Edgware is a suburban town in northern Greater London, mostly in the London Borough of Barnet but with small parts falling in the London Borough of Harrow and in the London Borough of Brent.
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11 Facts About Edgware
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Edgware has a generally suburban character, typical of the rural-urban fringe.
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Edgware is principally a shopping and residential area, identified in the London Plan as one of the capital's 35 major centres, and one of the northern termini of the Northern line.
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Edgware Road follows the same line as the ancient Watling Street, an important Roman Road, and used in the medieval period by pilgrims.
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Edgware had few residents for its size but saw some prosperous commerce: in 1870, for instance, there were six insurance agents in the village.
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Edgware was identified in 2008 as a major centre for preferred development in the London Plan.
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Local news in Edgware is provided by the weekly printed or online boroughwide Times series.
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Edgware Town F C is a football club that represents Edgware, but they are currently based in Kingsbury.
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