Northwood, London

Northwood
OS grid reference	TQ095915
London borough	Hillingdon
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORTHWOOD
Postcode district	HA6
Dialling code	01923
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Ruislip-Northwood
London Assembly	Ealing and Hillingdon

Northwood is a suburb of London in the London Borough of Hillingdon. The name Northwood refers to the fact the town is located on the 'north wood' of the area of Ruislip.

Northwood is the home to Northwood Headquarters, which is the location of the British Armed Forces Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ) for planning and controlling overseas military operations (Also known as the NATO base). An area of Northwood has been put under a place of special interest restriction, as the area, including the old High Street, Chester Road and Hallowell Road has many Victorian houses and the roads form a triangular shape.

Politics

The MP for the constituency of Ruislip-Northwood is currently Nick Hurd, who was elected in the May 2005 general election with 47.7% of the vote. The boundary of the constituency , which currently encompases neighbouring Ruislip, will be modified for the next general election to create the constituency of Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner.

Transport and locale

Nightlife

• The Misty Moon
• The Gate

Nearest places

• Harefield
• Hatch End
• Northwood Hills
• Pinner
• Ruislip
• South Oxhey
• Eastbury
• Eastcote

Nearest tube stations

• Northwood tube station
• Northwood Hills tube station
• Moor Park tube station

Schools

• Frithwood Primary School
• Hillside Junior School
• Holy Trinity Primary School
• Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood
• Northwood College
• Northwood School
• St. Helen's School
• Northwood preparatory School

Location filming

• Kewferry Road in Northwood served as The Avenue, Surbiton, in the BBC comedy The Good Life.
• A house on Kewferry Road was also used for filming in the production of the film Iris.
• Areas around the borough were used in the filming of the ITV detective series Murder in Suburbia.
• A restaurant on Green Lane was one of the contestants (and eventual winners) in the second series of the BBC programme The Restaurant.
• Green Lane car park is used as a base for filming crews.

Sport

The area's team is Northwood F.C.

Notable residents

• Goldie, disk jockey/actor
• Nelly Ben-Or, pianist and Professor of Music
• Nikki Grahame, a Big Brother contestant in 2006
• Audley Harrison, boxer
• Derek Jarman, film director
• Mark Ramprakash, cricketer and winner of Strictly Come Dancing
• Fearne Cotton, presenter