Kenton facts for kids

For other uses, see Kenton (disambiguation).

Kenton
Population	12,133 (2011 Census. Brent Ward)
OS grid reference	TQ175885
London borough	Brent Harrow
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HARROW
Postcode district	HA3
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
EU Parliament	London
UK Parliament	Brent North Harrow East
London Assembly	Brent and Harrow

Kenton is an area in northwest London, England, partly in the London Borough of Harrow and partly in the London Borough of Brent.

History

The Windermere

The hamlet was recorded as "Keninton" in 1232. The name derives from the personal name of the Saxon "Coena" and the Old English "tun", a farm - and means "the farm of Coena" and his family who once lived on a site near here. Before the 20th century, the tiny settlement was concentrated around in what was Kenton Lane (the easternmost part of which remains as Old Kenton Lane to the east of Kingsbury station) and is now part of the present day Woodgrange Avenue and Kenton Road.

The Windermere is a Grade II listed public house in Windermere Avenue. It is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors and was built in 1938. The Plough public house was Kenton's first, opening in the early 18th century; the current building is not the original. It is now an Indo-Chinese fusion restaurant and bar called Blue Ginger.

The main road through the area is Kenton Road.

The local school is Priestmead Primary School on Hartford Avenue. The local high school is Claremont High School on Claremont Avenue off Kenton Road.

Kenton station was opened by the London and North Western Railway on 15 June 1912. The Metropolitan Railway's "Northwick Park and Kenton" station (later renamed Northwick Park) followed on 28 June 1923.

Culture and media

Apart from the infamous appearance of several of Kenton's streets in the "Gourmet Night" episode of the BBC-TV comedy series Fawlty Towers starring John Cleese, the only known reference to Kenton in modern popular culture is the song "Kenton Kev", by the Berlin-based punk-jazz band The Magoo Brothers on their album "Beyond Believable", released on the Bouncing Corporation label in 1988. The song refers to the "pleasant valley" high suburban boredom factor then prevalent in the area, and cites local characters and places, some fairly well known. It is said that "Kenton Kev" refers in fact to Kevin Jones, the US-based property magnate, who was actually born in Kenton. The song was written by Paul Bonin, Philip Ulysses Sanders and Melanie Hickford, all of whom grew up and lived in the area.

Transport

Buses

The following London Bus routes operate through the area:

Route	Start	End	Operator
114	Mill Hill Broadway	Ruislip	London Sovereign
183	Golders Green	Pinner	London Sovereign
223	Harrow	Wembley	Metroline
H9/H10 Circular	Harrow H9: anticlockwise	Harrow H10: clockwise	London Sovereign
H18/H19 Circular	Harrow H18: anticlockwise	Harrow H19: clockwise	Arriva Shires & Essex

Tube/trains

Stations in the area are:

• Kenton Station (Bakerloo line & Watford DC Line)
• South Kenton Station (Bakerloo line & Watford DC Line)
• Northwick Park Station (Metropolitan line)