North Wembley is a district in North West

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, England. It is located in the

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and is mostly made up of the 1930s Sudbury Court Estate. North Wembley forms the north-western part of the district of that is its namesake. The major roads in the area are East Lane, Watford Road, and Sudbury Court Drive. Most of it is part of the

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HA0 postcode area, but a small part in the east (including East Lane Business Park) falls under Wembley HA9, and parts in the west (including Sudbury Court Drive) fall under Harrow HA1.

History

Sudbury Court Estate was built between circa 1927 to 1935, one of the best surviving

mock tudor Tudor Revival architecture (also known as mock Tudor in the UK) first manifested itself in domestic architecture in the United Kingdom in the latter half of the 19th century. Based on revival of aspects that were perceived as Tudor architecture ...

housing in the wider area. The estate was built under Captain Edward George Spencer-Churchill, first cousin of

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Geography and Demography

North Wembley on average is home to a richer population than Wembley Central but the part of district that is within the

Preston ward Preston Meyer Ward (July 24, 1927 – June 2, 2013) was an American professional baseball first baseman who appeared in 744 games over nine seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1948 and 1959 for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Pitts ...

(and thus not in the Sudbury Court Estate) has a few small council estates, blocks and many working-class people. Along East Lane, an east–west street which run through the neighbourhood, is Wembley High secondary school, as well as a small selection of shops. It also contains East Lane Business Park which contains numerous skill labourers and office spaces; adjacent to that area is Hirst Crescent which is a collection low-rise flats stretching into Preston. The district is home to many ethnicities, with a significant

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community in North Wembley as well as a smaller black population with

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being larger than

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, and also an elderly

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population. North Wembley has a leisure centre called Vale Farm, as well as a relatively large sports ground adjacent to it. North Wembley also provides the only vehicular access directly into

Northwick Park Northwick Park is a large green public park between Harrow and Kenton in north-west London, forming part of the London Borough of Brent. Most of the park consists of playing fields. It is also the name of the electoral ward of Brent that cover ...

. To the north, the Watford Road leads to Harrow; to its west is Sudbury Hill and

Harrow on the Hill Harrow on the Hill is a locality and historic village in the borough of Harrow in Greater London, England. The name refers to Harrow Hill, ,Mills, A., ''Dictionary of London Place Names'', (2001) and is located some half a mile south of the mod ...

; to the south is Sudbury and

proper; and to the east is

Wembley Park Wembley Park is a district of the London Borough of Brent, England. It is roughly centred on Bridge Road, a mile northeast of Wembley town centre and northwest from Charing Cross. The name Wembley Park refers to the area that, at its broadest ...

. Due to proximity with Sudbury, certain areas of North Wembley are informally referred to as being a part of Sudbury.https://www.brent.gov.uk/media/16403120/sudbury-then-and-now.pdf

Transport (Transport for London)

North Wembley station North Wembley is a railway station on the Watford DC line and Bakerloo line in North Wembley, north-west London. The station is served by London Overground and London Underground services. It is between South Kenton to the north, and Wembley C ...

is on the

Bakerloo line The Bakerloo line () is a London Underground line that goes from in suburban north-west London to in south London, via the West End. Printed in brown on the Tube map, it serves 25 stations, 15 of which are underground, over . It runs partly ...

and

Watford DC line The Watford DC line is a suburban line from London Euston to Watford Junction in Watford, Hertfordshire. Its services are operated by London Overground. The line runs beside the West Coast Main Line (WCML) for most of its length. The London ...

, but for many residents, depending where they live, either

South Kenton station South Kenton is a station in Kenton, north-west London. The station is served by suburban services operated by London Underground on the Bakerloo line and London Overground on the Watford DC line. In the Bakerloo line, the station lies between ...

, Sudbury Hill Harrow station or Sudbury & Harrow Road station could be nearer. London Buses routes 182, 245 and 483 (and night route N18) serve North Wembley, providing links to Wembley town centre, Sudbury, Harrow and Wembley Park. In addition, routes 92 and H17 pass by the very western end at Sudbury Court Drive; and route 223 passes by across the rail tracks by South Kenton station.

Schools

Wembley High Technology College Wembley High Technology College (also known as WHTC) is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, situated in Brent, a borough situated in Greater London, England. Formerly called East Lane County Secondary school ...

Gallery

St Cuthbert, Watford Road, Wembley - geograph.org.uk - 1744296.jpg, St Cuthbert church, Watford Road A4127 Sudbury Court Drive - geograph.org.uk - 1653763.jpg, Sudbury Court Drive, a 500 yd diagonal dual carriageway Watford Road, roundabout - geograph.org.uk - 175012.jpg, John Lyon roundabout, junction of Watford Road and Sudbury Court Drive Houses on Watford Road, Kenton - geograph.org.uk - 175005.jpg, Large semi-detached houses in Watford Road South Kenton, north end of Nathans Road - geograph.org.uk - 1736562.jpg, Entrance to

from Nathans Road - to the right is a little footpath that leads to

and Windermere Avenue in Kenton South Kenton, Norval Road - geograph.org.uk - 1736575.jpg, Norval Road

References

{{Areas of London Areas of London Districts of the London Borough of Brent