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Kenton Road

Coordinates:51°35′12″N0°17′55″W/ 51.58679°N 0.29867°W/51.58679; -0.29867
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A4006 shield
A4006
Route information
Length3.6 mi[1](5.8 km)
(length of A4006, not Kenton Road)
Location
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
Road network

Kenton Roadis a main road in theLondon Borough of Harrowand theLondon Borough of Brent.It lies in the areas ofHarrowandKenton.

Route and landmarks[edit]

Its eastern end is the border ofKentoninMiddlesexandKingsbury(in NW9) inLondon.Kenton Road is theA4006,apart from a short stretch west of Northwick Parkroundabout,which is a small part of theA404.The road east of the KentonMethodistChurch originally followed the route of what is now Woodgrange Avenue and was a continuation of Kenton Lane before being upgraded, re-positioned and renamed in the early 20th century as an eastward extension of the original Kenton Road.

On the north side of the road, almost oppositeKenton stationis the Traveller's Restpub.Approximately13mi (0.54 km) further along the A4006, also on the north side of the road, at the junction with St Leonard's Avenue, is the parish church of St Mary-the-Virgin, Kenton, built in 1935-1936 by the architect Harold Gibbons and a local firm of builders, Melsom & Rosier. Approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) further on, on the south side of the Kenton Road is All Saints Catholic Church, built in 1963. About another13mi (0.54 km) further on is the Greek Orthodox Church ofSt Panteleimon.Originally a mission church of the Church of England parish, it was acquired in recent years by the Greek community, which has replaced it with a traditional Greek Basilica complete with bronze dome (2011).

Houses on Kenton Road

References[edit]

  1. ^"Driving directions to Kenton Rd".Google Maps.Retrieved25 September2013.

51°35′12″N0°17′55″W/ 51.58679°N 0.29867°W/51.58679; -0.29867