Brondesbury Park

For the railway station, seeBrondesbury Park railway station.

Brondesbury Park
Brondesbury Park railway station
Brondesbury Park Location withinGreater London
Area	1.7224 km2(0.6650 sq mi)
Population	13,023 Brondesbury Park electoral ward
•Density	7,561/km2(19,580/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TQ175855
London borough	Brent
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	NW6
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Brent East
London Assembly	Brent and Harrow

Brondesbury Parkis a suburb andelectoral wardof theLondon Borough of Brent.It is the part ofBrondesburywhich is not interwoven withKilburndue to the naming of a major tube station (Kilburn) and is centred onBrondesbury Park railway stationand the street, an avenue, which shares its name. The area has a number of open spaces, primarilyQueen's Parkand Tiverton Green.

Humphry Repton's Brondesbury Park

Main article:Brondesbury

Brondesbury Park is an alternate name for itsmanor,a specially empowered division of the large parish ofWillesdenas one of its eightprebends.The manor house is long-demolished. Landscape designerHumphry Reptontransformed the focal 10 acres (4.0 ha) of Brondesbury Park, a varying demense but in most years 54 acres (22 ha) 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 forGlemham HallinSuffolk.

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 10 acres (4.0 ha). 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 onWembley Parkincluding what becameWembley Stadiumtoday in the same borough.

Politics

The ward returns two councillors to sit onBrent Council.

After the2022 council electionthe two electedcouncillorsare from theLabour Party,Erica Gbajumo and Ryan Hack.

In the2006 local electionsBrondesbury Park was won by theLiberal Democrats,who climbed from third placein 2002to take all three seats. This was widely attributed to the defection of campaigner Carol Shaw, who left the Conservatives to join the Liberal Democrats shortly before theBrent East by-electionin 2003.The party retained the seats at the2010 elections.

Since the2010 general election,the ward has formed part of the new seat ofHampstead and Kilburn.

Surrounding areas

• Willesden,to the north-west
• Mapesbury,to the north (where used)
• Kilburn/Brondesbury,to the east. Kilburn is traditionally thelinear settlementalong the A5 there.
• Queen's Park,to the south
• Kensal GreenandHarlesden,to the west

External links

• Brondesbury Park WardArchived26 September 2007 at theWayback MachineFacts and figures from Brent Council