £1.5 million was provided by the chairman of a venture capital company, Peter Shalson.
- Edgware Jewish Primary School
- Holland House Prep School
- Leading independent preparatory school for boys and girls aged 4-11.
- Broadfields Primary School
- Deansbrook Primary School
- North London Collegiate School