Wealdstone
Coordinates: 51°35′36″N 0°20′00″W / 51.5934°N 0.3333°W
| Wealdstone | |
 Wealdstone
Wealdstone shown within Greater London |
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| OS grid reference | TQ155895 |
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| London borough | Harrow |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | London |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HARROW |
| Postcode district | HA3 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| EU Parliament | London |
| London Assembly | Brent and Harrow |
| List of places: UK • England • London | |
Wealdstone is a largely working-class and recent immigrant district[1] in the London Borough of Harrow, north west London.
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[edit] History and name
The eponymous Weald Stone is a sarsen stone, formerly marking the boundary between the parish of Harrow and Harrow Weald. It is located outside the Weald Stone Inn (formerly the Red Lion), off High Road, Harrow Weald 51°36′16″N 0°20′23″W / 51.6045°N 0.3396°W.[2]
[edit] Sport
The Harrow Leisure Centre [1] is located in Wealdstone and facilities include swimming, Badminton, Snooker, Martial Arts and a gym run by Harper's Fitness. One of the country's oldest skate parks, Harrow Skate Park, is next to the leisure centre. The park is a centre of the British skateboarding scene and draws visitors from all over the country.
Wealdstone F.C. have had a long association with Wealdstone. Now based in Ruislip in the London Borough of Hillingdon, they were hoping to move to a new ground at Prince Edward Fields, Canons Park.
[edit] Transport
[edit] Nearest railway stations
- Harrow & Wealdstone (Network Rail), served by London Underground Bakerloo Line, London Overground, London Midland and Southern.
- Harrow-on-the-Hill (London Underground), served by London Underground Metropolitan Line and Chiltern Railways
- North Harrow (London Underground) served by London Underground Metropolitan Line
[edit] Bus routes
See Transport for London bus map for more detail [2]
- 140 Harrow Weald ↔ Heathrow Airport via Harrow Town Centre
- 182 Bannister Sports Centre[3], Hatch End ↔ Brent Cross Shopping Centre via Harrow Town Centre and Wembley
- 186 Northwick Park Hospital ↔ Brent Cross Shopping Centre via Harrow Town Centre and Edgware Bus Garage
- 258 Watford Junction Station ↔ South Harrow Station via Bushey and Harrow Town Centre
- 340 Edgware Bus Garage ↔ Harrow Bus Station via Stanmore
- 640 School route running two return journeys on a school day. South Harrow ↔ Harrow Weald, Clamp Hill
- H9 Circular route to and from Harrow Bus Garage in Harrow Town Centre (opposite direction to H10)
- H10 Circular route to and from Harrow Bus Garage in Harrow Town Centre (opposite direction to H9)
- H12 South Harrow ↔ Stanmore Station Note: this route does not go through the main shopping area of Wealdstone, it passes through the north part.
- N18 (Night Route) Harrow Weald ↔ Trafalgar Square
[edit] Nearest places
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.sangatcentre.org/about_sangat.html
- ^ T F T Baker, J S Cockburn, R B Pugh (eds.) (1971). "Harrow, including Pinner: Introduction". A History of the County of Middlesex: volume 4. Victoria County History. pp. 169–172. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=22463. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
[edit] External links
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