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Harrow on the Hill grew around the millennium-old St. Mary's Church, and was the centre of power for an area encompassed by what is the current borough. The hill is a place where you can see a chunk of English history in the urban landscape.
Harrow on the Hill or Harrow-on-the-Hill is an area and historic village in the London Borough of Harrow in north-west London, England. The name refers to Harrow Hill, 408 feet (124 m), and is located some half a mile south of the modern town of Harrow. The village dates back to early medieval times, built around the 11th-century St Mary's Church, and is the location of three schools, namely, Harrow, St Dominic's and John Lyon.
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Harrow is famous for its school, Winston Churchill attended it as did 7 other British prime ministers. The school is at the top of the hill, the buildings and surrounding area are a step back in time. Public tours take place four times a year in the holidays, while private tours for groups of up to 10 can be arranged any time of the year. Try to go in term time on a Sunday as the pupils in long coats and straw boaters, and the masters in mortar boards are a sight rarely seen anywhere outside of Hollywood films of Olde England!.
Local history museum for the London Borough of Harrow. Headstone Manor House was built in about 1310 and is the earliest timber framed building in the area. Over the centuries, it has been modified and expanded repeatedly and makes for an interesting study in the history of English houses. Nowadays it displays artifacts from the history of Harrow, ranging from prehistory through the 20th century. Cafe and Visitor Centre.
The large arch, the answer to the old stadium's twin towers, is an impressive structure and is often lit up to celebrate special occasions (such as London winning the 2012 Olympic Games bid).
Small museum devoted to the life & work of British Artist William Heath Robinson who is renowned for his pictures of impossible contraptions. Café on site. Set in attractive park.
Neasden Temple
It's Europe’s first mandir, a traditional Hindu stone temple. It used to be also the biggest one outside India.
The place is a beautifully preserved nature reserve but it also contains Bentley Priory, this place was the RAF Fighter Command HQ in the Second World War. When London was burning, this place was never bombed, some people say that German Air Command did not destroy it because they wanted to make it their own HQ, this place was inside the RAF Stanmore Air Base but now its been opened to the public. It also has a deer park and a beautiful pond; named Boot Pond.