Northala Fields
Northala Fieldsis a park located inNortholt,in theLondon Borough of Ealing.[1]It was opened in 2008 and consists of four artificial hills standing next to theA40Western Avenue, as well as several fishing lakes, a large field area[2]a children's play area and adjacent café. The hills were constructed using rubble from the demolition of the originalWembley Stadium,which was closed in 2000 and demolished in 2003.[3]The park was created as part of theNortholtandGreenfordCountry Park project, and backs onto the older Rectory Park.
The name "Northala" is how the old manor of Northall (Northolt) was recorded in theDomesday Bookin 1086.[4]
It is situated on what were previously the Royal Borough of Kensington Playing Fields after being leased to them in 1938.[a]The section of the Ealing Road that formed the eastern perimeter was then renamed Kensington Road.[5]The nearest station isNortholtwhich is 1.14 km away from the park.[6]
The hills were featured in an episode of the British TV showTaskmaster,series 2 episode 1. Contestants had to place three exercise balls on a yoga mat on top of one of the hills.
Gallery
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View from the highest hill in Northala Fields (towardsWembley) -
Ponds in the Northala Fields -
The playing area of the Northala Fields -
One of the hills
Notes
[edit]a.^At that time, Kensington and Chelsea were separate boroughs. The name of the playing fields did not change when Kensington and Chelsea were amalagamated.
References
[edit]- ^Public art online:"Major awards for Northala Fields – Europe's largest land art"Archived2014-04-27 at theWayback Machine
- ^"Northala Fields".Ealing Council.Retrieved15 May2016.
- ^"The hills of the future".2008-05-13.Retrieved2021-01-27.
- ^The Environs of London: volume 3: County of Middlesex(1795),Northall (Northolt)pp. 306–319. Accessed 17 February 2010
- ^A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 4: Harmondsworth, Hayes, Norwood with Southall, Hillingdon with Uxbridge, Ickenham, Northolt, Perivale, Ruislip, Edgware, Harrow with Pinner(1971)"Northolt: Introduction",pp. 109–113. 17 February 2010
- ^"Northala Fields Park".Retrieved20 Jun2020.
External links
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Media related toNorthala Fieldsat Wikimedia Commons
- Ealing Council:[1]Accessed 29 March 2015
