Inventory Site Record

Up to 1920 Kenton remained a small village but it grew rapidly as housing was built, largely as a result of the railway coming to the area. Laid out c.1920s, pre-WWII Kenton Recreation Ground was smaller, the north-west corner then being taken up with Wealdstone Sewage Farm, and part of the site was a Council rubbish tip.

Site location:

Carlton Avenue/Becmead Avenue/Alicia Avenue/Kenmore Avenue/Brampton Grove, Kenton

Postcode:

HA3

What 3 Words:

caged.thinks.petal

Type of site:

Public Park

Borough:

Harrow

Open to public?

Yes

Opening times:

unrestricted

Special conditions:

Facilities:

Children's play area, tennis courts, football and soccer pitches, outdoor gym, car park

Events:

Public transport:

London Overground/Tube (Bakerloo): Kenton. Bus: 114, 183, 223, H10, H18.

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Research updated:

01/01/2012

Last minor changes:

19/07/2023

Please check with the site owner or manager for latest news. www.harrow.gov.uk

Kenton in Anglo-Saxon meant 'a farm of the sons of Coena', and there are records from 1251 of a hamlet that developed along the Wealdstone Brook. Up to 1920 it remained a small village with a population of under 300 but it grew rapidly as housing developed, largely as a result of the railway coming to the area. Within the park near Brampton Grove to the north of the site is an area known as Kenton Rough, which is reserved as a wild flower meadow in which among the plants flowering are corn cockle and corn marigold, which are thought to have been introduced by the Romans bringing seed corn for their troops. The park has some formal beds and various areas of ornamental shrubs and conifers, and trees throughout with a line of Lombardy poplars adjacent to the raised playing field.

Kenton Outdoor Health and Fitness Gym was officially launched on 12 April 2011. It was especially designed to offer a resistance and cardiovascular workout activity for all abilities, from beginners to experts, and is suitable for people of all ages and fitness levels.

Sources consulted:

Teresa Farino, Charlotte Pagendam, Sue Swales & Mathew Frith, 'Nature Conservation in Harrow', Ecology Handbook 13 (London Ecology Unit) 1989; Ben Weinreb & Christopher Hibbert, 'The London Encyclopaedia' (Macmillan, revised ed. 1993).

Grid ref:

TQ165889 (516530,188980)

Size in hectares:

21.04

Site ownership:

LB Harrow

Site management:

Environmental Services, Parks Services

Date(s):

?1920s

Designer(s):

Listed structures:

None

On National Heritage List for England (NHLE), Parks & Gardens:

No

Registered common or village green on Commons Registration Act 1965:

No

Protected under London Squares Preservation Act 1931:

No

Local Authority Data

The information below is taken from the relevant Local Authority's planning legislation, which was correct at the time of research but may have been amended in the interim. Please check with the Local Authority for latest planning information.

On Local List:

No

In Conservation Area:

No

Tree Preservation Order:

No

Nature Conservation Area:

Yes - Local Importance (small part in northwest)

Green Belt:

No

Metropolitan Open Land:

No

Special Policy Area:

No

Other LA designation:

Open Space