Headstone sits on the north-western edge of the London Borough of Harrow, a mostly suburban neighbourhood that grew up around the railway in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its best-known landmark is Headstone Manor, a well-preserved medieval manor house and small museum with surrounding parkland that offers a tangible link to the area's rural past amid otherwise 20th-century housing.
The ward today is a mixed, family-oriented area with a blend of semi-detached housing, pockets of social housing and small parades of shops and services. Good public transport, notably Headstone Lane station, gives straightforward links towards Harrow, Watford and central London, while local parks, sports pitches and community activities at the manor help sustain an active neighbourhood life with a culturally diverse population.
Postcode districts covering Headstone
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 4.6 miles
- Islington 11 miles
- City of Westminster 9.9 miles
- Bexley 23.3 miles
- Luton 21.2 miles
- Sutton 17.8 miles
- Croydon 19.9 miles
- Slough 11.9 miles
- Harrow 0.8 miles
- High Wycombe 17.1 miles
- Watford 5.2 miles
- Woking 21.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- North Harrow Ward 0.7 miles
- Marlborough Ward 0.8 miles
- Harrow Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Wealdstone North Ward 0.9 miles
- Wealdstone South Ward 1.1 miles
- West Harrow Ward 1.2 miles
- Pinner South Ward 1.2 miles
- Greenhill Ward 1.3 miles
- Pinner Ward 1.4 miles
- Harrow Weald Ward 1.4 miles
- Hatch End Ward 1.5 miles
- Kenton West Ward 1.6 miles
Example postcodes in Headstone
HA2 6HU, HA5 5TL, HA1 4GA, HA2 6PS, HA2 6BY, HA1 4JD, HA1 4LZ, HA2 6QG, HA1 4SD … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 9.4 miles
- London City Airport 18.6 miles
- Headstone Lane Railway Station 0.7 miles
- Harrow & Wealdstone Station 0.8 miles
Hotels near Headstone Ad
- The Fox & Goose Hotel 3 4.8 miles
- Hilton London Wembley 4 3.9 miles
- The Drayton Court Hotel 4 5.6 miles
- Novotel London Wembley 4 3.8 miles
- Best Western Plus Grim's Dyke Hotel 4 2.1 miles
- The Brent Hotel 3 3 miles
- The Pillar Hotel 4 6 miles
- Leonardo Hotel London Watford 4 4.9 miles
- Eurotraveller Hotel-Premier Harrow 3 1.7 miles
- The Tudor Hotel 3 2.1 miles
Schools in Headstone
- Pinner Park Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Wembley Stadium Stadium 4.1 miles
- Vicarage Road Stadium 4.4 miles
- Swakeleys House Historic site 4.7 miles
- Royal Air Force Museum Museum 5 miles
- Barnet Copthall Stadium 5.7 miles
- Brent Cross Shopping Centre Shopping centre 5.7 miles
- Uxbridge College College 5.7 miles
- Park Wood Nature Reserve Nature reserve 5.8 miles
- Park Wood Forest 6 miles
- Church Road Stadium 6.1 miles
- Brunel University University 6.5 miles
- Burlington Gardens Shopping centre 7 miles