North Harrow

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North Harrow
Location
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
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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.

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[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.