Harrow, London

Harrow
Harrow  Harrow shown within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ145885
- Charing Cross	12.2 mi (19.6 km)  ESE
London borough	Harrow
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HARROW
Postcode district	HA1
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
EU Parliament	London
UK Parliament	Harrow East Harrow West
London Assembly	Brent and Harrow
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Harrow is an area in the London Borough of Harrow, northwest London, United Kingdom. It is a suburban area and is situated 12.2 miles (16.4 km) northwest of Charing Cross. Harrow was a municipal borough of Middlesex before its inclusion in Greater London in 1965.

Harrow is home to a large University of Westminster campus and is widely known for Harrow School, with Harrow County School also located in the area.

The Harrow & Wealdstone Intensification Area is a London Plan (2011) designation which has been adopted by the London Borough of Harrow covering an area comprising Harrow town centre (Metropolitan centre), Wealdstone district centre, land to the east/north/west of the district centre (including the former Kodak site) and Station Road. The Intensification Area is tasked by Harrow's Core Strategy to deliver 2,800 new homes and at least 3,000 new jobs by 2026. The Council is preparaing an Area Action Plan to help co-ordinate development within the Area and it is expected that the Plan will be in place by the end of 2012.

Etymology

Harrow's name comes from Old English hearg = "(heathen) temple", which was probably on the hill of Harrow, where St. Mary's Church stands today. The name has been studied in detail by Briggs.

Transport

Tube/Trains

Harrow-on-the-Hill platform sign

The area has good public transport links and is served by the Metropolitan Line of the London Underground, Watford DC Line of the London Overground, and also by the National Rail services of Chiltern Railways, London Midland and Southern (train operating company). Stations in the area are:

Stations in Harrow

• Harrow-on-the-Hill station (Metropolitan Line & Chiltern Railways)
• North Harrow tube station (Metropolitan Line)
• West Harrow tube station (Metropolitan Line)
• South Harrow tube station (Piccadilly Line)
• Kenton tube station
• Northwick Park tube station

Stations outside but near Harrow

• Harrow and Wealdstone station (Bakerloo Line, London Overground, London Midland & Southern)
• Sudbury Hill tube station (Piccadilly Line)
• Rayners Lane tube station (Metropolitan Line & Piccadilly Line)
• Northolt Park railway station (Chiltern Railways)

Roads

Harrow is located near the A406 North Circular Road and the M1 Motorway. The A40 Western Avenue is also nearby.

Buses

The town centre has a major bus station adjacent to Harrow-on-the-Hill station that serves as an important hub for buses in the area. Many London Buses routes to North and West London pass through this station. The following table represents all routes running in Harrow, including their start/destination and their bus operator.

114	Mill Hill Broadway	Ruislip	Transdev London
140	Harrow Weald	Heathrow Airport	Metroline
182	Harrow Weald Oxhey Lane	Brent Cross	Metroline
183	Golders Green	Pinner	Transdev London
186	Brent Cross	Northwick Park	Metroline
223	Harrow	Wembley Central	First Centrewest
258	Watford Junction	South Harrow	Arriva Shires & Essex
340	Edgware	Harrow	Arriva Shires & Essex
395	Harrow	Greenford	Metroline
H9/H10 Circular	Harrow	Harrow	Transdev London
H11	Mount Vernon Hospital	Harrow	Transdev London
H14	Northwick Park	Hatch End	Transdev London
H17	Harrow	Wembley Central	Transdev London
H18/H19 Circular	Harrow H18: circular, clockwise via North Harrow	Harrow H19: anticlockwise via Kenton	Arriva Shires & Essex
N18 Night Bus	Trafalgar Square	Harrow Weald Bus Garage	First Centrewest

Railway accidents

On 7 August 1838 Thomas Port died from injuries received in a train accident near Harrow. His grave stone in the parish churchyard of Harrow-on-the-Hill states, "To the memory of Thomas Port, son of John Port of Burton-upon-Trent in the County of Stafford, Hat Manufacturer, who near this town had both legs severed from his body by the railway train. With great fortitude he bore a second amputation by the surgeons and died from loss of blood, August 7th 1838, aged 33 years."

On 8 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
• North Wembley
• Rayners Lane
• Northwick Park
• Greenhill
• Roxeth
• Kenton
• Wealdstone

Geography

Harrow as seen from Northwick Park

Notable residents

Further information: List of people from Harrow

External links

• Harrow Times newspaper
• Harrow Council Homepage