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South Harrow
Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ143863
London borough	Harrow
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HARROW
Postcode district	HA2
Dial code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Harrow East Harrow West
London Assembly	Brent and Harrow
European Parliament	London
List of places: UK • England • London

South Harrow has grown out of the village of Roxeth as a result of railways and urbanisation. South of the old village centre (located at the bottom of Roxeth Hill) and beyond the newly developed shopping area, lies South Harrow tube station and High Street (Northolt Road).

Contents 1 History 2 Transport 3 Football Clubs 4 Residents

South Harrow has several old recreational grounds, one of which was named after Queen Alexandra, who frequently visited the area.

There is a large recreation ground, with three football or cricket pitches, a bowling green, allotments and rough grassland immediately west of the piccadilly line. This was donated to the people of South Harrow in the early years of the twentieth century. During the second world war it was made into a market garden; it was then returned to recreational use.

There are many places of worship in South Harrow including, anglican, baptist,catholic,free church, methodist,salvationists,and welsh congregational. Tamils and Koreans meet in various churches on sunday afternoons. The shops in Northolt Road (the main shopping street in South Harrow) increasingly sell Sri Lankan and Polish groceries. There are 5 Halal butchers.& 9 public houses.

Much of the local history, before the railway(s), comes from when it was known as Roxeth.

Buses.

• 114 Ruislip Stn- Mill Hill
• 140 Heathrow Airport-Harrow Weald
• 9/H10 Harrow-Harrow-on-the-Hill Stn
• 258 South Harrow Stn-Watford Junction
• H12 South Harrow Stn-Stanmore Stn
• 487 South Harrow Stn-Queens Park Stn
• 398 Northolt-Ruislip Stn

• South Harrow tube station (Piccadilly Line)
• Northolt Park (Chiltern Main Line)

• Harrow Borough F.C. who play in the Isthmian League Premier Division
• Rayners Lane F.C. of the Hellenic Football League Division 1 East.

Famous residents include:

• Screaming Lord Sutch (1940–99)
• Sir Oswald Mosley (1896-1980)
• Ernie Wise (1925-1999)
• Kenneth Connor (1916-1993)
• Kay Burley (1961-)
• Johnny Kidd (1939-1966)
• Rick Wakeman (1939)
• Ronald Barker{1929-2005}
• Jane March(1973-)
• Janet Baker(1933-)

Coordinates: 51.56400° N 0.35241° W