North Harrow
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North Harrow | |
Location | |
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OS grid reference: | TQ135885 |
Administration | |
London borough: | Harrow |
County level: | Greater London |
Region: | London |
Constituent country: | England |
Sovereign state: | United Kingdom |
Other | |
Ceremonial county: | Greater London |
Historic county: | Middlesex |
Services | |
Police force: | Metropolitan Police |
Fire brigade: | London Fire Brigade |
Ambulance service: | London Ambulance |
Post office and telephone | |
Post town: | HARROW |
Postal district: | HA1-HA2 |
Dialling code: | 020 |
Politics | |
UK Parliament: | |
London Assembly: | Brent and Harrow |
European Parliament: | London |
London | List of places in London |
North Harrow is a residential area of North West Outer London. Despite its name, it is actually to the north-west of central Harrow. It has grown outwards from the North Harrow tube station which is on the Metropolitan Line which runs from Baker Street to Watford. It is one stop away from Harrow town centre. It has a large non-English population which consists largely of ethnic groups from the Indian subcontinent. There is a muslim community centre there, a popular place of meeting for the many muslims of Harrow. North Harrow is also one of the better areas of Harrow, in terms of safety and quality of education of its schools.
It is a part of the Harrow West parliamentary constituency with Conservative MP Robert Hughes.
There is a stately home called Headstone Manor as well as Harrow Museum and Heritage Centre which is based in Headstone Manor Recreation Ground.
[edit] Headstone Manor youth football club
The recreation ground is used for training for the Headstone Manor Youth football club from age groups ranging from Under 8's to the Senior team. Graham Marr's Team which recently folded where highly successful. They folded after a difficult season and Grahman Marr's commitment to work.