A
Brief History
Harrow is best known for its famous public school
and its church on top of the hill, but it has
a history dating back to pre-Roman times. It
is known that the area was visited by the Iceni
tribe and Queen Boadecia.
The
name Harrow is an Anglo-Saxon word meaning
temple or sacred grove. It is believed that
there was once a temple or pagan place of
worship on top of Harrow on the Hill. In the
Middle Ages twelve individual settlements
sprung up in the area that now makes up the
borough.
The
arrival of the London to Birmingham railway
in the 1830s had a major impact on Harrow,
linking the surrounding villages. The first
section of the railway opened in 1837 with
Harrow station (now Harrow and Wealdstone)
the first stop out of London.
The
arrival of the railways brought residential
and commercial developers to the area. Among
the first to arrive was Kodak Ltd., who opened
their first factory in Wealdstone in 1890
and is still the borough's largest private
employer.
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