Brondesbury Park is a suburb and

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in the

London Borough of Brent Brent () is a London boroughs, borough in north-west London, England. It is known for landmarks such as Wembley Stadium, the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir London, Swaminarayan Temple and the Kiln Theatre. It also contains the Brent Reservoir, W ...

, centred on Brondesbury Park railway station and the street, an avenue, which shares its name. The area has a number of open spaces, primarily Queen's Park and Tiverton Green.

Humphry Repton's Brondesbury Park

Brondesbury Park is an alternate name for its manor, a specially empowered division of the large parish of

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as one of its eight

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s. The manor house is long-demolished. Landscape designer

Humphry Repton Humphry Repton (21 April 1752 – 24 March 1818) was the last great designer of the classic phase of the English landscape garden, often regarded as the successor to Capability Brown. His style is thought of as the precursor of the more intric ...

transformed the focal of Brondesbury Park, a varying demense but in most years in the 18th and 19th century, when he designed the garden. The house had been bought by his client Lady (Sarah) Salusbury's in 1789. Repton produced one of his famous 'Red Books' for the manor house, which has been republished, along with his Red Book for Glemham Hall in

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. Repton planned a garden with views across London, but Lady Salusbury wanted shade rather than sweeping views. The grounds of Lady Salusbury's house only amounted to . Repton found very few trees, so had planted hundreds of mature trees and shrubs. Lady Salusbury was so delighted with the work that she gave Repton a bonus of £50. Some street names allude to the inclosed private park (garden) dominating the north of the area and notable manorial owners. The street named Brondesbury Park leads into Salusbury Road. Repton also worked on

Wembley Park Wembley Park is a district of the London Borough of Brent, England. It is roughly centred on Bridge Road, a mile northeast of Wembley town centre and northwest from Charing Cross. The name Wembley Park refers to the area that, at its broad ...

including what became

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today in the same borough.

Politics

The ward returns two councillors to sit on Brent Council. After the 2022 council election the two elected

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s are from the Labour Party, Erica Gbajumo and Ryan Hack. Since the 2024 general election, the ward has formed part of the re-established seat of Brent East.

Surrounding areas

, to the north-west * Mapesbury, to the north (where used) * Kilburn / Brondesbury, to the east. Kilburn is traditionally the

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along the A5 there. * Queen's Park, to the south *

Kensal Green Kensal Green, also known as Kensal Rise, is an area in north-west London, and along with Kensal Town, it forms part of the northern section of North Kensington, London, North Kensington. It lies north of the canal in the London Borough of Brent ...

and

Harlesden Harlesden is a district in the London Borough of Brent, north-west London. Located north of the Grand Union Canal and Wormwood Scrubs, the Harrow Road flows through the centre of the area which goes eastwards to Central London and west towar ...

, to the west

References

External links

Brondesbury Park Ward
Facts and figures from Brent Council {{Areas of London Areas of London Districts of the London Borough of Brent Gardens by Humphry Repton