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. In accordance with 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 including 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 area are 22 listed structures for their architecture. Northwood provides an abundance of social and leisure possibilities for its occupants. The town is home to a vast array of independent and commercial chain businesses in which locals can shop, eat and drink. In 2012, a 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 brand-new building was called the Kate Fassnidge Community Centre after the Uxbridge landowner who contributed some of her land to the borough, and replaced a run-down dining club that had formerly been a Ritz cinema. Each May, one of the biggest 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 (previously called the Northwood Hills Hotel) opposite the underground station is certified as where Sir Elton John first performed professionally. A picture of the club appears on one of his album covers. Northwood is also referred to as the location used for recording the Goods' and Leadbetters' homes and surrounding streets in the BBC TV situation comedy series 'The Good Life'. For all your home renovations, make sure to find dependable professionals in Northwood to make certain of quality.