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Revision as of 11:27, 4 June 2006
Template:Infobox London place Edgware is a place in the London Borough of Barnet. It is a suburban development situated 9.7 miles (15.6 km) north west of Charing Cross.
The majority of Edgware is a ward in the London Borough of Barnet represented by three councillors. The western edge of the Edgware Road is in the London Borough of Harrow.
It is principally a shopping and residential area and is more widely known as being a northern terminus of the Northern Line. There is a bus garage, a shopping centre called The Mall (formerly known as The Broadwalk), and a library. There is a large hospital, Edgware Community Hospital. There are two streams, Edgware Brook and Deans Brook, which are tributaries of the River Brent.
Brief History of Edgware
Edgware (sometimes misspelt Edgeware) was an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex. Edgware is a Saxon name meaning Ecgi's weir. Ecgi's was a Saxon and the weir relates to a pond where Ecgi's people would catch fish. From 1932 to 1965, it was in the Borough of Hendon. 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 erected by Duke of Chandos.
Nearest places
Nearest tube station
Notable people who have lived in Edgware
- Pat Sharp — disc jockey and television presenter
- Antony Costa — singer from boy band Blue
- Vanessa Feltz — TV/Radio presenter
- Eleanor Bron — actress
- Max Bygraves — actor and playwrite
Schools
- The London Academy secondary school - one of 5 DfES Academies - was scheduled to open in 2004 but as of September 2005 is still under construction. The building was designed by architects Foster Associates.
- Sponsorship of £1.5 million was provided by the chairman of a venture capital company, Peter Shalson.
- Holland House Prep School
- Leading independent preparatory school for boys and girls aged 4-11.
- Broadfields Primary School
- Deansbrook Primary School
- North London Collegiate School