Editing Alperton

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{{Use British English|date=September 2013}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country                  = England
| region                   = London
| charingX_distance_mi     = 7.6
| charingX_direction       = ESE
| official_name            = Alperton
| london_borough           = Brent
| constituency_westminster = [[Brent West (UK Parliament constituency)|Brent West]]
| population               = 14,017
| population_ref           = (2011 Census. Ward)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13688592&c=Alperton&d=14&e=62&g=6319576&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1476954386782&enc=1|title=Brent Ward population 2011|access-date=20 October 2016|publisher=Office for National Styatistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021060535/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13688592&c=Alperton&d=14&e=62&g=6319576&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1476954386782&enc=1|archive-date=21 October 2016|url-status = dead}}</ref>
| post_town                = WEMBLEY
| postcode_area            = HA
| postcode_district        = HA0
| dial_code                = 020
| os_grid_reference        = TQ185835
| coordinates              = {{coord|51.5405|-0.2994|display=inline,title}}
| static_image_name        = Grand Union Canal at Alperton.jpg
| static_image_caption     = Middlesex House and Grand Union Apartments on the [[Grand Union Canal]]
}}

'''Alperton''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|l|p|ər|t|ə|n|}}) is an [[List of areas of London|area]] of north-west London, England, within the [[London Borough of Brent]]. It forms the southern part of the town of [[Wembley]] and is {{convert|7.5|mi|km|0}} west north-west of [[Charing Cross]], on the border with the [[London Borough of Ealing]]. It includes a handful of high-rise and many mid-rise buildings as well as streets of low-rise houses with gardens. It adjoins the [[Grand Union Canal]]'s [[Paddington Arm]], which is fed by the [[Brent Reservoir]].

==Toponymy==
The name ''Alperton'' means "farmstead or estate associated with a man named Ealhbeorht", deriving from an [[Anglo-Saxon]] personal name and ''tūn'', meaning farmstead or village in [[Old English]].<ref name="Mills">{{cite book|title=A Dictionary of London Place-Names|first=A.D.|last=Mills|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2010|isbn=9780199566785|page=6}}</ref>

==Demography==

{{Pie chart
| caption= Religion in Alperton(2021 census)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/london/wards/brent/E05013496__alperton/ | title=Alperton (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location }}</ref>
| label2 = Christianity
| value2 = 25.12
| color2 = Blue
| label4 = [[Atheism|No Religion]]
| value4 = 7.69
| color4 = White
| label3 = [[Islam]]
| value3 = 13.86
| color3 = Green
| label1 = [[Hinduism]]
| color1 = DarkOrange
| value1 = 44.66
| label5 = Not Stated
| color5 = Black
| value5 = 5.31
| label8 = [[Buddhism]]
| color8 = Yellow
| value8 = 1.45
| label9 = Judaism
| color9 = DodgerBlue
| value9 = 0.05
| label7 = Other
| color7 = Purple
| value7 = 1.25
| label6= [[Sikhism]]
| color6 = DarkKhaki
| value6 = 0.59
}}
Alperton has one of the capital's highest populations of black or minority ethnic groups ([[Black and Minority Ethnic|BME]]). In the 1991 census, 43.2% of Alperton [[electoral ward|ward]]'s population was Asian, only one point less than White. [[British Indian]]s formed 31.5% in 1991 and 32.4% in 2001, with white having decreased to 27.8%.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://intelligence.brent.gov.uk/BrentDocuments/Ward%20Profiles%20-%20Chapter%203a.pdf |title=Ward Profiles |access-date=21 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221195304/https://intelligence.brent.gov.uk/BrentDocuments/Ward%20Profiles%20-%20Chapter%203a.pdf |archive-date=21 December 2016 |url-status = dead }}</ref> According to the 2011 census, the largest ethnic group was Indian, 42% of the population, well above Brent's average of 18%. Other Asian was second largest at 17%. The most spoken foreign language was Gujarati, by 3,213 residents, followed by Tamil, spoken by 1,001 residents.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.ukcensusdata.com/alperton-e05000085| title = Alperton - UK Census Data 2011}}</ref> In the 2011 census 47.7% of residents are of the [[Hindu]] faith, Christians: 27.2% and Muslims: 11.9%.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://alperton.localstats.co.uk/census-demographics/england/london/brent/alperton| title = Alperton Demographics (Brent, England)}}</ref>

==Transport==
[[File:Alperton, A4089 Ealing Road - geograph.org.uk - 793566.jpg|thumb|220x220px|Ealing Road, the main commercial road of Alperton]]
The [[Grand Union Canal]] runs through Alperton and its [[towpath]], is part of the Grand Union Canal Walk.<ref>{{cite web |title=Long Distance Walkers Association |url=https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=Grand+Union+Canal+Walk |website=www.ldwa.org.uk |access-date=7 September 2023}}</ref>

===Trains===
Alperton has its [[Alperton tube station|own tube station of the same name]], served by the [[Piccadilly line]] and located in the district. Other close stations include [[Hanger Lane tube station]] ([[Central line (London Underground)|Central line]]) to the south; [[Stonebridge Park station]] ([[Bakerloo line]] and [[Lioness line]]) to the east; and [[Wembley Central station]] (Bakerloo line, Lioness line, [[Southern (train operating company)|Southern]] & [[West Midlands Trains]]) to the north.

==Notable people==
* [[Chess]] [[endgame study]] composer and author [[John Roycroft]] was born in Alperton{{Citation needed|date=November 2024|reason=No evidence in linked article he was born in Alperton}}
* [[Gary Waddock]], former footballer and now manager of [[Aldershot Town F.C.|Aldershot Town]], grew up in Alperton{{Citation needed|date=November 2024|reason=No evidence in linked article that he grew up in Alperton}}
* Footballer [[Joe Wiggins]] (1909–82) was born in Alperton{{Citation needed|date=November 2024|reason=No evidence in linked article he was born in Alperton}}

==In popular culture==
The towpath of the Grand Union Canal in Alperton is featured in various scenes in the [[BBC]] TV soap [[EastEnders]]. It first appeared in an episode which aired on 3 October 1985, when the character [[Den Watts]] (played by [[Leslie Grantham]]) meets [[Michelle Fowler]] (played by [[Susan Tully]]) and it is revealed Den is the father of Michelle's baby. It was used again on numerous occasions, most famously on 23 February 1989, when Den Watts was shot before falling into the canal and supposedly dying. Den returned to the canal with daughter [[Sharon Watts]] on 3 October 2003, when he returned to Albert Square alive.

== Schools ==
[[Alperton Community School]]: The school is divided into two sites: the lower school on Ealing Road near Alperton tube station, consisting of Years 7, 8 and 9 and the upper school on Stanley Avenue, consisting of Years 10, 11, 12 and 13. The lower school was renovated in 2017<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 March 2017 |title=Alperton Community School officially opens Ealing Road building |url=https://www.kilburntimes.co.uk/news/education/21995066.alperton-community-school-officially-opens-ealing-road-building/ |access-date=22 March 2024 |website=Brent & Kilburn Times |language=en}}</ref> and it benefits from state of the art learning facilities.

== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://www.brent-heritage.co.uk/alperton.htm History of Alperton at Brent Heritage] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110103323/http://www.brent-heritage.co.uk/alperton.htm |date=10 January 2018 }}
*[http://www.alperton.org News and information about developments in central Alperton at Alperton.org]

{{Adjacent communities
|Northwest = [[Sudbury, London|Sudbury]]
|North     = [[Wembley]]
|Northeast = [[Tokyngton]]
|West      = [[Perivale]] 
|Centre    = Alperton
|East      = [[Stonebridge, London|Stonebridge]]
|Southwest = [[Perivale]]
|South     = [[Ealing]]
|Southeast = [[Park Royal]]
}}
{{Areas of London}}
{{LB Brent}}

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[[Category:Districts of the London Borough of Brent]]
[[Category:Places formerly in Middlesex]]