Coordinates: 51°37′07″N 0°16′22″W / 51.6185°N 0.2729°W
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  Edgware
Edgware shown within Greater London |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| London borough | Barnet |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | London |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | EDGWARE |
| Postcode district | HA8 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| EU Parliament | London |
| UK Parliament | Hendon |
| London Assembly | Barnet and Camden |
| List of places: UK • England • London | |
Edgware is a suburb of North London situated 9.7 miles (15.6 km) north-west of Charing Cross.A per the name the Edgware Road starts in Edgware and runs to Marble Arch, some miles to the south. Most of Edgware is in the London Borough of Barnet, but the western part is in the London Borough of Harrow and the Queensbury area is in the London Borough of Brent. The three boroughs meet at the junction of Burnt Oak Broadway and Stag Lane. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.[1]
It is principally a shopping and residential area and is known by those who regularly use the London Underground as being one of the northern termini of the Northern Line. It has a bus garage, a shopping centre called The Broadwalk, a library, a large hospital – Edgware Community Hospital – and two streams – Edgware Brook and Deans Brook – which are tributaries of the Silk Stream, which in turn merges with the River Brent at the Welsh Harp (Brent Reservoir). Edgware is outside the London postal district and instead forms a separate post town within the HA postcode area.[2]
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History
Edgware was an ancient hamlet in the county of Middlesex. Edgware is a Saxon name meaning Ecgi's weir. Ecgi was a Saxon and the weir relates to a pond where Ecgi's people would catch fish. The Edgware parish formed part of Hendon Rural District from 1894.[3] It was abolished in 1931 and formed part of the Municipal Borough of Hendon until 1965.[4] The Romans made pottery at Brockley Hill, and is thought by some to be the site of Sulloniacis. Canons Park, to the north-west, was developed as an estate by James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos and was the site of his great palace Cannons.
Edgware was associated with the highwayman Dick Turpin- the infamous scene of his worst incident, which happened on 4 February 1735, when five gang members, including Turpin, broke into a farmhouse owned by Joseph Lawrence, called Earlsbury Farm. Lawrence was at least 70 (so considered fairly old) and yet Turpin et al. beat him with their pistols and tortured him by setting him on a fire whilst naked. While this was going on, the leader of the gang took a servant girl upstairs and raped her.
Geography
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| Queensbury | Burnt Oak | Colindale |
Demography
Edgware is one of the major Jewish enclaves within London.[5] In the 2001 Census, 36.9% of Edgware residents give their religion as Jewish, 28% Christian, 9% Hindu and 5% Muslim.[6]
The Jewish community in Edgware has constructed its own Eruv.[7]
Nearby tube stations
Notable people who have lived in Edgware or are presently residing
- Eleanor Bron — actress
- Max Bygraves — singer and actor
- Antony Costa — singer from boy band Blue
- Charlotte McDonagh — Actress/Television Presenter/Model and singer
- Shirley Eaton — actress
- Vanessa Feltz — TV/Radio presenter
- Dayan Michoel Fisher — Emeritus Principal Rabbi of the Federation of Synagogues
- George Frideric Handel — composer
- Pat Sharp — disc jockey and television presenter
- Frank Williams - actor - most notable role: the vicar in Dads Army, 1970's
- John Bercow - The Current Speaker of the British House of Commons and MP for Buckingham
- Nicolas Anelka - Football Player, when playing for Arsenal.
- Mitchell Symons — journalist and author
- Barry Norman — television presenter and author
- Victor Feldman — pianist jazz
Education
- The London Academy
- Edgware Jewish Primary School
- Holland House Prep School
- Broadfields Primary School
- Deansbrook Primary School
- North London Collegiate School
- Rosh Pinah Jewish Primary School
- Edgware Junior School
References
- ^ Mayor of London (February 2008). "London Plan (Consolidated with Alterations since 2004)". Greater London Authority. http://www.london.gov.uk/thelondonplan/docs/londonplan08.pdf.
- ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide (2004)
- ^ Vision of Britain - Hendon Rural District
- ^ Vision of Britain - Edgware parish
- ^ "Britain's first 'eruv' enclave for Jews divides local opinion". The Independent. Saturday, 3 August 2002. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/britains-first-eruv-enclave-for-jews-divides-local-opinion-638639.html. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
- ^ see Barnet Census Profile
- ^ The Edgware Eruv
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