Northwood
Northwood is an elevated domestic 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 featuring 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 from high quality brickwork. Dotted all over the area are 22 noted structures for their architecture. Northwood offers a lot of social and leisure options for its occupants. The town is home to a large range of independent and commercial chain businesses in which locals can shop, drink and eat. 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 brand-new structure was named the Kate Fassnidge Community Centre after the Uxbridge landowner who donated 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 alongside their headquarters, the Hogs Back. The Northwood Hills pub (previously known as the Northwood Hills Hotel) opposite the underground station is certified as where Sir Elton John first performed professionally. A photograph of the pub appears on one of his album covers. Northwood is also known 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 refurbishments, be sure to find reputable experts in Northwood to make certain of quality.
