Northwood, London
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| Northwood | |
  Northwood shown within Greater London |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| London borough | Hillingdon |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | London |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORTHWOOD |
| Postcode district | HA6 |
| Dialling code | 01923 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| European Parliament | London |
| UK Parliament | Ruislip-Northwood |
| London Assembly | Ealing and Hillingdon |
| List of places: UK • England • London | |
Northwood is a suburb of London in the London Borough of Hillingdon.
It 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.
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.
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.
The name Northwood refers to the fact the town is located on the "north wood" of the area of Ruislip.
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[edit] Transport and locale
[edit] Nearest places
[edit] Nearest tube stations
[edit] Schools in the area
- Eastbury Farm J.M.I primary school
- Frithwood Primary School
- Hillside Junior School
- Holy Trinity Primary School
- Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood
- Northwood College
- Northwood School
- St. Helen's School
[edit] TV / Movie 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.
[edit] Famous Residents
- Audley Harrison A Famous Boxer
- William Bambrough Another Famous Boxer
- Derek Jarman Film Director
- Peter Serafinowicz - Actor / Comedian
- Nikki Grahame, a Big Brother contestant in 2006.
- Mark Ramprakash, an English Cricketer and winner of Strictly Come Dancing.
- Nelly Ben-Or international pianist and Professor of Music.
- Ollie Reynolds Property Tycoon
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