Rayners Lane
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| Rayners Lane | |
  Rayners Lane shown within Greater London |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| London borough | Harrow |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | London |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PINNER |
| Postcode district | HA5 |
| Post town | HARROW |
| Postcode district | HA2 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| European Parliament | London |
| UK Parliament | Harrow West |
| London Assembly | Brent and Harrow |
| List of places: UK • England • London | |
Rayners Lane is a district in the London Borough of Harrow. It is named after the Rayners Lane tube station, which in turn is named after the long and winding road that expands through Pinner and West Harrow.[1]
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[edit] History
During the Middle Ages the Rayners Lane road was used when transporting grain to the mill on Pinner Green. The road was originally called Bourne Lane as it crossed several streams including the Yeading Brook. During the first half of the nineteenth century the area was in the hands of the Rayner family, who owned a farm. The area was drastically built up between 1929 and 1938 by Harrow's biggest interwar housebuilder T.F. Nash, who created a shopping parade on Alexandra Avenue. The area to the north of the tube station was originally named Harrow Garden Village by its developer, and was one of Metro-land's flagship points.
[edit] Rayners Lane today
The area is most widely known as the location of Rayners Lane tube station, first built in 1906, and most of the settlement is built around the tube station. The station links both the Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines and therefore has good connections with the rest of London.
The other principal point of architectural interest is the former cinema, an Art Deco building featuring a curved projection on the front somewhat resembling an elephant's trunk. This is a listed building. It is currently being occupied by the Zoroastrian Trust Funds of Europe, and is used as a Zoroastrian centre - the only official temple of its type in the UK.
The area also has its own football club, Rayners Lane F.C. who currently play in the Hellenic Football League.
Rayners Lane is home to the headquarters of Ladbrokes, one of Britain's biggest gambling companies. It was also the filming set for the BBC2 programme Eyes Down, as the location of the Rio bingo hall.
Despite being a relatively small area, the area has many good retail chains, mainly due to the presence of the tube station, including Sainsbury's, Tesco, Woolworths, Subway and KFC.
[edit] Transport and locale
[edit] Nearby Places
[edit] Nearest Tube Stations
(closest first)
- Rayners Lane tube station
- North Harrow tube station
- West Harrow tube station
- Harrow-on-the-Hill station
- Harrow & Wealdstone station
[edit] Nearest Railway station
[edit] Bus routes
- 398 (To Ruislip or Greenford Westway Cross Retail Park)
- 615 (To Hatfield Business Park)
- H9 (To Harrow via South Harrow)
- H10 (To Harrow via North Harrow, Wealdstone and Kenton)
- H12 (To South Harrow or Stanmore)
[edit] References
- ^ Rayners Lane. hidden-london.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-07-18.
[edit] Sources
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