Mapesbury

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

Mapesbury
Mapesbury  Mapesbury shown within Greater London
Population	13,475 Mapesbury ward 2007)[1]
OS grid reference	OQ0198710
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
EU Parliament	London
UK Parliament	Brent Central
London Assembly	Brent and Harrow
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Mapesbury is a residential area of northwest London, England. It forms one of twenty one electoral wards of the London Borough of Brent.

Geography

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.^[2]

Early history and Name

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

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

The ward returns three councillors to sit on Brent Council. In the 2006 local elections, the traditional Labour/Conservative marginal dramatically returned three Liberal Democrat councillors: Hayley Matthews, Chris Leaman and Sami Hashmi. They retained their seats in 2010.^[8]

The ward forms part of the Brent Central parliamentary constituency, and is represented in parliament by Liberal Democrat Sarah Teather.

Demographics

Mapesbury ward has strong links to Irish culture and over 10% of its population are Irish^[2]

References

1. ^ "Mid-2007 Population Estimates for 2007 Wards in England". Office for National Statistics. 2009. http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Product.asp?vlnk=13893. Retrieved 8 February 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Ward 2001 based information for Brent". Brent Council. http://archive.brent.gov.uk/demographic.nsf/24878f4b00d4f0f68025663c006c7944/e5c0ab509712777980256ced00433af1!OpenDocument. 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. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=22603. 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. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=22600. Retrieved 15 May 2010. 
5. ^ "Brondesbury and Mapesbury areas". Brent Heritage. 2002. http://www.brent-heritage.co.uk/brondesbury.htm. 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. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=22601. Retrieved 15 May 2010. 
7. ^ "Conservation areas in Brent". Brent Council. 1982. http://www.brent.gov.uk/tps.nsf/Conservation%20areas/LBB-283. Retrieved 15 May 2010. 
8. ^ "Election results for Mapesbury". Borough Council election - Thursday, 6th May, 2010. Brent Council. http://democracy.brent.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=41&RPID=757078. Retrieved 14 May 2010.