London Borough of Brent | |
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Motto: Forward Together | |
Coordinates: 51°33′58″N 0°16′26″W / 51.56611°N 0.27389°W | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | London |
Ceremonial county | Greater London |
Created | 1 April 1965 |
Admin HQ | Engineers Way, Wembley |
Government | |
• Type | London borough council |
• Body | Brent London Borough Council |
• London Assembly | Krupesh Hirani (Labour) AM for Brent and Harrow |
• MPs | Barry Gardiner (Labour) Dawn Butler (Labour) |
Area | |
• Total | 16.70 sq mi (43.24 km2) |
• Rank | 255th (of 296) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 341,221 |
• Rank | 30th (of 296) |
• Density | 20,000/sq mi (7,900/km2) |
Time zone | UTC (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
Postcodes | |
Area code | 020 |
ISO 3166 code | GB-BEN |
ONS code | 00AE |
GSS code | E09000005 |
Police | Metropolitan Police |
Website | http://www.brent.gov.uk |
Brent (/brɛnt/ ) is a borough in north-west London, England. It is known for landmarks such as Wembley Stadium, the Swaminarayan Temple and the Kiln Theatre. It also contains the Welsh Harp reservoir and the Park Royal commercial estate. The local authority is Brent London Borough Council.
Brent's population was estimated to be 339,800 as at 2021.[1] Major districts are Kilburn, Willesden, Wembley and Harlesden, with sub-districts Stonebridge, Kingsbury, Kensal Green, Neasden, and Queen's Park. Brent has a mixture of residential, industrial and commercial land. It includes many districts of inner-city character in the east and a more distinct suburban character in the west, part of which formed part of the early 20th century Metroland developments.