Harrow, London
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| Harrow | |
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| OS Grid Reference: | Template:Gbmappingsmall |
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| Borough: | Harrow |
| County: | Greater London |
| Region: | Greater London |
| Nation: | England |
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| Ceremonial County: | Greater London |
| Traditional County: | Middlesex |
| Post Office and Telephone | |
| Post town: | HARROW |
| Postcode: | HA1 |
| Dialling Code: | 020 |
Harrow is a locality in the London Borough of Harrow in London. It is in the west of the city, about 10 miles from Central London, and is served by Harrow-on-the-Hill station, South Harrow tube station, North Harrow tube station and West Harrow tube stations on the Metropolitan Line. In addition, there is the Chiltern Railways service into Marylebone (journey time approx. 18 minutes) available from Northolt Park in South Harrow. It has easy access to the A40 and M40 to the west of London, as well as North-Western part of the M25 motorway.
It probably most famous for Harrow School where Winston Churchill and Indian Prime Minister Nehru attended. The local colleges include Harrow College's two campuses, Stanmore College and St. Dominic's Sixth Form College. It has a large campus for the University of Westminster near Northwick Park Hospital.
External links
- Harrow Council website (http://www.harrow.gov.uk/)
- Harrow College website (http://www.harrow.ac.uk/)
- St Dominic's Sixth Form College Website (http://www.stdoms.ac.uk/)