Pinner

For other uses, see Pinner (disambiguation).

Template:Infobox London place Pinner is a town in the London Borough of Harrow in north-west London. It is a suburban development situated 12.5 miles (20.1 km) west north-west of Charing Cross.

History

Pinner was originally a hamlet dating back to at least medieval times. The oldest part of the town has a church dating back from at the least the early 1200s as well as some Tudor buildings.

Pinner has had an annual street fair since 1336, when it was granted by Royal Charter by Edward III. (It is the last of its kind in Middlesex.) The fair started as market-style affair and has over time evolved in to a funfair.

Individuals associated with Pinner

The following people have an association with Pinner:-

• The singer Elton John was born in Pinner in 1947 and attended Pinner County Grammar School.
• Kyle Conde, an American Football player, for the Minnesota Vikings, was born in Pinner.
• The cartoonist Heath Robinson spent several years living in Pinner.
• The actor and presenter Bob Holness lives in Pinner.
• Henry James Pye, Poet Laureate from 1790 died in Pinner.
• The astronomer Patrick Moore was born in Pinner in 1923.
• Sir Christopher Clitherow Lord Mayor of London 1635 built a mansion on Pinner Hill.
• Horatia Nelson, daughter of Lord Nelson and Lady Emma Hamilton, is buried in Pinner Parish old cemetery.
• The actor/writer Ronnie Barker lived in Pinner.
• The actor Jim Dale lived in Pinner.
• Joachim von Ribbentrop, the Nazi foreign minister, had a house built for him on Pinner Hill.
• The actress Molly Weir lived in Pinner up to her death in 2004.
• The former Steps singer Faye Tozer currently has a house in Pinner.
• Simon Le Bon, singer with new romantic group Duran Duran, grew up in Tewksbury Avenue during the 1970s and attended Cannon Lane primary school, West Lodge School and Pinner Grammar School
• Poirot actor David Suchet OBE lives in Pinner.
• Actress Jane March grew up in Pinner and attended Nower Hill school. She was famously dubbed "The Sinner from Pinner" by the press for appearing in Jean-Jacques Annaud's risque French movie "The Lover" whilst still a teenager.
• Norman Kember, former hostage in the 2005-2006 Christian Peacemaker hostage crisis lives in Pinner.
• In April 2005, Alice Sinclair from Pinner was the named the winner on TV reality show "Make Me A Supermodel".
• Janice Graham, violinist, grew up in Pinner. She is a professor at the Royal College of Music and Leader of the English Sinfonia since 1995. She was previously Leader of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales for six years, and Assistant Leader of the London Symphony Orchestra.
• Daniel Graham, NBL player in the USA.
• The Wicked Witch Of The West was discovered living above tesco in late 2005.
• Mr Blobby has recently aquired a home in the Pinner area with his supermodel wife Snoopy

Nearby places

• Eastcote
• Hatch End
• Harrow
• North Harrow
• Ruislip
• Rayners Lane

Public Transport

Pinner tube station on the London Underground's Metropolitan Line is situated in the centre of Pinner.

The following London Bus routes operate through Pinner to surrounding towns:

• 183 (Towards Golders Green)
• H11 (Towards Harrow and Mount Vernon Hospital)
• H12 (Towards South Harrow and Stanmore)
• H13 (Towards Ruislip Lido and Mount Vernon Hospital)

External links

• Pinner Local History Society (Used as reference for this article)
• The Pinner Association
• Rotary Club of Pinner
• Pinner Rugby Football Club
• Pinner Synagogue
• Pinner Players Theatre Company
• Pinner Bridge Club
• Pinner Cricket Club
• Pinner Local Directory