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Willesden

For other uses, see Willesden (disambiguation).
"Willesden Green" redirects here. For the station, see Willesden Green tube station.
Not to be confused with Wilsden.

Willesden
Willesden Green Old Library Building
Willesden is located in Greater London
Willesden
Willesden
Location within Greater London
OS grid referenceTQ227846
London borough
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLONDON
Postcode districtNW10, NW2
Dialling code020
PoliceMetropolitan
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UK Parliament
London Assembly
List of places
UK
England
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51°32′48″N 0°13′46″W / 51.5468°N 0.2295°W / 51.5468; -0.2295

Willesden (/ˈwɪlzdən/) is an area of north-west London, situated 5 miles (8 km) north-west of Charing Cross. It is historically a parish in the county of Middlesex[1] that was incorporated as the Municipal Borough of Willesden in 1933; it has formed part of the London Borough of Brent in Greater London since 1965.[2] Dollis Hill is also sometimes referred to as being part of Willesden.

With its close proximity to affluent neighbourhoods Brondesbury Park, Queen's Park and Kensal Rise, the area surrounding Willesden Green station has seen increased gentrification in the past several years, with rapidly rising property prices. The Daily Telegraph described Willesden Green as one of London's "new middle class" areas.[3][4] The area has a population of 44,295, as of 2021, including the Willesden Green, Dollis Hill and Dudden Hill wards. Willesden Green has one of the city's highest Irish populations, and is also strongly associated with Afro-Caribbeans and Latin Americans.[5]

Willesden is mostly in the NW10 postcode district, but part of it is in the NW2 postcode district.

  1. ^ https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/middx/vol7/pp182-204#fnn7 A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 7, Acton, Chiswick, Ealing and Brentford, West Twyford, Willesden. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1982.
  2. ^ "Willesden CP/AP through time | Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit". 25 September 2015. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015.
  3. ^ Brignall, Miles (2 April 2014). "London's Brent borough leads Britain for rising house prices". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  4. ^ McGhie, Caroline (23 March 2015). "The new map of middle-class London". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Demographics – Hidden London". hidden-london.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013.

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