Harlesden
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- London
- UK place.london_borough
- Brent
- UK place.official_name
- Harlesden
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Queen's Park and Maida Vale
- UK place.post_town
- LONDON
- UK place.postcode_area
- NW
- UK place.postcode_district
- NW10
- UK place.dial_code
- 020
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TQ215835
- UK place.static_image_name
- File:The Royal Oak, Harlesden (West Face - 01).jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- The Royal Oak, High Street/Park Parade
- UK place.population_ref
- ( ward )
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Article
18 sectionsContents
- History
- Amenities
- All Souls church
- Jubilee Clock
- Roundwood Park
- Willesden County Court
- Our Lady of Willesden
- Harlesden House
- Demography
- Crime
- Culture and "reggae capital"
- Media
- Politics and government
- Geography
- Transport
- Notable residents
- References
- External links
Harlesden is a district in the London Borough of Brent, north-west London.
Located north of the Grand Union Canal and Wormwood Scrubs, the Harrow Road flows through the centre of the area which goes eastwards to Central London and west towards Wembley. Harlesden was historically in the Municipal Borough of Willesden before the creation of Brent; it lies within Willesden's postal district of NW10. Harlesden has been praised for its vibrant Caribbean and Somali culture and unofficially named London's reggae capital for its contributions to the musical genre. The town centre contains a large number of multicultural independent businesses, while industry exists by the canal, most notably a McVitie's biscuit factory that has been operating since 1902. The population includes people of Afro-Caribbean and heritage notably, as well as Brazilian, Somali and smaller Latin American, and East African groups within the community.