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 collected by the Office for National Statistics in 2008, the town has a permanent population of around 11068. A triangular area 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 safeguard the elaborate Victorian homes made of high quality brickwork. Dotted around the area are 22 listed structures for their architecture. Northwood presents plenty of social and leisure opportunities for its residents. The town is the home of a large range of independent and commercial chain companies where citizens can go shopping, eat and consume. In 2012, a new community centre on the town's high street, replacing an older structure, 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 some of her land to the borough, and replaced a derelict dining club that had formerly been a Ritz movie theatre. Each May, among the biggest Scout Jumble sales in the nation is held by 1st Northwood on the land alongside their headquarters, the Hogs Back. The Northwood Hills pub (previously referred to as the Northwood Hills Hotel) opposite the tube station is certified as where Sir Elton John first performed professionally. A photograph of the bar appears on one of his album covers. Northwood is additionally 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 refurbishments, be sure to identify trustworthy specialists in Northwood to make certain of quality.
