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Coordinates: 51°33′22″N 0°18′15″W / 51.556, -0.3042

Wembley
Wembley shown within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ175855
London borough	Brent
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WEMBLEY
Postcode district	HA0, HA9
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
European Parliament	London
UK Parliament	Brent North
London Assembly	Brent and Harrow
List of places: UK • England • London

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Wembley is an area located in North-West London, England which forms the northern part of the London Borough of Brent. It is located 8 miles (13 km) north-west of Charing Cross. Forming the north-western part of Brent, when it was merged with the Borough of Willesden in 1965 as part of the re-organisation of London Local Government. Formerly an affluent borough with a large Jewish Population, it has over the last 30 years, been witness to population movement and the influx of various immigrant groups.

Wembley was the centre of the municipal organisation of the area, with the Wembley Town Hall in Forty Lane, now serving as Brent Town Hall. The former Middlesex County Council, abolished in 1965 when the Greater London Council was created, had its Fire Brigade headquarters in Harrow Road, Wembley. The fire station there still operates as part of the London Fire Brigade. The large Wembley Police Station is next door.

Wembley, in common with much of North West London, had an extensive manufacturing industry, with most of it closing in the 1980s. Factories in the area included Glacier Metals (bearings), Wolf Power Tools, Sunbeam Electrical Appliances, Griffin & George (Laboratory Equipment)and GEC (whose research plant was one of the first of its type in the UK). The economy is now mainly based around services and retailing.

Wembley is the location of the English national football stadium, Wembley Stadium, and the Wembley Arena, a major concert venue. The area has been called the most diverse in the UK, with large populations of Asian, Afro-Caribbean, African, Irish, South American and Eastern European people[1]. It is also home to Fountain Studios where hit shows such as The X Factor & Britain's Got Talent are filmed. Despite having the stadium and large economic benefits that come with it (such as many four star hotels), Wembley is considered to be one of the poorest areas in West London.

Notable people

• Keith Moon of The Who.
• Lady Sovereign (Louise Amanda Harman) - [2]
• Upen Patel, a Bollywood actor .
• Charlie Watts of The Rolling Stones

Transport and locale

Wembley town centre

Wembley town centre Wembley town centre is centred around the High Road, formerly a popular shopping area. It suffered from the opening of, first Brent Cross Shopping Centre in the early 1970s and later the Harrow and Ealing Broadway Shopping Centres. Consequently, it is now far less important, and many of the national shopping names have re-located or downsized their presence. The shops thus vacated have been largely replaced by locally owned independent stores.

During the 1960s rebuilding of Wembley Central station, a block of flats and open plan shopping plaza was constructed on a raft over the railway. This area known as "Central Square", was an open plan area with seating, cafes and shops around the edges with car parking space beneath. Latterly, the square became surplus as shops preferred to locate to the High Road.

For some years, parts of the High Road and Central Square became derelict and was pulled down for redevelopment during 2008.

Nearby places

• Alperton
• Wembley Park
• Stonebridge Park
• Neasden
• Harlesden
• Kingsbury
• Willesden

Nearby stations

• National Rail and London Overground
  • North Wembley (London Overground, LU Bakerloo Line)
  • Stonebridge Park (London Overground, Bakerloo Line)
  • Wembley Central (London Overground, Bakerloo Line , Southern)
  • Wembley Stadium (Chiltern Railways)
  • Sudbury and Harrow Road (Chiltern Railways)

• London Underground
  • Wembley Park, Metropolitan and Jubilee Lines
  • Preston Road, Metropolitan Line
  • Wembley Central, Bakerloo Line
  • North Wembley, Bakerloo Line
  • Stonebridge Park, Bakerloo Line

Education

Senior

• Alperton Community School
• Wembley High Technology College
• Preston Manor High School
• Preston Manor City Learning Centre
• Copland

Junior

• Wembley Manor Junior School
• Wembley Manor Infant School
• Park Lane Primary School
• St Joseph's R.C Infant School
• St Joseph's R.C Junior School
• Elsley Primary School
• Oakington Manor Primary School
• Preston Park Primary School
• Chalkhill Primary School
• Willow Children's Centre
• Wembley Primary school
• Byron Court Primary School
• Barham Primary School
• Sudbury Primary School
• Lyon Park Junior School
• Lyon Park Infant School

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