South Harrow
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| South Harrow | |
| Greater London | |
| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| London borough | Harrow |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | London |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HARROW |
| Postcode district | HA2 |
| Dial code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| UK Parliament | Harrow East Harrow West |
| London Assembly | Brent and Harrow |
| European Parliament | London |
| List of places: UK • England • London | |
South Harrow has grown out of the village of Roxeth as a result of railways and urbanisation. South of the old village centre (located at the bottom of Roxeth Hill) and beyond the newly developed shopping area, lies South Harrow tube station and High Street (Northolt Road).
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[edit] History
South Harrow has several old recreational grounds, one of which was named after Queen Alexandra, who frequently visited the area.
There is a large recreation ground, with three football or cricket pitches, a bowling green, allotments and rough grassland immediately west of the piccadilly line. This was donated to the people of South Harrow in the early years of the twentieth century. During the second world war it was made into a market garden; it was then returned to recreational use.
There are many places of worship in South Harrow including, anglican, baptist,catholic,free church, methodist,salvationists,and welsh congregational. Tamils and Koreans meet in various churches on sunday afternoons. The shops in Northolt Road (the main shopping street in South Harrow) increasingly sell Sri Lankan and Polish groceries. There are 5 Halal butchers.& 9 public houses.
Much of the local history, before the railway(s), comes from when it was known as Roxeth.
[edit] Transport
Buses.
- 114 Ruislip Stn- Mill Hill
- 140 Heathrow Airport-Harrow Weald
- 9/H10 Harrow-Harrow-on-the-Hill Stn
- 258 South Harrow Stn-Watford Junction
- H12 South Harrow Stn-Stanmore Stn
- 487 South Harrow Stn-Queens Park Stn
- 398 Northolt-Ruislip Stn
[edit] Football Clubs
- Harrow Borough F.C. who play in the Isthmian League Premier Division
- Rayners Lane F.C. of the Hellenic Football League Division 1 East.
[edit] Residents
Famous residents include:
- Screaming Lord Sutch (1940–99)
- Sir Oswald Mosley (1896-1980)
- Ernie Wise (1925-1999)
- Kenneth Connor (1916-1993)
- Kay Burley (1961-)
- Johnny Kidd (1939-1966)
- Rick Wakeman (1939)
- Ronald Barker{1929-2005}
- Jane March(1973-)
- Janet Baker(1933-)
