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Pinner High Street |
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Pinner shown within Greater London |
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| Population | 19,156 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | TQ115895 |
| - Charing Cross | 12.5 miles (20.1 km) SE |
| London borough | Harrow |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | London |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PINNER |
| Postcode district | HA5 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| EU Parliament | London |
| UK Parliament | Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner |
| London Assembly | Brent and Harrow |
| List of places: UK • England • London | |
Pinner is a suburb in the London Borough of Harrow in Greater London, England, 12.5 miles (20.1 km) north west of Charing Cross. The area was in the county of Middlesex until 1965, when it was absorbed by the London Government Act 1963 into Greater London.
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Pinner was originally a hamlet, first recorded in 1231 as Pinnora,[2] although the already archaic -ora (meaning 'hill') suggests its origins lie no later than c.900.[3] The oldest part of the village lies around the fourteenth-century parish church of St John the Baptist,[4] at the junction of the present day Grange Gardens, The High Street and Church Lane. The earliest surviving private dwelling, East End Farm Cottage, dates from the late fifteenth-century.[5]
Pinner has had an annual street fair since 1336,when it was granted by Royal Charter by Edward III;[6] it remains popular today, being the last of its kind in Middlesex. The village expanded rapidly between 1923 and 1939 when a series of garden estates – encouraged by the Metropolitan Railway – grew around its historic core,[7] and at this time assumed much of its present day suburban character. It is now continuous with the neighbouring suburban districts, including Rayners Lane, Hatch End, and Eastcote.
The majority of the older houses in Pinner were built by the Ellement family who were the local company of builders and joiners, with a road in Pinner still named after that family.
Pinner has four tiers of government: Harrow Council(Local), The London Assembly,(Regional), Parliament (National), and the European Parliament (Continental).
Harrow Council has been governed since 2006 by the Conservatives, led by David Ashton. The mayor – a ceremonial post which rotates annually – is Eric Silver (Conservative). Pinner is represented by two wards, Pinner and Pinner South, each of which currently returns three Conservative councillors.
Pinner forms the north west corner of the Brent and Harrow constituency in the London Assembly, which has been represented since 2008 by Navin Shah (Labour), and the Harrow West constituency in the United Kingdom parliament, represented since 1995 by Gareth Thomas (Labour). Following a Boundary Commission review, it formed part of a new parliamentary constituency, Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner, at the 2010 general election.[8]
Pinner lies within the London European Parliament constituency, which elects nine MEPs by proportional representation – currently three Conservative, three Labour, one Liberal Democrat, one Green and one UKIP member.[9]
Pinner is served by the London Underground's Metropolitan Line, and by four London Bus routes: 183 (towards Golders Green), H11 (towards Harrow and Mount Vernon Hospital), H12 (towards South Harrow and Stanmore), H13 (towards Ruislip Lido and St. Vincent's Hospital).
The nearest London Underground station is Pinner on the Metropolitan Line.
The nearest London Overground station is Hatch End
Pinner is commuter town within the London Borough of Harrow, that has the lowest crime statistics in Greater London. However there was a single murder in Pinner in October, 2000.
| Northwood | South Oxhey | Hatch End | ||
| Ruislip | Headstone | |||
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| Eastcote | Rayners Lane | North Harrow |
Pinner's geographical position on the far western side of North West London makes it the furthest London suburb from any UK coastline. Hence the lower prevalence of moderating maritime influences make Pinner noticeably warmer in the spring and the summer compared to the rest of the capital.[10] Pinner's western position within London means it is slightly closer to the Atlantic warm water gulf stream current, meaning that on some winter nights the suburb suffers less heat loss than other suburbs to the north and east of London.[10]
Pinner being located in the London Borough of Harrow is both a religiously and culturally diverse area, although it has the highest concentration of White British people in the borough. The religious mix is identified particularly with a local synagogue and various churches.
Pinner has a rugby union team, Pinner and Grammerians RFC, a member club of the Rugby Football Union it is the most junior team to have supplied a President to the RFU.
Horatia Nelson, illegitimate daughter of Lord Nelson and Lady Emma Hamilton, lived in Pinner from 1860 until her death in 1881;[11] distinguished pilot Brian Lane (1917-1942) grew up in the town; astronomer Sir Patrick Moore was born here in 1923;[12] Monster Raving Loony Party leader Screaming Lord Sutch, who lived in nearby South Harrow, is buried in Pinner New Cemetery.[13]
A number of literary figures have an association with Pinner. The poet laureate Henry James Pye retired to East End House at the end of his career in 1811,[2] the novelist Edward Bulwer-Lytton wrote Eugene Aram at Pinner Wood House in 1832,[14] and Samuel and Isabella Beeton lived on the Woodridings estate between 1856 and 1862, during which Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management was published.[11] The novelist Ivy Compton-Burnett was born in the village in 1884,[15] and the playwright W. S. Gilbert, though he did not live in Pinner, was a magistrate there from 1893 onwards.[16] Twentieth-century figures include the cartoonist William Heath Robinson, who lived in Moss Lane between 1913 and 1918[17] (and now has a museum dedicated to him at West House in Pinner Memorial Park), and the former children's laureate Michael Rosen, who writes children's books such as We're Going on a Bear Hunt, lived in Pinner from the time he was born in 1946, until 1962.[18]
Figures in the world of entertainment associated with Pinner include the following: Sir Elton John, who was born and grew up here;[19] composer Leslie Bricusse, best known for his partnership with Anthony Newley, was born in Pinner; songwriter Tony Hatch, composer of the Petula Clark hit "Downtown" and the Neighbours theme, was born here; Bruce Welch, guitarist in The Shadows, lived in Pinner while courting Olivia Newton-John; singer Charlie Dore was born here; and Simon LeBon, vocalist of '80s pop-group Duran Duran, grew up locally and attended the Pinner County Grammar School.[20]
Actor David Suchet and comedian Ronnie Barker were both one-time owners of 17th century Elmdene in Church Lane;[21] actress Jane March grew up here before moving to the United States;[22] actress Molly Weir, best remembered for the long-running Flash detergent ads, lived in Pinner until her death in 2004;[23]. Comedy writer and tv funny man, Barry Cryer lives here [24] as does broadcaster Bob Holness, host of quiz-show Blockbusters.[25]
Others: Politician Sir Rhodes Boyson lives in Pinner; Iraq hostage Norman Kember is a long time resident of the town;[26] Derek Bell, motor racing driver, was born in Pinner; documentary film-maker Jo Durden-Smith was born here in 1941;[27] pop-musician Kate Nash and Sun journalist Chris Roycroft-Davis are residents.
The BBC sitcom One Foot in the Grave, although filmed elsewhere, was set in Pinner,[28] as was the sitcom May to December, which filmed its exterior shots in the High Street.[29] Location shots in the sitcom My Hero were filmed near the flats in Capel Gardens. During the 1990s the children's TV series of Aquila was filmed in and around Pinner, particularly at the local Cannon Lane School. Chucklevision, the Children's TV series based on the Chuckle Brothers also filmed in Pinner. The film Nowhere Boy had a number of scenes filmed in Pinner, including outside the Queens Head Pub, Pinner High street [30], and on Woodhall Gate, which stood in for John Lennon's childhood home. More recently, location filming for the popular Channel 4 sitcom The Inbetweeners was recorded in Pinner.
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