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Harrow (/ ˈ h ær oʊ / [2]) is a large town in Greater London, England, and serves as the principal settlement of the London Borough of Harrow.Lying about 9.5 miles (15.3 km) north-west of Charing Cross and 5.4 miles (8.7 km) south of Watford, the entire town including its localities [3] had a population of 149,246 at the 2011 census, whereas the wider borough (which also contains Pinner and ...
The London Borough of Harrow (/ ˈ h ær oʊ /) [3] is a London borough in northwest London, England; it forms part of Outer London.It borders four other London boroughs – Barnet to the east of ancient Watling Street (now the A5 road), Brent to the southeast, Ealing to the south and Hillingdon to the west and the Hertfordshire districts of Three Rivers and Hertsmere to the north.
The Collection focuses on the social and industrial past of Harrow and its residents, including an extensive collection from the Eastman Kodak factory, the Whitefriars Glass factory, and the Hamilton paint factory. In addition, Harrow Museum has an extensive collection of archaeological objects, ranging from pre-history to the recent past. [13]
The population of the Harrow on the Hill ward of the London Borough of Harrow was 9,578 in 1991 and 10,632 in 2001. It occupies an area of 357 hectares though the hill itself occupies approximately 100 hectares (250 acres) and in 2001 had a population density of 29.74 persons per hectare. There were 4,539 households in the district in 2001. [17]
Military units and formations in Harrow, Middlesex (8 P) Pages in category "History of the London Borough of Harrow" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
Harrow School (/ ˈ h ær oʊ /) [1] is a public school (English boarding school for boys) in Harrow on the Hill, Greater London, England. [2] The school was founded in 1572 by John Lyon , a local landowner and farmer, under a royal charter of Queen Elizabeth I .
The church is at the top of Harrow Hill and views towards Central London and most other directions can be seen from the churchyard. It is the highest building in Middlesex . [ 2 ] Notable buildings that can be seen are the buildings of Canary Wharf , and the BT Tower in Warren Street , some fourteen and nine miles respectively away from Harrow ...
The London Borough of Harrow and its council were created under the London Government Act 1963, with the first election held in 1964. [8] For its first year the council acted as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing Harrow Borough Council, which covered the same area. The new council formally came into its powers on 1 April 1965. [9]