| Edgware | |
|---|---|
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  Edgware Location within Greater London | |
| Population | 58,619 (2011 Census[1] Estimate) |
| OS grid reference | TQ195925 |
| • Charing Cross | 10 mi (16 km) SE |
| London borough | |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LONDON |
| Postcode district | HA8 |
| Postcode district | NW7 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| UK Parliament | |
| London Assembly | |
Edgware (/ˈɛdʒwɛər/) is a suburban town in northern Greater London. It was an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex east of the ancient Watling Street in what is now the London Borough of Barnet but it is often perceived to now cover a wider area including parts of the boroughs of Harrow and Brent.[2] The district is located 9.5 miles (15.3 km) north-northwest of Charing Cross and has a generally suburban character. The urban-rural fringe includes some elevated woodland on a high gravel and sand ridge along marking the Hertfordshire border with Greater London.
Edgware is principally a shopping and residential area, identified in the London Plan as one of the capital's 35 major centres, and one of the northern termini of the Northern line. It has a bus garage, a shopping centre called the Broadwalk Centre, a library, a community hospital—Edgware Community Hospital, and two streams—Edgware Brook and Deans Brook which merge and become known as the Silk Stream, itself a tributary of the River Brent.
As of 2011, the town had a population of 58,619.[3]
- ^ Harrow’s Canons and Edgware wards and Barnet’s Burnt Oak and Edgware wards, 2011 census. "2011 Census Ward Population Estimates | London DataStore". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ Both Barnet and Harrow have Edgware wards. The HA8 postal area associated with Edgware includes parts of Barnet, Harrow and Brent.
- ^ "Edgware - Hidden London". Retrieved 18 January 2023.