Edgware

Edgware
Aerial view of Edgware from Station Road; facing North towards Broadfields and Elstree.
Edgware  Edgware shown within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ195925
- Charing Cross	10 mi (16 km)  SE
London borough	Barnet
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	EDGWARE
Postcode district	HA8
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
EU Parliament	London
UK Parliament	Hendon
London Assembly	Barnet and Camden
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Edgware /ɛdʒwɛr/ is a town in London, situated 10 miles (16 km) north-northwest of Charing Cross. It forms part of the London Borough of Barnet. Edgware is one of the northernmost areas of built-up London. It is a mix of suburban and rural land. Edgware is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.^[1]

It is principally a shopping and residential area and is one of the northern termini of the Northern Line. It has a bus garage, a shopping centre called The Broadwalk, a library, a large hospital—Edgware Community Hospital, and two streams—Edgware Brook and Deans Brook, both tributaries of the Silk Stream, which in turn merges with the River Brent at the Welsh Harp (Brent Reservoir).

History

Edgware was an ancient hamlet in the county of Middlesex. Edgware is a Saxon name meaning Ecgi's weir. Ecgi was a Saxon and the weir relates to a pond where Ecgi's people would catch fish. The Edgware parish formed part of Hendon Rural District from 1894.^[2] It was abolished in 1931 and formed part of the Municipal Borough of Hendon until 1965.^[3] The Romans made pottery at Brockley Hill, and is thought by some to be the site of Sulloniacis. Canons Park, to the north-west, was developed as an estate by James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos and was the site of his great palace Cannons.

Geography

Edgware is a post town within the HA postcode area.^[4]

Neighbouring areas

	Bushey	Elstree	Borehamwood
	Stanmore		Mill Hill
	Edgware
	Queensbury	Burnt Oak	Colindale

Demography

Hanukkah menorah outside Edgware tube station, 2006

Edgware is one of the major Jewish enclaves within London.^[5] In the 2001 Census, 36% of Edgware residents give their religion as Jewish, 28% Christian, 9% Hindu and 5% Muslim.^[6] The Jewish community in Edgware has constructed its own Eruv.^[7]

Transport

Station Road. Here, all buses climb up the hill towards the station and the shops. St Margaret of Antioch church can be seen in the background.

Edgware bus station.

Station Road, during a 'not-busy' evening, 2008.

Tube

Stations in the area are:

• Edgware Station (Northern Line)

Buses

London Buses serving Edgware are:

Notable people

Millennium Flats in Manor Park Crescent, near the station

• Eleanor Bron — actress
• Max Bygraves — singer and actor
• Antony Costa — singer from boy band Blue
• Charlotte McDonagh — actor/television presenter/model and singer
• Shirley Eaton — actor
• Vanessa Feltz — TV/radio presenter
• Dayan Michoel Fisher — Emeritus Principal Rabbi of the Federation of Synagogues
• George Frideric Handel — composer
• Angharad Rees — actress
• Pat Sharp — disc jockey and television presenter
• Ben Strevens — footballer currently playing for Wycombe Wanderers
• Frank Williams — actor, most notable role: the vicar in Dad's Army
• John Bercow — The current Speaker of the House of Commons and MP for Buckingham
• Nicolas Anelka — football player, when playing for Arsenal F.C.
• Jane March — actress
• Mitchell Symons — journalist and author
• Barry Norman — television presenter and author
• Christopher Wreh — former Arsenal football player
• Victor Feldman — jazz pianist
• Patrick Vieira — former Arsenal football player
• Archie Panjabi — Emmy Award winning actress, currently portraying Kalinda Sharma on The Good Wife (TV series)
• Ciaran Hosty — actor
• Sajith Sekaran — actor
• Altaf Hussain Chief and founder of Pakistan's MQM Party. Resident since 1992.

Education

Premier Inn, near the A5 and the hospital.

• The London Academy
• Edgware Jewish Preparatory School
• Holland House School
• Broadfields Primary School
• Deansbrook Primary School
• North London Collegiate School
• Rosh Pinah Primary School
• Edgware Junior School
• Canons High School

Gallery

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  St Margaret of Antioch church

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  The Broadwalk shopping centre, located in the town centre. It was opened in the 1990s.

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  A41 Edgware Way, located north from Edgware town centre. View from Edgwarebury Lane footbridge.

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  The Basin lake, located in Canons Drive to the west of Edgware. It is located in the borough of Harrow

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  Grassland in Edgwarebury Park, taken from the A41 Edgware Way/Watford-by-Pass. This is the far north, rural area of Edgware.

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  The former track of the Great Northern Railway line, which closed in 1964. View from Dean's Lane in the east of Edgware

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  Rose Garden Close in western Edgware, near Canons Drive. This road consists of large suburban houses, near Lake Grove

References

External links

• Ward information
• Councillor information

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