Alperton

Alperton
Middlesex House and Grand Union Apartments on the Grand Union Canal
Alperton Alperton shown 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	Brent
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WEMBLEY
Postcode district	HA0
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
EU Parliament	London
UK Parliament	Brent North
London Assembly	Brent and Harrow
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Coordinates: 51°32′26″N 0°17′58″W / 51.5405°N 0.2994°W / 51.5405; -0.2994

Alperton (/ˈælpətən/) is an area forming the southern part of Wembley in the London Borough of Brent, northwest London. It is situated 7.6 miles (12 km) west north-west of Charing Cross.

Toponymy

The name Alperton means "farmstead or estate associated with a man named Ealhbeorht", deriving from an Anglo-Saxon personal name and tūn, meaning farmstead or village in Old English.^[2]

Demography

Alperton has one of the capital's highest populations from black or minority ethnic groups (BME). In the 1991 census, 43.2% of the population was Asian, only one point less than White. Indians formed 31.5% in 1991 and 32.4% in 2001, with white having decreased to 27.8%.^[3] According to the 2011 census, the largest ethnic group was Indian, 42% of the population, well above Brent's average of 18%. Other Asian was second largest at 17%.^[4] The 2011 census also showed that 47.7% of the population were Hindu. Christians formed 27.2% and Muslims 11.9%.^[5]

Transport

Road

Ealing Road (A4089) and Bridgewater Road (A4005) are major roads that run though Alperton. Alperton Lane (B456) is another useful thoroughfare.

The Grand Union Canal runs through Alperton and the Grand Union Walk is its old towpath, which was originally used by horses drawing the canal barges, and is now a recreational facility that serves Alperton.

Rail and Underground

Stations in and near the area include:

Alperton Station (Piccadilly line)
Hanger Lane Station (Central line)
Stonebridge Park Station (Bakerloo line & Watford DC Line)
Wembley Central station (London Underground's Bakerloo line, London Overground's Watford DC Line, London Midland and Southern)
Wembley Park tube station (Metropolitan line & Jubilee line)

Notable people

Chess endgame study composer and author John Roycroft was born in Alperton
Gary Waddock, former footballer and now manager of Aldershot Town, grew up in Alperton
Footballer Joe Wiggins (1909–82) was born in Alperton
Keith Moon lived in Alperton as a boy.

In popular culture

The towpath of the Grand Union Canal in Alperton has been used for various scenes in the BBC TV soap EastEnders. It was first used in an episode which aired on 3 October 1985, when the character Den Watts (played by Leslie Grantham) meets with Michelle Fowler (played by Susan Tully) and it is revealed Den is the father of Michelle's baby. It was used again on numerous occasions, most famously on 23 February 1989, when Den Watts was shot before falling into the canal and supposedly dying. Den returned to the canal with daughter Sharon Watts on 3 October 2003, when he returned to Albert Square alive.

Locale

Neighbouring areas

Neighbouring areas of Alperton

Alperton

Perivale

Ealing

Park Royal

References

↑ "Brent Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Styatistics. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
↑ Mills, A.D. (2010). A Dictionary of London Place-Names. Oxford University Press. p. 6. ISBN 9780199566785.
↑ https://intelligence.brent.gov.uk/BrentDocuments/Ward%20Profiles%20-%20Chapter%203a.pdf
↑ http://www.ukcensusdata.com/alperton-e05000085
↑ http://alperton.localstats.co.uk/census-demographics/england/london/brent/alperton

External links

History of Alperton at Brent Heritage

Areas of London

Central activities zone

Town centre network

International	Knightsbridge West End

Metropolitan	Bromley Croydon Ealing Harrow Hounslow Ilford Kingston Romford Shepherd's Bush Stratford Sutton Uxbridge Wood Green

Major	Angel Barking Bexleyheath Brixton Camden Town Canary Wharf Catford Chiswick Clapham Junction Dalston East Ham Edgware Eltham Enfield Town Fulham Hammersmith Holloway Nags Head Kensington High Street Kilburn King's Road East Lewisham Orpington Peckham Putney Queensway/Westbourne Grove Richmond Southall Streatham Tooting Walthamstow Wandsworth Wembley Whitechapel Wimbledon Woolwich

Districts (principal)	Acton Beckenham Bethnal Green Brentford Camberwell Canada Water Carshalton Chadwell Heath Chingford Clapham Crystal Palace Coulsdon Cricklewood Dagenham Deptford Dulwich Edmonton Elephant and Castle Erith Feltham Finchley Forest Gate Forest Hill Golders Green Greenwich Harlesden Hampstead Harringay Hendon Hornchurch Kentish Town Leyton Mill Hill Mitcham Morden Muswell Hill New Cross New Malden Northwood Notting Hill Penge Pinner Purley Ruislip Sidcup Southgate South Norwood Stoke Newington Surbiton Sydenham Teddington Thamesmead Tolworth Twickenham Tulse Hill Upminster Upper Norwood Wanstead Wealdstone Welling West Hampstead West Norwood Willesden Green Woodford

Neighbourhoods (principal)	Abbey Wood Alperton Anerley Barnes Barnsbury Battersea Beckton Bermondsey Bow Brent Cross Brockley Canonbury Charlton Chelsea Chessington Chipping Barnet Chislehurst Clerkenwell Elmers End Gidea Park Gunnersbury Hackbridge Hackney Harold Wood Highams Park Highbury Highgate Hillingdon Hook Holloway Hoxton Ickenham Isle of Dogs Isleworth Islington Kensal Green Kew Lambeth Manor Park Marylebone Mortlake Northolt Nunhead Poplar Roehampton Rotherhithe Seven Kings Seven Sisters Shoreditch Southwark Stepney St Helier Surrey Quays Tottenham Upper Clapton Walworth Wapping West Ham Worcester Park

Lists of all areas by borough

London Plan, Annex Two: London's Town Centre Network

London Borough of Brent

Districts	Alperton Brent Park Brondesbury Brondesbury Park Church End Cricklewood Dollis Hill Harlesden Kensal Green Kenton Kilburn Kingsbury Neasden North Wembley Park Royal Preston Queensbury Queen's Park Stonebridge Sudbury Tokyngton Wembley Wembley Park Willesden

Attractions	Brent Museum Dollis Hill House Neasden Temple Oriental City The Stables Gallery & Art Centre Tricycle Theatre Wembley Stadium Willesden Green Library Centre

Parks and open spaces	Barham Park Fryent Country Park Gladstone Park King Edward VII Park Northwick Park Roundwood Park

Constituencies	Brent North Brent Central Hampstead and Kilburn

Tube and rail stations	Alperton Brondesbury Brondesbury Park Dollis Hill Harlesden Kensal Green Kensal Rise Kenton Kilburn Kilburn Park Kingsbury Neasden North Wembley Northwick Park Preston Road Queensbury Queen's Park South Kenton Stonebridge Park Sudbury & Harrow Road Sudbury Town Wembley Central Wembley Park Wembley Stadium Willesden Green Willesden Junction

Other topics	Coat of arms Council Grade I and II* listed buildings Parks and open spaces People Public art Schools

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