Northwood
Northwood is an elevated residential settlement in the London Borough of Hillingdon adjoining Ruislip Woods National Nature Reserve and which shares a northern border with Hertfordshire. In accordance with records compiled 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 limitation to provide protection to the ornate Victorian homes made from high quality brickwork. Dotted all around the region are 22 noted buildings for their architecture. Northwood offers many social and leisure possibilities for its inhabitants. The town is the home of a wide variety of independent and commercial chain businesses where residents can shop, consume and drink. In 2012, a brand-new community centre on the town's high street, replacing an older building, was formally opened by the regional MP Nick Hurd in September 2012. The new structure was called the Kate Fassnidge Community Centre after the Uxbridge landowner who contributed a portion of her land to the borough, and replaced a derelict dining club that had originally been a Ritz cinema. Each May, among the largest Scout Jumble sales in the country is held by 1st Northwood on the land next to their headquarters, the Hogs Back. The Northwood Hills public house (formerly called the Northwood Hills Hotel) opposite the underground station is certified as where Sir Elton John first performed professionally. A photo of the club appears on among his album covers. Northwood is also referred to as the place used for filming the Goods' and Leadbetters' houses and surrounding streets in the BBC TV situation comedy series 'The Good Life'. For all your home remodelings, make certain to find trustworthy specialists in Northwood to make certain of quality.
