Alperton | |
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Middlesex House and Grand Union Apartments on the Grand Union Canal | |
Location within Greater London | |
Population | 14,017 (2011 Census. Ward)[1] |
OS grid reference | TQ185835 |
• Charing Cross | 7.6 mi (12.2 km) ESE |
London borough | |
Ceremonial county | Greater London |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | WEMBLEY |
Postcode district | HA0 |
Dialling code | 020 |
Police | Metropolitan |
Fire | London |
Ambulance | London |
UK Parliament | |
London Assembly | |
Alperton (/ˈælpərtən/) is an area of north-west London, England, within the London Borough of Brent. It forms the southern part of the town of Wembley and is 7.5 miles (12 km) west north-west of Charing Cross, on the border with the London Borough of Ealing. It includes a handful of high-rise and many mid-rise buildings as well as streets of low-rise houses with gardens. It adjoins the Grand Union Canal's Paddington Arm, which is fed by the Brent Reservoir.