- Churchfield Road
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For the area in Sandwell, West Midlands see Churchfield, Sandwell
Churchfield Road, Acton, runs North of and parallel to Acton High Street. At the eastern end is the level crossing of Acton Central railway station after which it becomes East Churchfield Road. The western end forms a junction of which the northern road is Horn Lane, the southern Market Place and the western, the now pedestrianised King street. St. Mary's Burial Ground lies on the southern side of the road.
It has its own community association formed in 2001. [1]
TV Location
This area of West London is a popular location for filming as it is close to the BBC Television Centre as well as other studios.
Several Monty Python sketches were filmed on Churchfield Road.
In the later years of Minder, the entrance to the Winchester Club was in Newburgh Road, just off Churchfield Road.[2]
Popular Culture
Adam Faith was born at 4 Churchfield Road.
Lionel Bart lived at 33/35a Churchfield Road until his death in 1999. [3]
Waitrose opened their second branch at 65 Churchfield Road in 1913.[4]
References
- ^ http://www.churchfield.org/
- ^ http://www.minder.org/locations/loc_winchester.htm
- ^ http://www.actonw3.com/default.asp?section=info&spage=common/conlionelbart.htm
- ^ Waitrose: seeking to attain perfection by Janet Appleyard-Hobbs 2009 Acton History Society
Coordinates: 51°30′30″N 0°16′03″W / 51.50833°N 0.2675°W
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