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Harlesden
Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ215835
London borough	Brent
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	NW10
Dial code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
London Assembly	Brent and Harrow
European Parliament	London
List of places: UK • England • London

Harlesden is a district in the London Borough of Brent. Its main focal point is the Jubilee Clock which commemorates Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. The population is primarily made up of people of Afro-Caribbean heritage^{[citation needed]} but also has a large number of Irish Catholic, Brazilian and Guyanese families.

Contents 1 History 2 Today 3 Public Transport 4 Nearest Places 5 Restaurants 6 Tube stations

In the 19th century, Harlesden began to take on some of its urban appearance, with the arrival of the railways. Willesden Junction, Kensal Green and Harlesden stations all had an effect on the developing village. Cottages for railway workers were built, as was grander housing for the local middle class.

As London swallowed the old Willesden Parish, Harlesden lost its rurality, with factories replacing farms and woodland. From World War One, low cost housing spread across the area, filling in the gaps between surrounding villages. Harlesden quickly became part of the sprawling, London conurbation. One of Europe's biggest industrial estates was constructed in nearby Park Royal.

The Harlesden we know today began to take shape throughout the 1950s, 60s and 70s. Immigration from the Caribbean, Indian sub-continent and Africa radically changed the racial and cultural make up of the area. Harlesden never suffered the problems of racial tension or rioting like Brixton or Notting Hill. In recent years, however Harlesden been the subject of a documentary. Most of the houses are Victorian terraces and parking is controlled by parking permits.

Harlesden is a very busy place. Alot of barber shops and chicken shops and the usual high street stores on the main road as well as local stores which cater for the local population. It has a massive football fan base for QPR and Arsenal, with various links to both clubs. It has two train stations with regular underground and national rail train services and is also a short distance away from Neasden Station, which has links for The City, Canary Wharf and The Olympic Park in Stratford. The area is slowly becoming regenerated and moving away from its crime ridden past. The area's demographics are changing with new clubs, bars, restaraunts and shops moving into the area.

Harlesden has excellent transport links. It has bus routes 18, 187, 206, 220, 224, 226, 260, 266, 487 and PR1 running in the town centre as well as routes 6, 297 and PR2 running just outside. It has two underground stations serving the Bakerloo line as well as National Rail services running between Watford Junction & Euston, Richmond & Stratford and between Willesden Junction and Clapham Junction.

• Willesden
• Neasden
• Kensal Green
• Shepherd's Bush
• Wormwood Scrubs
• Acton
• Queens Park
• Stonebridge Park

• Cafe de Portugal
• The Harlesden Lodge
• Sams Chicken (#1 North West London Chicken Shop)
• Saapos
• J.J.C (Jamaican Jerk Chicken)
• One Stop (Jamaican Restaurant)
• Saddams Kebab
• Harlesden Kebeb
• [D.F.C]
• Movements (Jamaican Restaurant)

• Harlesden tube station
• Neasden tube station
• Willesden Junction station
• Park Royal tube station
• North Acton tube station
• Kensal Green station

Coordinates: 51.53734° N 0.24955° W