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Willesden history
Etymology
The name derives from the Anglo-Saxon Willesdune, meaning the Hill of the Spring, and a settlement bearing this name dates back to 939 AD. The Domesday Book of 1086 records it as Wellesdone. The current spelling was adopted by the London and Birmingham Railway in 1844.
Early history
From 14th to 16th centuries, the town was a place of pilgrimage due to the presence of two ancient statues of the Virgin Mary at the Church of St Mary. One of these statues is thought to have been a Black Madonna, venerated as Our Lady of Willesden, which was insulted by the Lollards.
Industrial history
Legros & Knowles Ltd in Willesden, London, built and repaired vehicles in 1904. Lucien Alphonse Legros (1866–1933) and Guy Knowles, scion of wealthy and artistic family, founded Legros and Knowles in 1904 to build and repair vehicles. The Iris was a British car brand that was manufactured from 1906.
Modern history
The parish of Willesden remained predominantly rural up until 1875, when its population was 18,500. It included the villages and hamlets of Brondesbury, Dollis Hill, Dudden Hill, Harlesden, Kilburn, Mapesbury, Oxgate and Stonebridge. By 1906 the population had grown to 140,000, a phenomenon of rapid growth that was to be repeated in the 1920s in neighbouring areas such as Harrow. The First World War caused the area to change from a predominantly middle class suburb to a working class part of London.
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