Tokyngton, also locally known as Monks Park, is a locality that forms the southeastern part of the town of

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, in the

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, England. Most refer it as being either Wembley or Stonebridge, as the name ''Tokyngton'' is historical and out of favour, hardly used by locals and not noted as a destination on road signs, except for street names and public places bearing the name. Tokyngton was first mentioned in 1171, its name meaning "the farm of the sons of Toca". However the name does officially survive as an

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of Brent London Borough Council. The name ''Monks Park'' which is often used locally derives from the Neeld family, money lenders to

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, who owned land in the then village of Tokyngton and lived away at a place called Monk's Park in

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, Wiltshire. Today the area covers part of the Harrow Road ( A404) and the residential neighbourhood north of it, directly to the south and south-east of

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(separated from it by the

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tracks). It is also west of

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's St Raphael's Estate (separated by Tokyngton Recreation Ground and the

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) and north-east of Alperton (separated by the Stonebridge Park Depot and its accompanying rail tracks). The

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passes to the southeast. Tokyngton is served by two stations: Stonebridge Park on the Bakerloo and Watford DC Lines, and

on the Chiltern Main Line.

Locale

Wembley Point at Stonebridge Park (geograph 2660410)

The area mostly consists of Edwardian terraces and 1930s semi-detached housing. There are three schools in the area: Oakington Manor Primary School in the northeast, and Elsley Primary School and St Joseph's Catholic Junior School in the west. There is also a community centre within Sherrans Farm Open Space in the north of the area, close to Wembley Stadium. Tokyngton Library, in the southeast, closed in 2011.

Sport and leisure

Tokyngton has a

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team, Tokyngton Manor F.C., which plays at Spratleys Meadow.

References

{{Areas of London Areas of London Districts of the London Borough of Brent Places formerly in Middlesex