North Harrow

North Harrow
North Harrow  North Harrow shown within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ135885
London borough	Harrow
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
EU Parliament	London
London Assembly	Brent and Harrow
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North Harrow is a suburban area of North West London, situated north-west of central Harrow within the London Borough of Harrow. It has grown outwards from North Harrow tube station, a station on the Metropolitan Line of the London Underground which is one stop away from Harrow-on-the-Hill station in Harrow town centre. Before North Harrow tube station was opened and the suburb developed, the area was originally known as Hooking Green.

North Harrow is considered to be one of the better areas of Harrow in terms of safety, affluence and quality of education of its schools. As a consequence, the area is popular with families. A wide variety of amenities are located in North Harrow, particularly in the area surrounding the tube station and along Pinner Road, including a post office, Lloyds bank, a Tesco Express, a selection of restaurants, take-aways & cafés, and plenty of independent specialist shops. The area is also served by North Harrow Library.

North Harrow is part of the Harrow West parliamentary constituency with Labour Party (UK) MP Gareth Thomas.

There is a 14th century moated manor house, Headstone Manor, as well as Harrow Museum and Heritage Centre, which is based in Headstone Manor Recreation Ground. The Heritage Centre chronicles Harrow’s historical past and runs many special events and exhibitions throughout the year.

North West London Talks

North Harrow is also the home of North West London (NWL) Talks which are held at The North Harrow Assembly Hall. The talks take place weekly on Friday evenings however, the timing of the talks varies throughout the year. In winter the start time is at 20:30 whereas in summer it is at a slightly earlier 20:00. Naturally, due to the wide range of speakers the academic talks cover a broad spectrum of disciplines - though they do tend to be more focused on current and historic political affairs. In the spirit of community, all are welcome and admission is free.

Headstone Manor & Pinner Albion youth football clubs

The Headstone Manor Recreation Ground is used for training for the Headstone Manor Youth football club for age groups ranging from Under 8's to the Senior team. The most successful Headstone Manor team to date was managed by Nigel 'Trout Pout' Trout, between 2000 and 2005, who enjoyed an incredible amount of success guiding his son's team, with great support from the likes of Kevin Duffy, Lino Perdoni and the UEFA B standard coaching of John Parsons. The team won the Middlesex Cup an unprecedented three years in a row (2001/02, 2002/03 and 2003/04) and became the first team to appear in four consecutive finals, losing the 2000/01 final. The team also won the Harrow Youth League Cup three times (2000/01, 2001/02 and 2003/04) and the Harrow Youth League Premier Division twice (2000/01 and 2001/02) therefore achieving the 'treble' in their 2001/02 season. Furthermore the team also finished runners up in the Harrow League Cup twice (2002/03 and 2004/05) and the Harrow Youth League Premier Division twice (2002/03 and 2003/04), thus making the team one of the most successful teams in Harrow and Middlesex ever. In addition Graham Marr's team were one other highly successful team to represent the club. Pinner Albion also had a very successful season in 2006 when Dave Webbers team won the league and LNER tournament with a runner-ups medal in the sup cup. Chris Gunn managed 72 goals in 23 games in the one season, the highest tally of goals in Pinner Albion History.