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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Neasden

  

Neasden Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Neasden

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Neasden history

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Name

The area was recorded as Neasdun in AD 939 and the name is derived from the Old English nēos = ‘nose’ and dūn = ‘hill’ It means ‘the nose-shaped hill’, referring to a well-defined landmark of this area.

As a hamlet

Neasden was a countryside hamlet on the western end of the Dollis Hill ridge. The land was owned by St. Paul’s Cathedral. In medieval times, the village consisted only of several small buildings around the green. In the 15th–17th centuries the Roberts family were the major landowners in the area.

Urbanisation

Neasden began with the arrival of the railway in 1868. Dudding Hill, the first station in the area, was opened in 1875, and the Metropolitan Railway extended through the village in 1880. New housing, initially for railway workers, was built in the village (particularly around Village Way) with all the streets named after Metropolitan Railway stations in Buckinghamshire.

Early 20th century

Neasden was dominated by agriculture until just before the First World War. In 1911, the population had swelled to 2,074, and light industry at Church End had spread up the area. In the 1920s, the building of the North Circular Road, a main arterial route round London, brought another wave of development.

WW2 and post-war period

Neasden Depot continues to be the main storage and maintenance depot for the London Underground’s Metropolitan line. The Post Office Research Station was located nearby in Dollis Hill, where Colossus computers, among the world’s first, were built in 1943-1944 and underneath it the Paddock wartime cabinet rooms were constructed in 1939. The post-war history is one of steady decline; local traffic congestion problems necessitated the building of an underpass on the North Circular Road.

Contemporary history

The Grange Tavern (previously called The Old Spotted Dog) on Neasden Lane was closed in the 1990s and demolished to make way for a block of flats. The Pantiles which stood on the North Circular Road was converted to another McDonald’s restaurant. IKEA opened its second UK outlet in the area in 1988. The area was terrorised by a local gang called “Press Road Crew” who carried knives and dealt drugs.

You can visit Neasden places with Walkfo Neasden to hear history at Neasden’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Neasden has 191 places to visit in our interactive Neasden map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Neasden, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Neasden places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Neasden & the surrounding areas.

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191 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Neasden tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Neasden

  

Best Neasden places to visit

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Neasden has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Neasden’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Neasden’s information audio spots:

Klooks Kleek Klooks Kleek was a jazz and rhythm n’ blues club on the first floor of the Railway Hotel, West Hampstead, north-west London. Named after “Klook’s Clique”, a 1956 album by jazz drummer Kenny Clarke. Zoot Money, Ten Years After, John Mayall and Graham Bond recorded live albums at the club.

Claremont Road Ground The Claremont Road Ground was a former football ground in Cricklewood, UK. It was the home ground for Hendon Football Club for 81years before being demolished in 2006.

Stonebridge Park power station Stonebridge Park power station was a private supply electricity generating station in Wembley north west London. It supplied direct current electricity to the adjacent Euston to Watford electric railway lines from 1914 to 1967.

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