Moor Park, Hertfordshire

Moor Park
Moor Park Moor Park shown within Hertfordshire
Population	5,532 (2011)^[1]
OS grid reference	TQ085935
– London	15.5 mi (24.9 km) SE
District	Three Rivers
Shire county	Hertfordshire
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORTHWOOD
Postcode district	HA6
Post town	RICKMANSWORTH
Postcode district	WD3
Dialling code	01923
Police	Hertfordshire
Fire	Hertfordshire
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	South West Hertfordshire
List of places UK England Hertfordshire

Coordinates: 51°37′47″N 0°25′53″W / 51.6298°N 0.4315°W / 51.6298; -0.4315

Moor Park is a private residential estate in the Three Rivers District of Hertfordshire, England. Located approximately 15.5 miles (24.9 km) northwest of central London and adjacent to the Greater London boundary, it is a suburban residential development.

History

It takes its name from Moor Park, a country house which was originally built in 1678–9 for James, Duke of Monmouth, and was reconstructed in the Palladian style circa 1720 by Giacomo Leoni. It is built on what used to be an area of Ruislip Moor, which is where the name Moor Park originates. The house and grounds are now occupied by Moor Park Golf Club.

Moor Park was located in the ancient parish of Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire,^[2] on the boundary with the parish of Ruislip, Middlesex.^[3]

Geography

The area borders Northwood in Greater London to the south. The estate is around 6 square miles (16 km²) in size, with gated, private roads; extending from Ruislip Woods through to Northwood, and finishing at Merchant Taylors' School. The majority of the area lies in the Northwood post town and the HA6 postcode district. The surrounding neighbourhood consists mostly of upscale houses, some dating back to the original 1930s developments. Moor Park has large Jewish, Hindu and Sikh communities, and many homeowers commute to London via Moor Park tube station on the Metropolitan line of the London Underground.

References

↑ Moor Park and Eastbury Ward, Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics
↑ http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43298
↑ http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=22444

External links

Media related to Moor Park, Hertfordshire at Wikimedia Commons

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2426773.html - 2006 Times article on influx of wealthy Asian families to the neighbourhood

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