16 Facts About Stanmore

Stanmore is the location of the former RAF Bentley Priory station - base of the Fighter Command during both world wars - along with its accommodating Bentley Priory mansion, notably the last residence of Queen Adelaide.

Manor called Stanmore is first recorded in 793 AD, and the Domesday book of 1086 describes pre-existing manors of Great and Little Stanmore as having changed ownership in the aftermath of the Norman Conquest.

Until the late 19th century, Stanmore was a small rural community.

In 1848, Stanmore House was sold again to George Glyn, 1st Baron Wolverton.

RAF Stanmore Park closed in 1997 and is a housing estate.

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Stanmore was cremated at Golders Green and his ashes buried at the churchyard of St John's Church, Stanmore.

Stanmore's body was brought back to Stanmore and buried in the family grave at the church of St John's Church.

Stanmore had an outstation from the Bletchley Park codebreaking establishment, where some of the Bombes used to decode German Enigma messages were housed.

Stanmore's gave the font and when the church was completed after her death, the east window was dedicated to her memory.

Stanmore Hall has been used as a filming location, such as the British films Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed, Nothing but the Night, 1960s series The Avengers and later ITV's The Professionals.

Many of Stanmore's resident's commute to jobs in central London, contributing to the affluent character of the area.

Central Stanmore includes a range of shops, pubs and restaurants from small independent businesses to large chains.

Stanmore Park is at the foot of Stanmore Hill and right next to the local library.

Stanmore is home to Avanti House Primary and Secondary Schools, Park High School, Bentley Wood High School, Stanmore College and the North London Collegiate School.

Stanmore has Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Jain, and Jewish communities, including its local synagogue, Stanmore and Canons Park Synagogue on London Road, an Islamic centre, KSIMC of London and a new Hindu temple on Wood Lane.

Stanmore is the northern terminus of the Jubilee line, giving the area direct London Underground access to Central London.