Mapesbury

Human settlement in England

Mapesbury

Mapesbury

Location within Greater London

Population| 15,529 Mapesbury ward 2011)[1]
OS grid reference| TQ 1931 8505
London borough|

* Brent

Ceremonial county| Greater London
Region|

* London

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| LONDON
Postcode district| NW2
Dialling code| 020
Police| Metropolitan
Fire| London
Ambulance| London
UK Parliament|

* Brent Central

London Assembly|

* Brent and Harrow

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London

51°33′06″N 0°16′50″W﻿ / ﻿51.5517°N 0.280560°W﻿ / 51.5517; -0.280560

Mapesbury is a residential area of northwest London, England. It forms one of twenty-one electoral wards of the London Borough of Brent.

## Geography

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The ward covers parts of the Kilburn and Cricklewood areas. Mapesbury ward is bounded to the north by Dollis Hill ward, to the west by Dudden Hill ward, to the south west by Willesden Green ward, to the south by Brondesbury Park ward, and to the east by the London Borough of Barnet and (further south) the London Borough of Camden.[2]

## Early history and name

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The area formed part of the Middlesex parish and manor of Willesden, which was held by the chapter of St Paul's Cathedral by the time of the Norman Conquest. The manor was divided into eight prebends to support the various members of the chapter. One of these duly gained the name "Mapesbury" after Walter Map, prebendary from 1173-c1192.[3] Willesden Lane was known as Mapes Lane until the 1860s.[4]

## Development

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Mapesbury remained countryside until the 1860s, when residential development began. By 1875 there were a number of large suburban villas.[5] Four years later the Metropolitan Railway opened its line in the area, and building lots were let for "first class residences".[6] Mapesbury Farm was leased to builders in 1893, and Mapesbury Road constructed in the following year.[6] The main development took place between 1895 and 1905, consisting of brick-built houses with extensive tree planting. In 1982 Mapesbury was designated a conservation area.[7]

## Politics

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The ward returns three councillors to sit on Brent Council. At the 2006 election, the ward which had been a Labour/Conservative marginal elected three Liberal Democrat councillors. They retained their seats at the 2010 election,[8] but at the 2014 election Labour took 2 of the 3 seats from the Liberal Democrats.[9]

The ward forms part of the Brent Central parliamentary constituency and is represented in parliament by Dawn Butler of the Labour Party.

## Demographics

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Mapesbury ward has strong links to Irish culture and over 10% of its population are Irish.[10] In the 2011 census it had the second largest number of Irish residents among wards in London.[11]

## Notable residents

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* Ken Livingstone, former Mayor of London and MP for Brent East between 1987 and 2001, lives in Mapesbury.
* Paul Celan's paternal aunt Berta Antschel – one of the few relatives of his who had survived the Holocaust – lived in a flat in Mapesbury Road, where Celan visited her in April 1968 and wrote the poem "Mapesbury Road", which was published posthumously in the collection Schneepart in 1971.[12]

## References

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1. ^ Census Information Scheme (2012). "2011 Census Ward Population figures for London". Greater London Authority. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
2. ^ "Ward 2001 based information for Brent". Brent Council. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
3. ^ "Willesden: Manors". A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 7: Acton, Chiswick, Ealing and Brentford, West Twyford, Willesden. British History Online. 1982. pp. 208–216. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
4. ^ "Willesden: Communications". A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 7: Acton, Chiswick, Ealing and Brentford, West Twyford, Willesden. British History Online. 1982. pp. 177–182. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
5. ^ "Brondesbury and Mapesbury areas". Brent Heritage. 2002. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
6. ^ a b "Willesden: Settlement and growth". A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 7: Acton, Chiswick, Ealing and Brentford, West Twyford, Willesden. British History Online. 1982. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
7. ^ "Conservation areas in Brent". Brent Council. 1982. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
8. ^ "Election results for Mapesbury". Borough Council election - Thursday, 6th May, 2010. Brent Council. 6 May 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
9. ^ "Election results for Mapesbury". Brent Council. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
10. ^ "Mapesbury Ward - Population". Ward 2001 based information for Brent. Brent Council. 6 May 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
11. ^ "Demographics | Hidden London".
12. ^ "Paul Celan in Mapesbury Road; BBC Radio 4".

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* Alperton
* Brondesbury Park
* Dollis Hill
* Harlesden
* Kensal Green
* Kilburn / Brondesbury
* Kingsbury
* Neasden (including Brent Park)
* North Wembley
* Park Royal
* Preston
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* Burnt Oak
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* Kenton
* Queen's Park
* Queensbury
* Sudbury

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Attractions|

* Brent Civic Centre
* Brent Museum
* Dollis Hill House
* Kiln Theatre
* The Library at Willesden Green
* London Designer Outlet
* Neasden Temple
* Oriental City
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* Wembley Stadium

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* Fryent Country Park
* Gladstone Park
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* Northwick Park
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* Roe Green Park
* Roundwood Park

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* Brent North
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* Dollis Hill
* Harlesden
* Kensal Green
* Kensal Rise
* Kenton
* Kilburn
* Kilburn Park
* Kingsbury
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* Northwick Park
* Preston Road
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* Queensbury
* South Kenton
* Stonebridge Park
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* Wembley Park
* Wembley Stadium
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* Willesden Junction

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