Northolt is a town in

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, England, spread across both sides of the A40 trunk road. It is west-northwest of

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and is one of the seven major towns that make up the

London Borough of Ealing The London Borough of Ealing () is a London boroughs, London borough in London, England. It comprises the districts of Acton, London, Acton, Ealing, Greenford, Hanwell, Northolt, Perivale and Southall. With a population of 367,100 inhabitants, i ...

and a smaller part in the

London Borough of Harrow The London Borough of Harrow () is a London boroughs, London borough in northwest London, England; it forms part of Outer London. It borders four other London boroughs London Borough of Barnet, Barnet to the east of ancient Watling Street, Watl ...

It had a population of 30,304 at the 2011 UK census.

History

The earliest record of Northolt is in 872 as the

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''norð healum'', where norð is North and healum (or hale) is ''a nook, corner, or retreat'',. By 1610, the Name Northolt appears, with in this case, holt having no relationship with 'wood', but an evolution of hala, hale, hal, hall, halle and holt. Archaeological evidence suggests that the settlement's origin was an 8th-century

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village close to

Northolt Manor Northolt Manor is a 1.8 hectare scheduled monument, local nature reserve and Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade II, in Northolt Northolt is a town in North West London, England, spread across both sides of the A40 ...

behind the present Court Farm Road. It is mentioned in the ''

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'' as Northala, part of the

Elthorne Hundred Elthorne was a hundred (ancient subdivision) of the historic county of Middlesex, England. Toponymy The name is a standard contraction in Old English of El(ɘ's) thorn – El likely being a man, perhaps one of the eorls (earls) in the sa ...

in the historic county of

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, England. In 1066 the lord was Esger the constable, and in 1086 was Geoffrey de Mandeville. Northolt Manor itself was built in the fourteenth century and provides much of the archeological information of the area from its excavations in the 1950s and onward. A Tudor barn built in 1595 from Smith's farm in Northolt was moved to

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and is now on display there. In the early part of the 18th century farmland was enclosed in order to provide hay for the

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, alongside more traditional crops such as peas and beans. Up to late

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times, the area was rural with predominantly

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crops being grown. 1795 saw parliamentary approval for construction of

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of the

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later becoming part of the

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. The route from Hayes to Paddington passes through Northolt, opening on 10 July 1801. The

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line (now the Chiltern Line) opened in 1906, passing through Northolt on its way from Marylebone to High Wycombe. However, it wasn't until 1926 that a station opened at Northolt Park. 1906 also saw the

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pass through south of Great Central Railway on its way to Birmingham. The following year Northolt Halt opened on it, eventually becoming Northolt station. In 1948 an extension to the Central line, transformed it into

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. In May 1915 the Royal Flighing Corp established an airfield in neighbouring

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in the

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, Most early RAF airfields were named after the nearest railway station; in this case Northolt Junction, (now

), so it became RAF Northolt. WW1 also brought an urgent need for more munitions, and in 1915 the Ministry of Munitions created many national munition factories. The National Filling Factory No 7 in

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had an explosives magazine at Northolt which was completed late in 1916. This 93 acre site had 20 stores each able to hold 100 tons of explosives, and was connected by a rail spur at Northolt Junction station. The location was just North-East of the current Ruislip Gardens station, with the rail spur on the south side of Yeading Brook, and the magazines connected by trolleyways on the North side. About 100 tons of explosives per day were sent by rail to Hayes for filling artillery shells - both the Hayes factory and the magazine were removed after the war ended. Suburban development began in the 1920s. Most of the housing north of the Western Avenue was built in the 1920s–1930s, and is in the private housing sector. Most of the housing built to the south of the Western Avenue was built in the 1960s–1970s, and is in the

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sectors, particularly along the Kensington and Ruislip Roads. Two important transport links run through Northolt: the

of the

and the modern

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. In the 21st century, a new large private housing development was built on the former site of the

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company, adjacent to the

. This development is known as "Grand Union Village" and incorporates a new canal boat marina.

Landmarks

* St Mary the Virgin church (13th century) stands on the hill overlooking the old village. The Welsh poet Goronwy Owen was briefly a

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here. Bishop

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is buried here. *In the centre of the village is a freestanding

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erected to commemorate the coronation of

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in 1937. *The White Hart public house is on the site of an old coaching inn. The

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immediately south of it is on the junction of the A312 (Church Road and Hayes Bypass) with the A4180 (Ruislip Road and West End Road). The Yeading Lane also joins the roundabout. (Now closed) *Willow Cottages on the

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are said to have been built of bricks from the old

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, which once stood behind the

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. *The two towers of the disused RAF radio station north of the town are situated in the Wood End wireless station recreation ground, which is bordered on all sides by housing (Bayshill Rise, Lancaster Road, Blenheim road). The location is now home to a National

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base. * Northala Fields is a large area alongside the

which has been redeveloped as an extension to the Northolt and Greenford Country Park. The development consists of four large, man-made conical hills (built of rubble from the first

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), which act as a sound barrier to block traffic noise from the Western Avenue. Behind the mounds are new ponds and a visitor centre. *The Larkspur Rovers F.C. clubhouse is in Rowdell Road, Northolt. It received funding from Ealing Council and an Olympic legacy grant of £50,000 from Sport England's Inspired Facilities Fund. *There is a village community centre building in Ealing Road, opposite

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's church, which incorporates an open-air

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. *A leisure centre, incorporating a pool, a fitness centre, a community hall and a library was built on the site of the former Swimarama swimming pool at the junction of Mandeville Road and Eastcote Lane North, and opened in 2010. *

Down Barns Moated Site Down Barns Moated Site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument in Northolt in the London Borough of Ealing The London Borough of Ealing () is a London boroughs, London borough in London, England. It comprises the districts of Acton, London, Acton, Eali ...

, a

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Northolt Village

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Geography

Northolt is in the north-western corner of Ealing, bordering the boroughs of Harrow and Hillingdon. The centre of Northolt lies at an elevation of about above sea level. It is hillier in the north (up to about ) whereas the south is lower, about . The town is mainly suburban, with some industrial land to the east (by the

), large green parts such as Lime Tree Park and Rectory Park, and semi-rural land to the west Northolt is located from

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; from

Southall Southall () is a large suburban town in West London, England, part of the London Borough of Ealing and is one of its seven major towns. It is situated west of Charing Cross and had a population of 69,857 as of 2011. It is generally divided ...

; from

Greenford Greenford () is a large town in the London Borough of Ealing in West London, Greater London, London, England, lying west from Charing Cross. It has a population of 46,787 inhabitants. Greenford is served by Greenford station, Greenford Stati ...

; from

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; from

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; from

Ruislip Ruislip ( ) is a suburb in the London Borough of Hillingdon in northwest London. Prior to 1965 it was in Middlesex. Ruislip lies west-north-west of Charing Cross, London. The manor of Ruislip appears in the Domesday Book, and some of the ear ...

; and from

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Climate

Demography

Northolt is covered by two

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s of the

. Northolt Mandeville ward covers the main area of Northolt. Northolt West End ward covers the area south of the A40 road, including housing that is contiguous from

Yeading Yeading ( ) is a settlement in west London, forming part of the London Borough of Hillingdon, having been developed after the Second World War. Etymology Yeading is very early Saxon and was originally ''Geddingas'' or ''Geddinges'', meaning " ...

directly to the south. The median house price as of 2014 was £300,000 in Northolt Mandeville and £226,111 in Northolt West End. The population who are from

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(Black, Asian and minority Ethnic) background was 51.7% and 55.1% respectively. The median age was 34 years and 32 years respectively.

Population

While Northolt remained a rural, agricultural area in the 19th century, its population growth remained slow: *1066 – 32 *1801 – 336 inhabitants *1871 – 479 *1921 – 904 *1961 – 26,000 *1991 – 32,000 The rapid growth of the population in the mid-20th century can be explained by Northolt's growth as a

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for nearby

Ealing Ealing () is a district in west London (sub-region), west London, England, west of Charing Cross in the London Borough of Ealing. It is the administrative centre of the borough and is identified as a major metropolitan centre in the London Pl ...

, and the construction in 1935 of the

through the area. Modern family homes were built in the 1920s and 1930s. In the 1950s and 1960s, predominantly local authority rented housing was constructed. 3,423

council house A council house, corporation house or council flat is a form of British Public housing in the United Kingdom, public housing built by Local government in the United Kingdom, local authorities. A council estate is a building complex containing ...

s had been built in Northolt by 1963.

was opened in 1948 to serve the growing population of the area.

Crime

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has recently been the most common reported crime, followed by violent and sexual offences. Crime levels notably increased, by up to 50% between 2013 and 2014. A knifeman took relatives

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at a flat in 1985. Jimmy Canning, IRA member, lived undercover in Northolt from 1991 to 1993; he had wooed local Audrey Lamb and moved into her house at 15 Islip Gardens, using it as a weapons and bomb storage depot. He and Lamb were arrested in 1992 following police surveillance.

Pony racing

Northolt was famous for the

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racing which took place in Northolt Park. A racecourse was constructed by

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and Viscount Lascelles, and opened in 1929 by the

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and his wife the

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. During the

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, the land was taken over and used as an army depot and

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. Despite numerous attempts to revive pony racing after the war the land was given over to housing construction. The Racecourse Estate was constructed between 1951 and 1955 in order to solve a severe housing shortage within the borough. The gates of the original racecourse remain in Petts Hill, and a section of the track can be observed as a long, flat stretch of land alongside Mandeville Road.

Education

* Alec Reed Academy (formerly West London Academy) *Belvue High School *Gifford Primary School *Greenwood Primary School * Northolt High School *Petts Hill Primary School *St. Raphael's Catholic Primary School *Downe Manor Primary School *Viking Primary School *Willow Tree Primary School *Wood End Primary School *Wood End Academy

Transport

Northolt has two stations:

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on the

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Central line and Northolt Park, a

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station served by

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. Numerous

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routes serve Northolt such as: 90,

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, 140,

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, 395,

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, 487,

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, E6, E7, E9,

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, N7, N140 and SL9

Political representation

The

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Ealing North Ealing North is a constituency, created in 1950. Since the 2019 general election, it has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by James Murray of Labour Co-op. Constituency profile Straddling the Western Avenue and dir ...

is currently represented by

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Member of Parliament (MP) James Murray, and has been since 2019 following the retirement of Stephen Pound. Northolt is made up of two

s (Northolt Mandeville and Northolt West End), as well as part of the electoral ward of North Greenford, which elect

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s to Ealing Council. As of 6 May 2022 the area is represented by six Labour councillors (three in West End and three in Mandeville). Northolt comes under the

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which has one assembly member, currently

Bassam Mahfouz Bassam Mahfouz is a British politician serving as Member of the London Assembly for Ealing and Hillingdon (London Assembly constituency), Ealing and Hillingdon since 2024. A member of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party, he has served as a Membe ...

(Labour), who was elected in May 2024. Political status on Ealing Council as of May 2022: *Labour: 59 seats *Conservative: 5 seats *Liberal Democrats: 6 seats

Notable people

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, Canon Pastor at

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and Deputy Priest in Ordinary to The Queen, was Archdeacon of Northolt 1992–4 *

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(1938–2008), musician, "Godfather of

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", lived in Northolt. *

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(1958–1984), musician, bass guitar player in

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, died in Northolt. *

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(1915–1993), a

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, lived in Northolt. *

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, artist, known for his association with author

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's ''

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'', was born in Northolt. *

, politician, grew up in Northolt *

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, footballer with

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, was born in Ealing and grew up in Northolt. *

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, footballer with

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, was born in

and grew up in Northolt.

Television

*The

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comedy series '' My Hero'', produced between 2000 and 2006, and featuring

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and

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, was set in Northolt. *A faux documentary titled ''

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'', broadcast on

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in 1992, was filmed in Northolt. It was the tale of a single mother haunted in her Northolt home by a mysterious figure called "Pipes".

References

Sources

A History of Middlesex (1971)

External links

A history of pony racing in NortholtEaling Council
{{LB Ealing Areas of London Districts of the London Borough of Ealing Populated places established in the 8th century