Editing Hatch End

{{Short description|Area in London, England}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country                  = England
| map_type                 = Greater London
| region                   = London
| population               = 10,693
| population_ref           = (2011 Census. Ward)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13688798&c=Hatch+End&d=14&e=62&g=6327776&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1477300967543&enc=1|title=Harrow Ward population 2011|access-date=24 October 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics |work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref>
| official_name            = Hatch End
| coordinates              = {{coord|51.6010|-0.3743|display=inline,title}}
| constituency_westminster = [[Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner (UK Parliament constituency)|Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner]]
| post_town                = PINNER
| postcode_area            = HA
| postcode_district        = HA5
| london_borough           = Harrow
| dial_code                = 020
| os_grid_reference        = TQ125915
| static_image_name        = Hatch End Broadway (6028567812).jpg
| static_image_caption     = Hatch End Broadway
}}
'''Hatch End''' is an area of [[London|North West London]], situated within the [[London Borough of Harrow]]. It is located {{convert|12.2|mi}} north west of [[Charing Cross]].

==Attractions==
Hatch End is home to [[Harrow Arts Centre]], a complex which centres on the 404-seat Elliott Hall and a 120-seat studio theatre. Music, dance, theatre, film, comedy and literature events are all hosted here, along with many workshops and summer schemes run during the holidays.<ref>{{cite web|title=Harrow Arts Centre|url=http://harrowarts.com/|publisher=Harrow Council|access-date=19 September 2012}}</ref>

The area also features several sports facilities, including Hatch End Swimming Pool, Hatch End Cricket Club and Hatch End Tennis Club. Additionally, the Bannister Stadium & Bannister Sports Centre (containing sports pitches and an athletics track) are located off the Uxbridge Road.

Also of interest is Letchford House on Headstone Lane, a Grade II listed building<ref name="British Listed Buildings">{{cite web|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-202054-letchford-house-pinner| publisher=British Listed Buildings| title=Letchford House - Pinner - Greater London - England| year=2012 |author=British Listed Buildings}}</ref> which was built in 1670.

==Geography==
[[Harrow, London|Harrow]] town centre is located to the southeast of Hatch End and is a regional centre for higher order goods, with two shopping malls and a nine-screen cinema, along with numerous restaurants, places of entertainment and bookshops. [[Pinner]] town centre, to the southwest, offers many additional amenities and is linked to the area by the frequent H12 bus service. Hatch End is also convenient for [[Watford]], around {{convert|4|mi}} to the north, which also serves as a regional retail centre. Watford and Hatch End are linked by regular rail services from [[Hatch End railway station]] on the [[London Overground]].

==Demographics==
Using data from the 2001 Census, 74.02% of the population of the [[Hatch End (ward)|Hatch End electoral ward]] identify as 'white', 18.94% as 'Asian', 3.12% as 'Black', 2.16% as 'mixed', 1.14% as 'Other ethnic group' and 0.61% as Chinese. Christians make up 52.98% of the population of Hatch End. In addition, in common with many other parts of North West London, the area is also home to a sizeable Jewish community; Jews make up 11.38% of the population and Hatch End has a synagogue (and a second in Pinner town centre). The suburb is also home to a Hindu community which represents 11.86% of the population.<ref name="2001 Census - Hatch End Ward Profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.harrow.gov.uk/downloads/file/1701/hatch_end_ward_profile| publisher=Harrow Council |title=London Borough of Harrow: Hatch End ward |year=2011 |author=Harrow Council}}</ref>

The 2011 census showed that 57% of the population was white (48% British, 6% Other, 3% Irish), and 24% Indian.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/hatch-end-e05000291/ethnic-group-ks201ew |title=Ethnic Group {{!}} Hatch End |author=Office for National Statistics |via=UKCensusData.com |date=2012 |access-date=21 January 2021}}</ref>

==Notable residents==
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* [[David Baddiel]], English comedian, novelist and television presenter, has lived in Hatch End.<ref name="Local residents">{{cite web|url=http://www.westminster.ac.uk/study/prospective-students/student-life-in-london/explore-our-campuses/harrow| title=Local residents |author=University of Westminster}}</ref>
* [[Isabella Beeton|Mrs Beeton]], the world's first celebrity chef, lived in Hatch End. Her former home site was a successful restaurant called Hatchets<ref name="Goddess Mrs Beeton lived here">{{cite web|url=http://www.shadyoldlady.com/location.php?loc=1500|title=The Shady Old Lady's Guide to London| author=The Shady Old Lady's Guide to London}}</ref> and is now a Turkish restaurant called Serrata.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://serrata.co.uk/?page_id=522|title=Mrs Beeton {{!}} serrata.co.uk|website=serrata.co.uk|access-date=2016-08-11}}</ref> A Harrow Heritage Trust brown plaque installed in 1996 commemorates the site.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.harrowheritagetrust.org.uk/plaques.php|title=Plaques: Harrow Heritage Trust|website=www.harrowheritagetrust.org.uk|access-date=2016-08-11}}</ref>
* [[George Henry Bolsover]], director, [[School of Slavonic and East European Studies]] at the [[University of London]] from 1947 to 1976.
* [[Barry Cryer]], comedy writer and author, lived in Hatch End.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Barry Cryer entertains at home |url=https://www.theoldie.co.uk/blog/barry-cryer-entertains-at-home |access-date=2022-04-11 |website=The Oldie |language=en-gb}}</ref>
* [[Roger Glover]], bassist with [[Deep Purple]], started his professional music career with [[Episode Six (band)|Episode Six]], based in Hatch End.<ref name="cit3">{{cite book|last1=Gillan|first1=Ian|title=Child in Time : The Life Story of the Singer from Deep Purple|last2=Cohen|first2=David|year=1993|publisher=Smith Gryphon Limited|isbn=1-85685-048-X|chapter=3 : The Line That's Drawn}}</ref>
* [[Marc Haynes]], broadcaster and podcaster, grew up in Hatch End.
* [[David Kemp (footballer)|David Kemp]], former English professional footballer and manager, was born in Hatch End.
* [[Jessie Matthews]], English actress, dancer and singer, lived in Hatch End.<ref>''England & Wales, [[National Probate Calendar]] (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995'' [database on-line]. Principal Probate Registry. ''Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England''.</ref>
* [[Mark Ramprakash]], cricketer, lived in Hatch End.
* [[Merlyn Rees]], Welsh politician, taught in Harrow Weald Grammar School and lived in Hatch End.
* [[Dennis Spooner]], TV writer, lived on The Avenue in Hatch End.
* [[Sheree Winton]], actress, lived and died in Hatch End.
* [[Richard Wright (musician)|Richard Wright]], English pianist, keyboardist, singer and songwriter best known for his career with [[Pink Floyd]] grew up in Hatch End.

== Healthcare services ==
 
Hatch End is served by [[Northwick Park Hospital]] and specialists [[St Mark's Hospital]] and the [[Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital]], which are run by the [[National Health Service]]. Due to the large and increasing elderly population<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/panorama/hi/front_page/newsid_7990000/7990682.stm |title=Britain's Homecare Scandal |work=Panorama |publisher=BBC |date=9 April 2009 |access-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> in Harrow, and Hatch End in particular, there is also a large public and private provision of homecare services in Harrow.

==Transport and locale==

===Rail===
[[Hatch End railway station]] was opened between 1842 and 1844 and is on the [[London Overground]] [[Watford DC line|Watford DC Line]] in [[London fare zones|London fare zone]] 6. In normal off-peak conditions it roughly takes three quarters of an hour to [[Euston railway station]] and a quarter of an hour to [[Watford Junction railway station]].

===Main bus routes===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:10%;"| '''Route'''
| style="width:30%;"| '''Start'''
| style="width:30%;"| '''End'''
| style="width:20%;"| '''Operator'''
|-
|[[London Buses route H14|H14]]
|St. Thomas' Drive, Hatch End 
|[[Northwick Park Hospital]]
|[[London Sovereign]] for [[Transport for London]]
|-
|[[London Buses route H12|H12]]
|[[Stanmore tube station|Stanmore Underground Station]] 
|[[South Harrow tube station|South Harrow Bus Station]]
|[[London Sovereign]] for [[Transport for London]]
|-
|R17
|[[Hatch End railway station|Hatch End Station]] 
|[[Carpenders Park railway station|Carpenders Park Station]]
|[[Uno (bus company)|Uno]] for [[Hertfordshire County Council]]
|}

=== Nearby places ===
* [[Harrow Weald]]
* [[Wealdstone]]
* [[Stanmore]]
* [[Northwood, London|Northwood]]
* [[Pinner]]
* [[South Oxhey]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Hatch End}}
*[http://www.hatchend.org/ Hatch End Association]

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{{London Outer Orbital Path | locale=Hatch End | forward=[[Elstree]] | back=[[Moor Park, Hertfordshire|Moor Park]] | A=14 | B=15}}
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[[Category:Areas of London]]
[[Category:Districts of the London Borough of Harrow]]
[[Category:Places formerly in Middlesex]]