Northwood
Northwood is an elevated residential settlement in the London Borough of Hillingdon adjacent Ruislip Woods National Nature Reserve and which shares a northern border with Hertfordshire. According to records compiled by the Office for National Statistics in 2008, the town has a permanent population of around 11068. A triangular area of Northwood including the old High Street, Chester Road and Hallowell Road is a place of Local Architectural Special Interest, which is a constraint to provide protection to the elaborate Victorian houses made from high quality brickwork. Dotted all over the area are 22 listed buildings for their architecture. Northwood provides a lot of social and leisure options for its occupants. The town is home to a wide variety of independent and commercial chain organisations where residents can shop, consume and consume. In 2012, a brand-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 brand-new building 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 at first been a Ritz movie theatre. Each May, one of the biggest Scout Jumble sales in the country is held by 1st Northwood on the land alongside their headquarters, the Hogs Back. The Northwood Hills pub (formerly known as the Northwood Hills Hotel) opposite the underground station is certified as where Sir Elton John first performed professionally. A photo of the pub appears on among his album covers. Northwood is also referred to as the place 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 developments, be sure to identify reliable experts in Northwood to make certain of quality.