27 Facts About Harrow London

The modern town of Harrow London grew out at the foot of the settlement, in what was historically called Greenhill.

Harrow London'storically in the hundred of Gore, county of Middlesex, the merged Harrow was a municipal borough before it became a part of Greater London in 1965.

Today, the historic area is distinguished as Harrow London on the Hill and is a conservation area with listed buildings of Georgian architecture and home to Harrow London School, one of the seven major boys' boarding schools in England as defined by the Public Schools Act 1868.

Harrow London, formerly known as Greenhill, was a small hamlet of farms at the foot of Harrow London Hill.

One of the oldest surviving buildings in what is today Harrow London is the Grade I listed Headstone Manor from the 15th century.

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Harrow London has been the location of several serious train accidents.

The very first air raid on the present day Harrow London area is believed to be the accidental bombing of Croydon Airport on 15 August 1940, which was then in Surrey.

The London Borough of Harrow was formed in 1965 as the only London borough unaffected by boundary changes.

The development, called Harrow London Square, was partly completed with 318 apartments across four buildings in 2018.

Borough of Harrow London has a leafy, suburban character, much of which is a legacy of it being at the centre of the Metroland developments of the early 20th century.

Town centre is about 220 feet above sea level, almost 200 feet below the top of Harrow London Hill, which is an outlying knoll.

Harrow London Weald is the district north of Wealdstone, and both of these are historically part of Harrow London.

Harrow London's competing shopping centres were recognised to be Watford, Uxbridge and Brent Cross Shopping Centre.

In 2015, Harrow ranked 99th in the Hot 100 UK retail locations published by CACI; it was 5th in Greater London, behind Croydon, Kingston upon Thames, Bromley and Enfield Town.

In 2018, Harrow was ranked 59th in the nationwide "High Street Investment Ranking" carried out by Knight Frank, and 6th in Greater London beaten by Uxbridge and Richmond.

The life expectancies for Harrow London are lower than both Pinner and Stanmore in the borough.

Harrow London Council has been governed by the Labour Party since 2014.

The town of Harrow London generally is represented by 13 wards, each represented by three councillors.

An independent boarding school for boys, founded in 1572, Harrow London School is considered one of the finest secondary schools in the world.

Harrow London is home to a large University of Westminster campus, located near Northwick Park and the hospital.

Some major churches in Harrow London include the Grade I listed St Mary's Church, St John's Greenhill, All Saints Harrow London Weald, Holy Trinity Wealdstone, Christ Church Roxeth, and Kenton Methodist Church.

Harrow London has a Hindu temple dedicated to Sri Lord Ayyappa and is known as Sri Ayyappan Kovil, located in the Wealdstone neighbourhood.

Harrow London Times is a local newspaper for the borough, and formerly the historic Harrow London Observer that dates back to the 19th century.

Radio Harrow London is a local charity radio that broadcasts from Northwick Park Hospital.

Harrow London is served by Northwick Park Hospital and specialists St Mark's Hospital and Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, which are run by National Health Service.

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The local Harrow London CCG manages public provision of homecare throughout Harrow London which is state funded.

Harrow London was the place where the first major electronic contactless smart card technology was being tested on buses.