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Harrow is a town in the
London Borough of Harrow,
North West London. It is a suburb situated 12.2 miles (16.4 km) west northwest of
Charing Cross. It is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the
London Plan. Harrow is widely known for
Harrow School, attended by
Winston Churchill and Indian Prime Minister
Nehru, however
Harrow County School also had a tradition of noted staff and pupils, for example
Sir Paul Nurse,
Sir Nigel Sheinwald,
Michael Portillo,
Clive Anderson and
Geoffrey Perkins. Harrow is home to a large
University of Westminster campus near
Northwick Park Hospital (although both these landmarks actually lie within the
London Borough of Brent). Harrow was a municipal borough of
Middlesex before its inclusion in
Greater London in 1965.
Etymology
Its name came from
Anglo-Saxon hearge = "(heathen)
temple", which was probably on the hill of Harrow, where St. Mary's Church stands today.
Present day
Harrow features a moderately large shopping area in the town centre. The main shopping district is located near Harrow-on-the-Hill tube station and Harrow Bus Station, and has two shopping centres. The St. Ann's Shopping Centre (formerly the site of Heathfield High School for Girls), opened by
Princess Diana in 1987, is the older of the two and contains an extensive food court. St. George's opened by
Catherine Zeta Jones is a smaller mall, but features a gym and a 13-screen
vue cinema. Complementing the shopping centres are a number of high street shops and a large
Debenham's department store.
Transport
The area has good public transport links and is served by the
Metropolitan Line of the
London Underground and also by the
National Rail services of
Chiltern Railways,
London Midland and
Southern (train operating company). Stations in the area are:
The town centre also has a major bus station adjacent to
Harrow-on-the-Hill station that serves as an important hub for buses in the area. Many routes to North and West London pass through this station. Notable routes serving Harrow include:
The 140 route starting and terminating at Harrow Weald and Heathrow Airport
The 182 route starting and terminating at Harrow Weald and Brent Cross
The 183 route starting and terminating at Pinner and Golders Green Bus Station
The N18 nightbus which starts at Trafalgar Square and terminates at Harrow Weald
The 258 route starting and terminating at Watford Junction and South Harrow Station
The 114 route starting and terminating at Ruislip Station and Mill Hill.
On 8th October, 1952, three trains collided at Harrow and Wealdstone station killing 112 people. Of the dead, 64 were railway employees on their way to work.
Nearby districts
Harrow on the Hill
North Harrow
South Harrow
West Harrow
Harrow Weald
Brent
Hendon
Hatch End
Kenton
Pinner
South Harrow
Stanmore
Wealdstone
Twinning
Harrow is twinned with:
Douai, France.
Notable residents
» see London Borough of Harrow
Further Information
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