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==Landmarks== [[File:St mary the virgin northolt.jpg|thumb|The 15th-century St Mary's Church]] [[File:northala-fields-northolt-london.jpg|thumb|[[Northala Fields]] in Northolt (view from [[A40 road (Great Britain)|A40]])]] *[[St Mary the Virgin, Northolt|St Mary the Virgin]] church (14th century) stands on the hill overlooking the old village. The Welsh poet [[Goronwy Owen (poet)|Goronwy Owen]] was briefly a [[curate]] here. Bishop [[Samuel Lisle]] is buried here. *In the centre of the village is a freestanding [[clock tower]] erected to commemorate the coronation of [[George VI]] in 1937. *The White Hart public house is on the site of an old coaching inn. The [[roundabout]] immediately south of it is on the junction of the [[A312 road|A312]] (Church Road and Hayes Bypass) with the [[A4180 road|A4180]] (Ruislip Road and West End Road). The Yeading Lane also joins the roundabout. (Now closed) *Willow Cottages on the [[village green]] are said to have been built of bricks from the old [[manor house]], which once stood behind the [[parish church]].{{citation needed|reason=said by who?|date=December 2014}} *The two towers of the disused [[RAF]] radio station north of the town are situated in the Wood End wireless station recreation ground, which is bordered on all sides by housing (Bayshill Rise, Lancaster Road, Blenheim road). The location is now home to a National [[Air Traffic Control]] base.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}} *[[Northala Fields]] is a large area alongside the [[A40 road]] which has been redeveloped as an extension to the Northolt and Greenford Country Park. The development consists of four large, man-made conical hills (built of rubble from the first [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]]), which act as a sound barrier to block traffic noise from the Western Avenue. Behind the mounds are new ponds and a visitor centre. *The Larkspur Rovers F.C. clubhouse is in Rowdell Road, Northolt. It received funding from Ealing Council and an Olympic legacy grant of Β£50,000 from Sport England's Inspired Facilities Fund.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ealing.gov.uk/news/article/431/playing_fields_secure_olympic_funding |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830155603/http://www.ealing.gov.uk/news/article/431/playing_fields_secure_olympic_funding |archive-date=2012-08-30 |title=Playing fields secure Olympic funding - Ealing Council}} </ref> *There is a village community centre building in Ealing Road, opposite [[St Mary the Virgin, Northolt|St Mary]]'s church, which incorporates an open-air [[miniature railway]]. *A leisure centre, incorporating a pool, a fitness centre, a community hall and a library was built on the site of the former Swimarama swimming pool at the junction of Mandeville Road and Eastcote Lane North, and opened in 2010.<ref name='Ealing Council'>{{cite web |url=http://www.ealing.gov.uk/services/leisure/sports_and_leisure/facility_improvement_projects/ |title=Facility improvement projects |access-date=2009-03-15 |publisher=London Borough of Ealing |archive-date=3 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090103034352/http://www.ealing.gov.uk/services/leisure/sports_and_leisure/facility_improvement_projects/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[Down Barns Moated Site]], a [[Scheduled Ancient Monument]].<ref>{{NHLE|num=1001978 |access-date=28 September 2015}}</ref> ===Northolt Village=== <gallery> Northolt Village sign.jpg|Village sign with Middlesex coat of arms Northolt Village.jpg|Belvue Park St Mary, Northolt.jpg|St Mary's Church St Mary's Church, Northolt.jpg|St Mary's Church Northolt Village 2.jpg| Northolt Village 3.jpg|Signage of The Crown pub </gallery>
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