Norwood Green
Norwood Green | |
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The Green in Springtime | |
Location within Greater London | |
Population | 14,032 (2011 Census. Ward)[1] |
OS grid reference | TQ135785 |
• Charing Cross | 10.7 mi (17.2 km) E |
London borough | |
Ceremonial county | Greater London |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Southall |
Postcode district | UB2 |
Dialling code | 020 |
Police | Metropolitan |
Fire | London |
Ambulance | London |
UK Parliament | |
London Assembly | |
Norwood Green is a place in the
Its origin coincides with the 12th century arch in its chapel, the date when it is first recorded. Reflecting its mid-19th century agrarian nature it remained below church status in Hayes parish until 1859.
It often lends its name to an
Informally Norwood Green overspills into part of Heston in the London Borough of Hounslow.
History
Norwood Green is the modern name for the old
The manor (and near-identical
In 1894, under the
The
Geography
Norwood Green is bounded by the Grand Union Canal to the north and its continuation the canalised Brent,[8] east and North Hyde Lane and the line of a former brook south of that to the west.
- Current Amenities
The village retains its green, church and two pubs: one by the canal, and one by Wolf Fields park.[n 1]. There is a primary school in Norwood Green. The roadsides are lined with trees and there are several open spaces and wooded areas. Residential property consists of a mix of bungalows, large and small detached, semi-detached and terraced houses.
- Listed buildings
- Grade II*
The
- Grade II
A public house, The Plough, is grade II, (i.e. in the initial category) its hand drawn beers have been mentioned in an annual CAMRA selection.[9]
Friars Lawn, a Georgian house, overlooks the Green, once a home of Gordon Selfridge of the retail family, and of the actress Hayley Mills.[10]
- Former amenities
Its own Metropolitan Police station and Post Office closed in 2008. Beside the Plough, a stables and bowling green were demolished in 2013.
July village fair
The second Saturday of July is when the Norwood Green Residents' Association hold Village Day on the green - a fair and activities day - and the church is decorated and opened to visitors.
Transport
Three Bridges (a transport intersection, designed and built by the
The nearest underground station is Osterley tube station on the Piccadilly line, which is 30–40 minutes walk from the central area; allowing 20-minute connection with Heathrow Airport; 40 minutes to Central London.
The
Politics
Norwood Green or as "Norwood" the place has long given its name to the local
The area is part of the
Norwood Green ward is in the
Demographics
According to the 2001 census, the population of the Norwood Green ward stood at 12,650.
Notes
References
- ^ "Ealing Ward population 2011". National Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ Simpson, Ludi (November 2005). Measuring residential segregation: regional and city profiles: Ealing Archived 11 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine; page 2. The Cathie Marsh centre for census and survey research. The University of Manchester. Accessed 2008-10-09.
- ^ The Place-names of Middlesex Apart from the City of London:By John Eric Bruce Gover, Allen Mawer, Frank Merry Stenton, Sidney Joseph Madge, English Place-Name Society. Published by The University press, 1942
- ^ A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 4: (1971),Norwood, including Southall: Introduction, pp. 40–43. Date accessed: 9 October 2008.
- ^ A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 4 (1971).'Norwood, including Southall: Manors', pp. 43–45. Date accessed: 9 October 2008.
- ^ [1] Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Gary Thain Biography". garythain.com. Retrieved 10 November 2003.
- ecclesiastical parishmap - little changed from medieval times save for loss of Southall and Northcote
- Fullersbeers.
- ^ "Friars Lawn". Friarslawn.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 May 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ "[ARCHIVED CONTENT] Norwood Green Ward Forum". Webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ a b [2] Archived 11 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Greater London Authority : DMAG Briefing 2005/38 : October 2005 : Patterns of Ethnic Segregation in London". Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2015.