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Mapesbury
Mapesbury shown within Greater London |
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| Population | 13,475 Mapesbury ward 2007)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | OQ0198710 |
| London borough | Brent |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | London |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LONDON |
| Postcode district | NW2 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| EU Parliament | London |
| UK Parliament | Brent Central |
| London Assembly | Brent and Harrow |
| List of places: UK • England • London | |
Mapesbury is a residential area of northwest London, England. It forms one of twenty one electoral wards of the London Borough of Brent.
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The ward covers parts of the Kilburn and Cricklewood areas. Mapesbury ward is bounded to the north by Dollis Hill ward, to the west by Dudden Hill ward, to the south west by Willesden Green ward to the south by Brondesbury Park ward and to the east by the London Borough of Barnet.[2]
The area formed part of the Middlesex parish and manor of Willesden, which was held by the chapter of St Paul's Cathedral by the time of the Norman Conquest. The manor was divided into eight prebends to support the various members of the chapter. One of these duly gained the name "Mapesbury" after Walter Map, prebendary from 1173–c1192.[3] Willesden Lane was known as Mapes Lane until the 1860s.[4]
Mapesbury remained countryside until the 1860s, when residential development began. By 1875 there were a number of large suburban villas.[5] Four years later the Metropolitan Railway opened its line in the area, and building lots were let for "first class residences".[6] Mapesbury Farm was leased to builders in 1893, and Mapesbury Road constructed in the following year.[6] The main development took place between 1895 and 1905, consisting of brick-built houses with extensive tree planting. In 1982 Mapesbury was designated a conservation area.[7]
The ward returns three councillors to sit on Brent Council. In the 2006 local elections, the traditional Labour/Conservative marginal dramatically returned three Liberal Democrat councillors: Hayley Matthews, Chris Leaman and Sami Hashmi. They retained their seats in 2010.[8]
The ward forms part of the Brent Central parliamentary constituency, and is represented in parliament by Liberal Democrat Sarah Teather.
Mapesbury ward has strong links to Irish culture and over 10% of its population are Irish[2]
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