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Edgware is a suburb of North London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
 situated north-west of Charing Cross
Charing Cross

Charing Cross denotes the junction of the Strand, London, Whitehall and Cockspur Street, just south of Trafalgar Square in City of Westminster within Central London, England....
. It should not be confused with Edgware Road, some miles to the south. Most of Edgware is in the London Borough of Barnet
London Borough of Barnet

The London Borough of Barnet is a London borough in North London and forms part of Outer London. It borders Hertfordshire to the north and five other London boroughs: London Borough of Harrow and London Borough of Brent to the west, London Borough of Camden and London Borough of Haringey to the south-east and London Borough of Enfield to the...
, but the western part is in the London Borough of Harrow
London Borough of Harrow

The London Borough of Harrow is a London borough of outer north-west London. It borders Hertfordshire to the north and other London boroughs: London Borough of Hillingdon to the west, London Borough of Ealing to the south, London Borough of Brent to...
 and the Queensbury area is in the London Borough of Brent
London Borough of Brent

The London Borough of Brent is a London borough in North-West London, UK and forms part of Outer London.It borders London Borough of Harrow to the northwest, London Borough of Barnet to the northeast, London Borough of Camden to the east and London Borough of Ealing, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Royal Borough of Kensington and...
. The three boroughs meet at the junction of Burnt Oak Broadway and Stag Lane.

It is principally a shopping and residential area and is known by those who regularly use the London Underground
London Underground

The London Underground is a metro system serving a large part of Greater London and neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire in the UK....
 as being one of the northern termini of the Northern Line
Northern Line

The Northern line is a deep-level tube line on the London Underground, coloured black on the Tube map. It carries more passengers per year than any other Underground line; 206,734,000 passengers per annum....
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Edgware is a suburb of North London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
 situated north-west of Charing Cross
Charing Cross

Charing Cross denotes the junction of the Strand, London, Whitehall and Cockspur Street, just south of Trafalgar Square in City of Westminster within Central London, England....
. It should not be confused with Edgware Road, some miles to the south. Most of Edgware is in the London Borough of Barnet
London Borough of Barnet

The London Borough of Barnet is a London borough in North London and forms part of Outer London. It borders Hertfordshire to the north and five other London boroughs: London Borough of Harrow and London Borough of Brent to the west, London Borough of Camden and London Borough of Haringey to the south-east and London Borough of Enfield to the...
, but the western part is in the London Borough of Harrow
London Borough of Harrow

The London Borough of Harrow is a London borough of outer north-west London. It borders Hertfordshire to the north and other London boroughs: London Borough of Hillingdon to the west, London Borough of Ealing to the south, London Borough of Brent to...
 and the Queensbury area is in the London Borough of Brent
London Borough of Brent

The London Borough of Brent is a London borough in North-West London, UK and forms part of Outer London.It borders London Borough of Harrow to the northwest, London Borough of Barnet to the northeast, London Borough of Camden to the east and London Borough of Ealing, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Royal Borough of Kensington and...
. The three boroughs meet at the junction of Burnt Oak Broadway and Stag Lane.

It is principally a shopping and residential area and is known by those who regularly use the London Underground
London Underground

The London Underground is a metro system serving a large part of Greater London and neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire in the UK....
 as being one of the northern termini of the Northern Line
Northern Line

The Northern line is a deep-level tube line on the London Underground, coloured black on the Tube map. It carries more passengers per year than any other Underground line; 206,734,000 passengers per annum....
. It has a bus garage, a shopping centre called The Mall, a library, a large hospital, Edgware Community Hospital, and two streams, Edgware Brook and Deans Brook, which are tributaries of the Silk Stream, which in turn merges with the River Brent
River Brent

The Brent is a river within Greater London which is a tributary of the River Thames. It is 17.9 miles long, running north-east to south-west, and it joins the Thames on the Tideway at Brentford....
 at the Welsh Harp (Brent Reservoir). Edgware is outside the London postal district
London postal district

The London postal district is the area in England, currently of 241 square miles, to which mail addressed to the LONDON post town is delivered....
 and instead forms a separate post town
Post town

A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system. Including the correct post town in the address increases the chances of a letter or parcel being delivered on time....
 in the HA postcode area.

History

Edgware was an ancient hamlet in the county of Middlesex. Edgware is a Saxon
Old English language

Old English is an early form of the English language that was spoken and written in parts of what are now England and south-eastern Scotland between the mid-5th century and the mid-12th century....
 name meaning Ecgi's weir. Ecgi was a Saxon and the weir relates to a pond where Ecgi's people would catch fish. The Edgware parish formed part of Hendon Rural District
Hendon Rural District

Hendon was a rural district in Middlesex, England from 1894 to 1934.The rural district was established in 1894 under the Local Government Act 1894, consisting of the following parishes:...
 from 1894. It was abolished in 1931 and formed part of the Municipal Borough of Hendon
Municipal Borough of Hendon

Hendon was an ancient civil parish of around which included Mill Hill, , as well as Golders Green and Childs Hill . In 1894 it was created an urban district of Middlesex and in 1932 it became a municipal borough....
 until 1965. The Romans
Roman Empire

The Roman Empire was the Roman Republic phase of the Ancient Rome, characterised by an autocracy form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
 made pottery at Brockley Hill, and is thought by some to be the site of Sulloniacis. Canons Park
Canons Park

Canons Park is a residential suburb of London, situated in the north west London Borough of Harrow. It is located to the south of Stanmore, the west of Edgware, and the east of Wealdstone....
, to the north-west, was developed as an estate by James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos
James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos

James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos Privy Council of Great Britain was the first of fourteen children by Sir James Brydges, 3rd Baronet of Wilton Castle, Sheriff of Herefordshire, 8th Lord Chandos; and Elizabeth Barnard....
 and was the site of his great palace Cannons
Cannons (house)

Cannons was a stately home in Edgware, Middlesex built for James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos between 1713 and 1724 at a cost of ?200,000 but which in 1747 was razed to the ground and its contents dispersed....
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Demography


Edgware is one of the major Jewish enclaves within London. In the 2001 Census, 36.9% of Edgware residents give their religion
Religion

A religion is an organized approach to human spirituality which usually encompasses a set of myth, symbols, beliefs and practices, often with a supernatural or transcendence quality, that give meaning to the practitioner's experiences of life through reference to a higher power or truth....
 as Jewish, 28% Christian, 9% Hindu and 5% Muslim.

The Jewish community in Edgware has constructed its own Eruv
Eruv

A community Eruv refers to the legal aggregation or "mixture" under Halakha of separate parcels of property meeting certain requirements into a single parcel held in common by all the holders of the original parcels, which enables Jews who Shomer Shabbat to carry children and belongings anywhere within the jointly held property without trans...
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Nearby areas

  • Stanmore
    Stanmore

    Stanmore is a place in the London Borough of Harrow, England. It is a suburban development situated 11 miles north west of Charing Cross....
     to the west
  • Mill Hill
    Mill Hill

    Mill Hill is a place in the London Borough of Barnet. It is a suburb situated 8 miles north west of central London.Its postal address is London NW7, which covers a large geographical area - in fact it is the largest of all the London numbered postal districts....
     to the east
  • Burnt Oak
    Burnt Oak

    Burnt Oak is a suburb in the London Borough of Barnet south of Edgware.The name Burnt Oak was first used in 1754 and from then until the 1850s referred to no more than a field on the eastern side of the Edgware Road ....
     to the south (part of Edgware)
  • Elstree
    Elstree

    Elstree is a village in the Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire on the A5 road , north of London. It forms part of the civil parish of Elstree and Borehamwood ....
     to the north


Nearby tube stations

  • Edgware tube station
    Edgware tube station

    Edgware tube station is a London Underground station in Edgware, in the London Borough of Barnet, in North London. The station is the terminus of the Edgware branch of the Northern Line and the next station towards central London is Burnt Oak tube station....
  • Burnt Oak tube station
    Burnt Oak tube station

    Burnt Oak tube station is a London Underground station in north London, on Watling Avenue, off the A5 . The station is on the Edgware tube station of the Northern Line, between Edgware tube station and Colindale tube station stations, and in Travelcard Zone 4....
  • Canons Park tube station
    Canons Park tube station

    Canons Park is a London Underground station at Canons Park, north London. It is on the Jubilee Line, between Stanmore tube station and Queensbury tube station....


Notable people who have lived in Edgware or are presently residing

  • Eleanor Bron
    Eleanor Bron

    Eleanor Bron is a United Kingdom stage, film and television actor and author....
     — actress
  • Max Bygraves
    Max Bygraves

    Max Bygraves Officer of the Order of the British Empire is an English people singer-songwriter. He appeared on his own television shows, sometimes performing comedy sketches between songs....
     — singer and actor
    Actor

    An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
  • Antony Costa
    Antony Costa

    Antony Daniel Costa is an England singer and actor....
     — singer from boy band
    Boy band

    A boy band, written in some countries boys band or boy's band, is a type of pop music band featuring several young male singers. The members are generally expected to perform as dancers as well, often executing highly choreographed sequences to their own music....
     Blue
    Blue (boy band)

    Blue were an England pop music boy band consisting of four members: Lee Ryan, Duncan James, Antony Costa, and Simon Webbe. During their 4 year success in the music scene, the band sold over 7 million records....
  • Charlotte McDonagh
    Charlotte McDonagh

    ?Charlotte McDonagh is a United Kingdom actress and model best known for her role as Lisa West in Grange Hill....
     — Actress/Television Presenter/Model
    Model (person)

    A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who poses or who is displayed for the purpose of art, fashion, or other product s and advertising....
     and singer
  • Vanessa Feltz
    Vanessa Feltz

    Vanessa Jane Feltz is an English journalist and Presenter....
     — TV/Radio presenter
  • Dayan Michoel Fisher
    Michoel Fisher

    Dayan Michoel Fisher was a distinguished Orthodox Judaism rabbi, orator and exceptional Talmudic scholar, with complete mental mastery of the entire Talmud....
     — Emeritus Principal Rabbi of the Federation of Synagogues
  • George Frideric Handel
    George Frideric Handel

    George Frideric Handel was an England Baroque music composer of Germany birth who is famous for his operas, oratorios, and concerto grosso. His life and music may justly be described as "cosmopolitan": he was born in Germany, trained in Italy, and spent most of his life in England....
     — composer
    Composer

    A composer is a person who creates music, usually in the medium of musical notation, for interpretation and performance. The level of distinction between composers and other musicians varies, which affects issues such as copyright and the deference given to individual interpretations of a particular piece of music....
  • Pat Sharp
    Pat Sharp

    Pat Sharp is a British radio presenter and television presenter and disc jockey, currently presenting drive on Heart 103 radio in Cambridge. He also presents a show on Saturday afternoons from 12pm to 3pm to most of the stations on The One Network....
     — disc jockey
    Disc jockey

    A disc jockey is a person who selects and plays sound recording for an audience. Originally, disk referred to phonograph records, while disc refers to the Compact Disc, and has become the more common spelling....
     and television presenter


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