Northwood
Northwood is an elevated domestic settlement in the London Borough of Hillingdon adjoining Ruislip Woods National Nature Reserve and which shares a northern border with Hertfordshire. According to records put together by the Office for National Statistics in 2008, the town has a permanent population of around 11068. A triangular region of Northwood featuring the old High Street, Chester Road and Hallowell Road is a place of Local Architectural Special Interest, which is a restriction to protect the ornate Victorian houses made of high quality brickwork. Dotted all over the region are 22 listed structures for their architecture. Northwood provides numerous social and leisure options for its inhabitants. The town is the home of a wide variety of independent and commercial chain companies in which residents can shop, drink and eat. In 2012, a new community centre on the town's high street, replacing an older structure, was officially opened by the regional MP Nick Hurd in September 2012. The brand-new building was called the Kate Fassnidge Community Centre after the Uxbridge landowner who donated some of her land to the borough, and replaced a dilapidated dining club that had at first been a Ritz cinema. Each May, one of the biggest Scout Jumble sales in the nation is held by 1st Northwood on the land beside their headquarters, the Hogs Back. The Northwood Hills public house (previously referred to as the Northwood Hills Hotel) opposite the underground station is certified as where Sir Elton John first performed professionally. A photo of the bar appears on one of his album covers. Northwood is also known as the location used for shooting the Goods' and Leadbetters' homes and surrounding streets in the BBC TV situation comedy series 'The Good Life'. For all your home enhancements, make certain to identify reliable experts in Northwood to make certain of quality.
