Stanmore
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- See also Stanmore, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
| Stanmore | |
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| Location | |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference: | TQ195885 |
| Latitude: | 51.582638° |
| Longitude: | -0.274347° |
| Administration | |
| London borough: | Harrow |
| County level: | Greater London |
| Region: | London |
| Constituent country: | England |
| Sovereign state: | United Kingdom |
| Other | |
| Ceremonial county: | Greater London |
| Historic county: | Middlesex (1965) |
| Services | |
| Police force: | Metropolitan Police |
| Fire brigade: | London Fire Brigade |
| Ambulance service: | London Ambulance |
| Post office and telephone | |
| Post town: | STANMORE |
| Postal district: | HA7 |
| Dialling code: | 020 |
| Politics | |
| UK Parliament: | Harrow East |
| London Assembly: | Brent and Harrow |
| European Parliament: | London |
| London | List of places in London | |
Stanmore is a place in the London Borough of Harrow, in London, England. It is a suburban development situated 11 miles (17.7 km) north west of Charing Cross.
The area was recorded in the Domesday Book as Stanmere, the name deriving from the Old English stan, 'stony' and mere, 'a pool'. There are outcrops of gravel on the clay soil here and the mere may have been one of the ponds which still exist.
By 1574 the area had become known as Stanmore the Great to distinguish it from Little Stanmore.
Stanmore railway station was open for train services between 1890 and 1952. Stanmore station opened in 1932.
The suburb is characterised by numerous small restaurants and cafés, several public houses, and a handful of boutique-style clothing stores. The centre of Stanmore is dominated by the presence of a large Sainsbury's supermarket. Stanmore's extensive residential areas are leafy and predominantly affluent, with many residents commuting daily to jobs in central London and the City.
Stanmore is home to Stanmore College (a government further education establishment) and a local library. The suburb also hosts the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital - known as RNOH - which is famed for its spinal unit.
Peelite Prime Minister George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (in office December, 1852 – February, 1855) was raised and is buried in Stanmore.
Stanmore has a thriving Jewish community, including its local synagogue on London Road.
Stanmore is also the birth-place of peroxide Brit-rocker Billy Idol, football coach Dave Bassett, Arsenal footballer Theo Walcott and Coldplay producer Nikolai Levey.
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[edit] Transport
Nearest tube station:
Main bus routes:
- H12 (towards Hatch End, Pinner, and South Harrow)
- 142 (towards Watford, Edgware and Brent Cross)
- 340 (towards Harrow and Edgware)
