Edgware
Edgware | |
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2011 Census[1] Estimate) | |
OS grid reference | TQ195925 |
• Charing Cross | 10 mi (16 km) SE |
London borough | |
Ceremonial county | Greater London |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | EDGWARE |
Postcode district | HA8 |
Post town | LONDON |
Postcode district | NW7 |
Dialling code | 020 |
Police | Metropolitan |
Fire | London |
Ambulance | London |
UK Parliament | |
London Assembly | |
Edgware (
Edgware is principally a shopping and residential area, identified in the
As of 2011, the town had a population of 58,619.[3]
History
1881 | 816 |
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1891 | 864 |
1901 | 868 |
1911 | 1,233 |
1921 | 1,516 |
Absorbed by Hendon parish ► | |
source: UK census |
Toponymy
Edgware is an
Local government
Edgware was a large
Both Edgware and Little Stanmore parishes formed part of the
Origins and pre-industrial history
The Romans made pottery at Brockley Hill, 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.
The manor does not appear in the Domesday survey so is likely to have been created later. The manorial centre has, since at least 1216, been Edgwarebury Farm. James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos erected a palace at Cannons Park around 1713 for £250,000 (equivalent to £39,606,272 in 2021) and was by far the wealthiest resident in its pre-20th century history. The ancient parish served by St Margaret's church was larger than the manor and included parts of Elstree in the north, but not land south of Deans Brook and Edgware Brook, or Little Stanmore parish west of the Edgware Road marking a traditional longest boundary of Edgware. The area of Edgware was little altered and was in the 1930s 3.26 square miles (8.4 km2).[6]
Edgware Road follows the same line as the ancient
By the 17th century Edgware had a small market selling cattle driven from other parts of England and fattened and sold locally. Local trades included butchers, tailors, colliers (charcoal sellers) and brewers. The market was held every week but petered out in 1790s.[9]
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, before announcing that they would amputate his legs. While this was going on, the leader of the gang took a servant girl upstairs and raped her.[10]
Early economic history
Industry played a minor role in the economy of Edgware. There was a cattle and pleasure fair from 1760s to 1860s with horse racing between 1834 and 1855.[11]
Gravel pits were probably being worked by 1802 and certainly by 1834, partly at least by the labour of the able-bodied poor as a parish employment, and in 1963 gravel was still being extracted on the eastern side of the parish. In 1831 there were no persons engaged in manufacturing in the parish, and in fact there were no industries until in 1900 the firm of Chas. Wright Ltd., manufacturing engineers, moved from
This place, from its situation within an easy distance of the metropolis, and the excellence of the road to it through an almost uninterrupted succession of elegant villas and agreeable scenery, has become the residence of numerous opulent and respectable families.
Edgware had few residents for its size but saw some prosperous commerce: in 1870, for instance, there were six
Suburban transformation
The first (non-tube connected) railway accompanied a brief decline in population. By the mid 19th century the area was almost entirely for the purpose of hay production. In 1939 the overground railway passenger service ceased to run, and goods traffic ceased by 1964. A tram service began in 1904.
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Post-war development has been restricted by the Metropolitan Green Belt, sparing urban sprawl into the Scratch Wood and Deacons Hill areas apart from the M1 motorway. By this time the population was more than 17,000. In 1990, the Mall Shopping Centre, originally called the Broadwalk Shopping Centre, replaced the former Edgware Town station pulled down in 1961.
Following a review in 1994, Edgware General Hospital was controversially closed by the Conservative government of John Major in April 1997 despite public opposition.[14] After the Labour Party election victory the closure was upheld, leading to further outcry from the public. Eventually a review and lengthy consultations took place with local campaigners and authorities, which resulted in the building of a community hospital.[15][16] Some of the General Hospital site was demolished and Edgware Community Hospital, which cost £38 million, opened in its place in February 2005.[14]
Edgware was identified in 2008 as a major centre for preferred development in the London Plan.[17]
In the mid 2010s, many new apartments have been built on Green Lane.[18]
Geography
Edgware town centre lies about 200 feet (60 m) above sea level. Much of Edgware is steep, particularly around Edgwarebury Park (a Site of Nature Conservation Interest) and the Broadfields Estate.
The Edgwarebury Brook, Deans Brook and Edgware Brook all flow in the area, all tributaries of the River Brent. Notable open spaces are Edgwarebury Park, Stoneyfields Park and Watling Park.
The A41 road (Watford Bypass) runs through Edgware as well as the M1 motorway.
Edgware is a post town within the HA postcode area.[19] The post town includes the areas of Burnt Oak, The Hale, Edgwarebury, Canons Park, and parts of Queensbury. Some eastern streets are in the NW postcode area.
Demography and religion
Until the 20th century there were no major rises in the population of Edgware. In the
Ten years later the losses had been more than made good, and in 1901 the figure of 868 had been reached. By 1921 the population had grown to 1,516, but the great infilling of the southern part of Edgware after 1924 caused the most spectacular increase. In 1931 the population was 5,352; this had increased to 17,513 by 1951 and to 20,127 by 1961.[6]
As well as Christian and subsequent settling of other religious groups, Edgware's development coincided with that of its Jewish community,[20] currently forming the largest single religious group.[21] In the 2001 Census, 36% of Edgware residents give their religion as Jewish, 28% Christian, 9% Hindu and 5% Muslim.[22] The Jewish community in Edgware has constructed its own Eruv.[23]
Edgware has a strong Jewish character, and also has significant Hindu and Muslim minorities, mostly of Indian origin.[24]
According to the 2011 census:
- Edgware ward of Barnet was 60% white (47% British, 12% Other White, 1% Irish). 13% was Indian and 7% Black African. 33% of the population was Jewish, 28% Christian and 11% Muslim. The most spoken foreign language is Gujarati.[25]
- Hale ward of Barnet (east from the centre) was 59% white (45% British, 12% Other, 2% Irish) and 10% Indian. 39% was Christian and 19% Jewish. The most spoken foreign language is Gujarati followed by Persian and Romanian.[26]
Economy
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Argonaut Games once had its head office in Edgware.[28] They were in Argonaut House, now known as Cavendish House. The computer game Worms was designed there with Nigel Brownjohn as the lead graphic designer and contracts came from Nintendo.[29]
Green Shield Stamps was also headquartered in Edgware until its closure in 1991. It occupied Premier House which was owned by the charity Erinastar Ltd under its then Trustee, Mr David Reichmann (Property Developer),[30] who commenced its development in 2014 into 121 residential flats, now subject to dispute by current residents over the Grenfell type of cladding used in the development. Premier House residential is known as Premier Place.[31] Dick Turpin's Halt - The famous highwayman used to hold up unsuspecting travellers at the intersection of Whitchurch Lane (B461) into Station Road (A5100) across the Edgware Road (A5) in Edgware. An antique shop called Dick Turpin's Halt was there in the 1960s and the black and white timbered shop is still there.[citation needed]
Media
Local news in Edgware is provided by the weekly printed or online boroughwide
Education
- London Academy
- Beit Shvidler Primary School
- Holland House School
- Broadfields Primary School
- Deansbrook Primary School
- Krishna Avanti Primary School, Harrow
- North London Collegiate School
- Rosh Pinah Primary School
- Edgware Junior School
- Canons High School
Transport
Tube
Like most parts of northwest London, Edgware is served very well by the London Underground and there are four stations serving the area:
- Edgware (Northern line)
- Burnt Oak (Northern line)
- Canons Park (Jubilee line)
- Queensbury (Jubilee line)
Buses
Fifteen day London Buses serve Edgware, along with three night services, three school services, and two non-TfL routes operated by Uno.
Sport
Notable people
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- Nicolas Anelka — footballer, when playing for Arsenal[citation needed]
- Anita Asante footballer[citation needed]
- John Bercow — former Speaker of the House of Commons and MP for Buckingham[33]
- Boz Boorer — guitarist, producer, co-writer and musical director for Morrissey.[citation needed]
- Eleanor Bron — actress[citation needed]
- Max Bygraves — singer, comedian and actor[citation needed]
- Paul Chowdhry — stand-up comedian[citation needed]
- Blue[citation needed]
- Tony Currie — footballer[citation needed]
- Sope Dirisu - Actor[citation needed]
- Shirley Eaton — actress[citation needed]
- Steve Ellis — a member of sixties pop group The Love Affair, born in Edgware 1950
- Victor Feldman (1934-1984), jazz musician (1934-1984), was born in Edgware.[34]
- Vanessa Feltz — TV/radio presenter[citation needed]
- Fenella Fielding (1927–2018) actress, lived in Edgware in her early life.[35]
- Dayan Michoel Fisher (1910–2004) — Former Chairman of the Federation of Synagogues Rabbinate[citation needed]
- Dean Furman (born 1988) - professional footballer, grew up in Edgware.[36]
- George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) — composer[citation needed]
- Altaf Hussain Chief and founder of Pakistan's MQM Party. Resident since 1992.[citation needed]
- Charlotte McDonagh — actress/television presenter/model and singer[citation needed]
- Patrick McGoohan (1928 –2009), lead actor in the 1967 series The Prisoner, lived in a large detached house on The Ridgeway, Mill Hill Village.[37]
- Jane March — actress[citation needed]
- Dave Mattacks — rock and folk drummer, best known for his work with Fairport Convention.[citation needed]
- George Michael — pop singer[38][citation needed]
- Barry Norman — television presenter and author[citation needed]
- Emmy Award winning actress, known for The Good Wife[citation needed]
- David Piper - racing driver[39]
- Angharad Rees — actress[citation needed]
- Richard Russell Owner of UK Record Label, XL Recordings[citation needed]
- Pat Sharp — disc jockey and television presenter[citation needed]
- Ben Strevens — footballer currently playing for Wycombe Wanderers[citation needed]
- Mitchell Symons — journalist and author[citation needed]
- Blue Plaque at 19 Heather Walk.[citation needed]
- Patrick Vieira — former Arsenal footballer[citation needed]
- William Wilberforce - (1759 – 1833), slave trade abolitionist, lived on the Highwood Hill estate, Mill Hill (1826-1831)[40]: 295, 303
- Frank Williams — actor, most notable role: the vicar in Dad's Army.[41]
- Christopher Wreh — former Arsenal footballer[citation needed]
- Ashley Blaker – Comedian and television producer
Gallery
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Kings Parade, Edgwarebury Lane.
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Edgwarebury Lane
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A41 Edgware Way, located north from Edgware town centre. View from Edgwarebury Lane footbridge.
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Basin Lake, located in Canons Drive to the west of Edgware. It is located in the borough of Harrow
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Grassland in Edgwarebury Park, taken from the A41 Edgware Way/Watford-by-Pass. This is the far north, rural area of Edgware.
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Former track of the Great Northern Railway line, which closed in 1964. View from Dean's Lane in the east of Edgware
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Rose Garden Close in western Edgware, near Canons Drive. This road consists of large suburban houses, near Lake Grove
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Premier Inn hotel, Edgware
References
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- ^ Both Barnet and Harrow have Edgware wards, the former in the extreme west and the latter in the extreme east; the ward of Queensbury is in Brent and is postally in Edgware.
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- ^ "Work starts on £37.5m community hospital". News Shopper. 10 July 2002.
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- ^ Bolton, Diane K.; King, H. P. F.; Wyld, Gillian; Yaxley, D. C. (1971). Baker, T. F. T.; Cockburn, J. S.; Pugh, R. B. (eds.). "Edgware: Jews". A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 4. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
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- ^ "The Broadwalk Centre Edgware | About Us". Archived from the original on 2 December 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ "Argonaut Contact information". Argonaut Games. 13 January 1998. Archived from the original on 13 January 1998. Retrieved 9 November 2009. "Argonaut House 369 Burnt Oak Broadway Edgware Middlesex HA8 5XZ"
- ^ "Atari ST games /|\ AtariCrypt". ataricrypt.blogspot.com. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "ERINASTAR LIMITED people - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "Premier House, Edgware fire safety update | Property Partner Blog | Latest News". Retrieved 19 February 2022.
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- ^ Cooke, Rachel (10 November 2019). "John Bercow: 'I may be pompous and an irritant. But I am completely authentic'". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
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External links
- Ward information
- Barnet Archives and Local Studies
- Victoria County History Edgware Chapter (1971)
- 1870s map Ordnance survey map
- Clive Smith Archived 7 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine photo collection