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. According to records assembled by the Office for National Statistics in 2008, the town has a permanent population of around 11068. A triangular region of Northwood including the old High Street, Chester Road and Hallowell Road is a place of Local Architectural Special Interest, which is a limitation to preserve the ornate Victorian houses made of high quality brickwork. Dotted across the region are 22 noted buildings for their architecture. Northwood provides numerous social and leisure options for its residents. The town is home to a vast array of independent and commercial chain organisations where citizens can go shopping, 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 named the Kate Fassnidge Community Centre after the Uxbridge landowner who donated some of her land to the borough, and replaced a derelict dining club that had initially been a Ritz cinema. Each May, one of the largest Scout Jumble sales in the country is held by 1st Northwood on the land beside their headquarters, the Hogs Back. The Northwood Hills pub (previously referred to as the Northwood Hills Hotel) opposite the tube station is accredited as where Sir Elton John first performed professionally. A photo of the pub appears on among his album covers. Northwood is additionally known as the place used for recording the Goods' and Leadbetters' houses and surrounding streets in the BBC TV situation comedy series 'The Good Life'. For all your home enhancements, make sure to identify dependable contractors in Northwood to make certain of quality.
