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Harrow, London

Harrow is a town in the London Borough of Harrow, North West London. It is a suburb situated 12.2 miles (16.4 km) west northwest of Charing Cross. It is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan.^[1] Harrow is widely known for Harrow School, attended by Winston Churchill, Tom Davison and Indian Prime Minister Nehru, however Harrow County School also had a tradition of noted staff and pupils, e.g. Sir Paul Nurse, Sir Nigel Sheinwald, Michael Portillo, Clive Anderson and Geoffrey Perkins. Harrow is home to a large University of Westminster campus near Northwick Park Hospital (although both these landmarks actually lie within the London Borough of Brent). Harrow was a municipal borough of Middlesex before its inclusion in Greater London in 1965.

Etymology

Harrow's name comes from Old English hearg = "(heathen) temple", which was probably on the hill of Harrow, where St. Mary's Church stands today.^[2]

Transport

Harrow-on-the-Hill station (Metropolitan Line & Chiltern Railways)

Harrow and Wealdstone station (Bakerloo Line, London Overground, London Midland & Southern (train operating company))

North Harrow tube station (Metropolitan Line)

Northolt Park railway station (Chiltern Railways)

West Harrow tube station (Metropolitan Line)

South Harrow tube station (Piccadilly Line)

Sudbury Hill tube station (Piccadilly Line)

Rayners Lane tube station (Metropolitan Line & Piccadilly Line)

Harrow is near to the A40/M40, M25 and the M1 motorways.

The town centre also has a major bus station adjacent to Harrow-on-the-Hill station that serves as an important hub for buses in the area. Many routes to North and West London pass through this station. Notable routes serving Harrow include:

The 114 route starting and terminating at Ruislip and Mill Hill Broadway

The 140 route starting and terminating at Harrow Weald and Heathrow Airport

The 182 route starting and terminating at Harrow Weald and Brent Cross

The 183 route starting and terminating at Pinner and Golders Green Bus Station

The 186 route starting and terminating at Brent Cross and Northwick Park Hospital

The 223 route starting and terminating at Harrow Bus Station and Wembley Central

The 258 route starting and terminating at Watford Junction and South Harrow Station

The 340 route starting and terminating at Harrow Bus Station and Edgware

The 395 route starting and terminating at Harrow Bus Station and Greenford

The H9/H10 circular route starting and terminating at Harrow Bus station

The H11 route starting and terminating at Harrow Bus Station and Mount Vernon Hospital

The H14 route starting and terminating at Northwick Park Hospital and Hatch End

The H17 route starting and terminating at Harrow bus Station and Wembley Central

The H18/H19 route starting and terminating at Harrow Bus Station

The N18 nightbus which starts at Trafalgar Square and terminates at Harrow Weald

Nearby districts

Harrow on the Hill

North Harrow

South Harrow

West Harrow

Rayners Lane

Harrow Weald

Brent

Edgware

Hendon

Hatch End

Kenton

Pinner

South Harrow

Stanmore

Wealdstone

Twinning

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