Harrow, London

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Harrow () is a town in Greater London, England, and serves as the principal settlement of the London Borough of Harrow. The eastern part of the town, by Northwick Park Hospital, crosses the London Borough of Brent border. Harrow lies about 9.5 miles (15.3 km) north-west of Charing Cross and 5.4 miles (8.7 km) south of Watford. In 2022, the town and localities had an estimated population of 117,651, whereas the wider borough (which also contains Pinner and Stanmore) had a population of 261,185. The original settlement was at Harrow on the Hill, atop the 408 feet (124 m) Harrow Hill. The modern town centre of Harrow developed at the foot of the hill, in an area historically called Greenhill, following the opening of Harrow-on-the-Hill station on the Metropolitan Railway in 1880. Harrow became the unofficial "capital" of the Metroland suburbia in the early 20th century. Harrow & Wealdstone station on the West Coast Main Line had opened in 1837, but was more distant from Harrow, lying 1.5 miles...

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