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| coordinates_footnotes = List of sovereign states>Sovereign state| subdivision_name = United KingdomCountry of the United Kingdom>Constituent country| subdivision_name2 = EnglandRegions of England>RegionGreater London>LondonCeremonial counties of England>Ceremonial county| subdivision_name4 = Greater London| established_title = Created| established_date = 1 April 1965| established_title1 = | established_date1 = | named_for = | seat_type = Admin HQ| seat = Engineers Way, Wembley| government_footnotes = London boroughs>London borough council| governing_body = Brent London Borough Council| leader_title2 = London AssemblyKrupesh Hirani (Lab) AM for Brent and Harrow (London Assembly constituency)>Brent and HarrowList of MPs elected in the 2017 United Kingdom general election>MPs| leader_name3 = Barry Gardiner (Lab)Tulip Siddiq (Lab)Dawn Butler (Lab)| leader_title4 = | leader_name4 = | total_type = | unit_pref = | area_footnotes = | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = 43.24| area_total_sq_mi = | area_total_dunam = | area_land_km2 = | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_km2 = | area_water_sq_mi = | area_water_percent = | area_urban_footnotes = | area_urban_km2 = | area_urban_sq_mi = | area_rural_footnotes = | area_rural_km2 = | area_rural_sq_mi = | area_metro_footnotes = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = ONS=00AEList of English districts by area>(of {{English district total}})| area_blank1_title = | area_blank1_km2 = | area_blank1_sq_mi = | area_blank2_title = | area_blank2_km2 = | area_blank2_sq_mi = | population_footnotes = ONS=00AE|GSS=E09000005}}| population_as_of = {{United Kingdom statistics year}}ONS=00AEList of English districts by population>(of {{English district total}})| population_density_km2 = auto| population_density_sq_mi= | population_blank2_title =| population_blank2 =| population_demonym = Greenwich Mean Time>GMT| utc_offset = ±00:00{{!}}UTCBritish Summer Time>BST| utc_offset_DST = +1Postcodes in the United Kingdom>PostcodesHA}}, {{postcodeW}}| area_code_type = | area_code = 020| geocode =| iso_code = GB-BEN| registration_plate =ONS coding system>ONS code| blank1_info = 00AEGSS coding system>GSS code| blank2_info = E09000005List of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom>Police| blank_info_sec2 = Metropolitan Police| website =www.brent.gov.uk| footnotes = }}Brent ({{audio|En-uk-LBBrent.ogg|pronunciation}}) is a borough in north-west London, England. It is known for landmarks such as Wembley Stadium, the Swaminarayan Temple and the Kiln Theatre. It also contains the Welsh Harp reservoir and the Park Royal commercial estate. The local authority is Brent London Borough Council.Brent’s population was estimated to be 339,800 as at 2021.WEB, How the population changed in Brent, Census 2021 - ONS,www.ons.gov.uk/visualisations/censuspopulationchange/E09000005/, 2023-07-08, www.ons.gov.uk, en, Major districts are Kilburn, Willesden, Wembley and Harlesden, with sub-districts Stonebridge, Kingsbury, Kensal Green, Neasden, and Queen’s Park. Brent has a mixture of residential, industrial and commercial land. It includes many districts of inner-city character in the east and a more distinct suburban character in the west, part of which formed part of the early 20th century Metroland developments.

Local government

Administrative history

File:Historical Brent Map.jpg|thumb|left|The Brent area in the Ordnance SurveyOrdnance SurveyThe London Borough of Brent was created in 1965 under the London Government Act 1963, covering the combined area of the former Municipal Borough of Wembley and the Municipal Borough of Willesden. The area was transferred from Middlesex to Greater London to become one of the 32 London Boroughs.BOOK, Frederic, Youngs, Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, I: Southern England, 1979, Royal Historical Society, London, 0-901050-67-9, The borough of Willesden had evolved from a local government district created in 1874 for the parish of Willesden.WEB, Local Government Board’s Provisional Orders Confirmation (No. 4) Act 1874,www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/Vict/37-38/152/contents/enacted, legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 16 May 2024, Such districts were reconstituted as urban districts under the Local Government Act 1894.LEGISLATION UK, act, Local Government Act 1894, 1894, 73, 12 April 2024, BOOK, Kelly’s Directory of Middlesex, 1914, 467,specialcollections.le.ac.uk/digital/collection/p16445coll4/id/63775/rec/4, 17 May 2024, To coincide with the 1894 Act coming into force, an urban district called Wembley was created, covering the two parishes of Kingsbury and Wembley, the latter being created at the same time from areas formerly in the ancient parish of Harrow on the Hill.BOOK, Annual Report of the Local Government Board, 1895, 269,www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Annual_Report_of_the_Local_Government_Bo/gFIwAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA269&printsec=frontcover, 16 May 2024, BOOK, Kelly’s Directory of Middlesex, 1914, 458,specialcollections.le.ac.uk/digital/collection/p16445coll4/id/63766/rec/4, 17 May 2024, Kingsbury seceded from the Wembley Urban District in 1900 to become its own urban district, but was reunited with the Wembley Urban District in 1934.WEB, Kingsbury Urban District,visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10108068, A Vision of Britain through Time, GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, 17 May 2024, Willesden was incorporated to become a municipal borough in 1933,WEB, Willesden Urban District / Municipal Borough,visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10213344, A Vision of Britain through Time, GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, 16 May 2024, as was Wembley in 1937.WEB, Wembley Urban District / Municipal Borough,visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10153050, A Vision of Britain through Time, GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, 16 May 2024, The modern borough takes its name from the River Brent which runs through the borough and separated the former boroughs of Wembley and Willesden.King, Rosamund & Barres-Baker, Malcolm - Britain in Old Photographs: The London Borough of Brent (Stroud, The History Press, 2011) p.4 {{ISBN|0-75245-827-2}}

Governance

The local authority is Brent Council, which is based at Brent Civic Centre in the Wembley Park area of the borough.WEB,www.itv.com/news/london/update/2013-10-06/brents-new-civic-centre-officially-opens-to-the-public/, Brent’s new civic centre opens, ITV, 6 October 2013, 15 November 2020,

Greater London representation

Since 2000, for elections to the London Assembly, the borough forms part of the Brent and Harrow constituency.

UK Parliament

The borough includes three parliamentary constituencies: Brent North, Brent Central and Hampstead and Kilburn, which includes part of the London Borough of Camden. Before the 2010 United Kingdom general election it was divided into three constituencies contained wholly within the borough – Brent South, Brent East and Brent North.

Demographics

(File:Brent population pyramid.svg|thumb|Population pyramid of the Borough of Brent in 2021){{Historical populations|type = UK|title = Population|footnote = Source: A Vision of Britain through time20222690307439915416564614749238523295567674105613164833202448248656277842310457294804280009251249248569263463311215}}In 1801, the civil parishes that form the modern borough had a total population of 2,022. This rose slowly throughout the nineteenth century, as the district became built up; reaching 5,646 in the middle of the century. When the railways arrived the rate of population growth increased. The population took five decades to rebound to the more muted peak of the 1950s, when much industry relocated from London, further boosting the speed of the wave of new housing then built.Brent is the most diverse locality in the UK by country of birth. It in 2019 became the only local authority with over 50% of residents, namely 52%, born abroad.Local Area Migration Indicators, UK: Office for National Statistics. Published on 27 August 2020. Large Asian and Indian, Black African, Black Caribbean, Irish, and Eastern European communities exist. 45 per cent of the population was a minority ethnicity in the 1991 census,WEB, Nicholas Timmins,www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/london-europes-new-ethnic-melting-pot-1525506.html, London: Europe’s new ethnic melting pot, The Independent, 13 December 1995, 8 December 2019, the most in England at the time.WEB, John Windsor,www.independent.co.uk/money/digging-for-treasure-in-a-dustbin-it-may-be-the-most-boring-museum-in-the-world-full-of-the-1404155.html, Digging for treasure in a dustbin: It may be the most boring museum in the world, full of the ephemeral bric-a-brac of recent history, but to his surprise, John Windsor has become a fan of The Grange in Neasden, The Independent, 1 January 1994, 8 December 2019, In 1991 17.2% were Indian, 10.2% were Black Caribbean and 9% were Irish. Brent was the only Outer London borough combining high proportions of Indian and Afro-Caribbean ethnicities.THESIS,discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10103917/1/Racial_segregation_in_London.pdf,web.archive.org/web/20210413105952/https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10103917/1/Racial_segregation_in_London.pdf, 2021-04-13, live, Racial segregation in London, June 1994, University College London, The 2001 UK Census found that the borough had a population of 263,464 residents, of whom 127,806 were male, and 135,658 female. Of those stating a choice, 47.71% described themselves as Christian, 17.71% as Hindu, 12.26% as Muslim and 10% as having no religion. Among residents, 39.96% were in full-time employment and 7.86% in part-time employment – compared to a London average of 42.64% and 8.62%, respectively. Narrowly most residents included an owner-occupier in their household, with 23.17% of households owning their house outright, and a further 31.33% owning with a mortgage. 10.59% were in local authority housing, with a further 13.29% renting from a housing association, or other registered social landlord.Key Figures for 2001 Census: Census Area Statistics: Brent {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160502044818neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=276747&c=Brent&d=13&e=16&g=328340&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1235565745511&enc=1 |date=2 May 2016 }}, neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk; accessed 25 February 2009.The 2021 census found that the borough has England and Wales’s lowest proportion of people born in the UK, at 43.9%.WEB, Country of birth - Census Maps, ONS,www.ons.gov.uk/census/maps/choropleth/population/country-of-birth/country-of-birth-3a/born-in-the-uk, 2023-01-06, www.ons.gov.uk, en, The borough of Brent is extremely ethnically diverse, having changed greatly since 1951. In the 2011 census, those who identified as White British made up 18% of the borough’s population. 18% identified as other White, 5% were of mixed heritage, those of South Asian heritage comprised about 33%, those of African and Caribbean heritage about 19%, and other ethnic groups about 7%. White ethnicities were relatively high in the wards of Mapesbury (straddling Willesden Green and Cricklewood), Brondesbury Park, Queen’s Park and Kilburn. Black ethnicities in highest proportion were in Stonebridge, Harlesden and Kensal Green wards. Asian ethnicities in highest proportion were in the wards of Alperton, Wembley Central and Kenton.2011 Census data, accessed 4 November 2013. Those who ethnically identify as BAME (Black, Asian and minority Ethnic) was as high as 86% in Wembley Central – one of the highest in London – and most other Brent wards have a majority BAME population. Queen’s Park had the lowest BAME proportion, at 37.0%.WEB,data.london.gov.uk/dataset/ward-profiles-and-atlas, Ward Profiles and Atlas – London Datastore, Brent has the highest proportion of Irish residents in Britain, with 4% of the population.WEB,www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/2011-census/key-statistics-for-local-authorities-in-england-and-wales/rft-table-ks201ew.xls, 2011 Census data, It also has the largest Brazilian community in the UK;WEB,www.lawrs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/No-longer-invisible-the-LA-community-in-London-REPORT.pdf,www.lawrs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/No-longer-invisible-the-LA-community-in-London-REPORT.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20190608203947www.lawrs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/No-longer-invisible-the-LA-community-in-London-REPORT.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20190608203947www.lawrs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/No-longer-invisible-the-LA-community-in-London-REPORT.pdf, 2019-06-08, live, Layout 1, 8 December 2019, one of the largest Indian communities;WEB,www.onedome.com/locations/uk/england/london/brent, The London Borough of Brent, Onedome.com, 8 December 2019, a significant Afro-Caribbean community;WEB,capitalwestlondon.co.uk/brent/, Brent, and more recent Romanian, Polish and Somali communitieswww.whatdotheyknow.com/request/492406/response/1187217/attach/html/5/Brent Council Controlling Migration Fund application.pdf.html

Religion

As of 2011, 41.5% identified themselves as Christian, 18.6% Muslim, 17.8% Hindu and 10.6% with no religion.Brent profile by religious adherence {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160502065650neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6275032&c=Brent&d=13&e=62&g=6320108&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1392854602975&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2479 |date=2 May 2016 }},neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030211201309www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/ |date=11 February 2003 }}; accessed 7 December 2014. Brent is home of the Neasden Temple, once the largest Hindu Mandir outside India; and JFS, the largest Jewish school in Europe.WEB,www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/schools-to-expand-1.434349, dead,web.archive.org/web/20170315181253/https://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/schools-to-expand-1.434349, 2017-03-15, JFS and JCoSS announce expansion plan - The Jewish Chronicle, There is also an Islamic school called Islamia Primary School founded by Cat Stevens.The following table shows the religious identity of residents residing in Brent according to the 2001, 2011 and the 2021 censuses.{|class=“wikitable sortable” style="text-align:right”!rowspan=“2“|Religion!colspan=“2“|2001WEB,www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/summary.asp?mode=construct&version=0&dataset=1607, KS007 - Religion, 30 January 2016, !colspan=“2“|2011WEB,www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/QS208EW/view/1946157259?cols=measures, 2011 census – theme tables, 8 January 2016, 4 March 2016,web.archive.org/web/20160304062523/https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/QS208EW/view/1946157259?cols=measures, live, !colspan=“2“|2021WEB,www.ons.gov.uk/datasets/TS030/editions/2021/versions/1, Religion - Office for National Statistics, !Number!%!Number!%!Number!%Christianity>| 38.8Islam>| 21.4Judaism>| 1.1Hinduism>| 15.6Sikhism>| 0.5Buddhist>| 0.9 Irreligion>| 13.6House of Commons survey of female genital mutilation, in the year to 31 March 2016, Brent represented the highest number of attendees, by current residence or visiting location, to medical services, at 1250, 545 more than the next-highest local authority, Bristol.WEB,publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201617/cmselect/cmhaff/390/39004.htm#_idTextAnchor010, House of Commons - Female genital mutilation: abuse unchecked - Home Affairs Committee, publications.parliament.uk, 9 November 2018, In 2015, the BBC reported that some wards of Brent and four other London boroughs had rates of tuberculosis over ten times the national average, and higher than rates seen in Iraq and Rwanda.NEWS,www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-34637968, London areas have higher TB than Iraq, 27 October 2015, 15 January 2019, en-GB,

Ethnicity

(File:Ethnic makeup of Brent by single year ages.svg|thumb|248x248px|Ethnic makeup of Brent by single year ages in 2021)This table shows the stated ethnic group of respondents in the 1991 to 2021 censuses and estimates for 1966 and 1981 in Brent.{|class=“wikitable sortable” style="text-align:right“! rowspan=“3” |Ethnic Group! colspan=“12” |Year! colspan=“2” |1966 estimationsJOURNAL, Frasure, Robert C., 1971, Constituency Racial Composition and the Attitudes of British M. P.’s,www.jstor.org/stable/421299, Comparative Politics, 3, 2, 201–210, 10.2307/421299, 421299, 0010-4159, JOURNAL, Deakin, N., Cohen, B.G., June 1970, Dispersal and Choice: Towards a Strategy for Ethnic Minorities in Britain,journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1068/a020193, Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space, en, 2, 2, 193–201, 10.1068/a020193, 1970EnPlA...2..193D, 0308-518X, JOURNAL, KRAMER, DANIEL C., 1969, White Versus Colored in Britain: An Explosive Confrontation?,www.jstor.org/stable/40969991, Social Research, 36, 4, 585–605, 40969991, 0037-783X, ! colspan=“2” |1981 estimationsJOURNAL, 1985, Ethnic minorities in Britain: statistical information on the pattern of settlement,jstor.org/stable/community.28327806, Commission for Racial Equality, English, Table 2.2, Equality, Commission for Racial, ! colspan=“2” |1991WEB, 1991 census – theme tables,www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/asv2htm.aspx, 20 January 2017, NOMIS, ! colspan=“2” |2001WEB,www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/submit.asp?forward=yes&menuopt=201&subcomp=, KS006 - Ethnic group, NOMIS, 30 January 2016, ! colspan=“2” |2011WEB,www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/QS201EW/view/1946157259?cols=measures, Ethnic Group by measures, NOMIS, 8 January 2016, ! colspan=“2” |2021WEB, Ethnic group - Office for National Statistics,www.ons.gov.uk/datasets/TS021/editions/2021/versions/1/filter-outputs/d2f0a39a-75b6-4995-b4bd-a5b68ff79027#get-data, 2022-11-29, www.ons.gov.uk, !Number!%!Number!%!Number!%!Number!%!Number!%!Number!%|||||||||||||!White: Total!–!92.6%!165,069!66.5%!134,156!55.2%!119,278!45.27%!112,880!36.27%!117,701!34.6%British|–|–|–|–|–| 17.96%|51,611|15.2%Irish|–|–|–|–|–| 3.96%|9,314|2.7%Gypsy or Irish Traveller|–|–|–|–|–| 0.10%|237|0.1%|White: Roma|–|–|–|–|||||||2,520|0.7%Other|–|–|–|–|–| 14.25%|54,019|15.9%! style="text-align:left” | Asian or Asian British: Total !–!–!–!–!61,077!25.1%!! 75,874 !! 28.80% !! 105,986 !! 34.06%!111,515!32.8%Indian|–|–|–|–|41753| 18.64%|66,157|19.5%Pakistani|–|–|–|–|7323| 4.62%|15,217|4.5%Bangladeshi|–|–|–|–|750| 0.56%|2,186|0.6%Chinese|–|–|–|–|2572| 1.04%|3,393|1.0%Black or Black British: Total !–!–!–!–!40,135!16.5%!! 52,337 !! 19.86% !! 58,632 !! 18.84%!59,495!17.5%African|–|–|–|–|9967| 7.84%|31,070|9.1%Caribbean|–|–|–|–|24845| 7.62%|21,258|6.3%Other Black|–|–|–|–|5323| 3.38%|7,167|2.1%! style="text-align:left” | Mixed or British Mixed: Total !–!–!–!–!–!–!! 9,802 !! 3.72% !! 15,775 !! 5.07%!17,249!5.1% Mixed: White and Black African |–|–|–|–|–| 0.91%|3,184|0.9% Mixed: Other Mixed |–|–|–|–|–| 1.61%|6,683|2.0%! style="text-align:left” | Other: Total !–!–!–!–!7657!3.1%!! 6,173 !! 2.34% !! 17,942 !! 5.77%!33,861!10% Other: Any other ethnic group |–|–|–|–|7657| 2.09%|15,937|4.7%! style="text-align:left” | Ethnic minority: Total !–!7.4%!83,023!33.5%!108,869!44.7%!! 144,186 !! 54.73% !! 198,335 !! 63.73%!222,120!65.4%|||||||||||||! style="text-align:left” | Total !–!100%!248,092!100%!243,025!100%!! 263,464 !! 100.00% !! 311,215 !! 100.00%!339,821!100%

Geography

Major districts of Brent include Kilburn, Willesden and Wembley.

Climate

Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is “(Köppen climate classification#Group C: Temperate/mesothermal climates|Cfb)”. (Marine West Coast Climate/Oceanic climate).WEB,www.weatherbase.com/, Travel Weather Averages (Weatherbase), Weatherbase, {{failed verification|reason=site does not have an entry for Brent or any location within it|date=June 2019}}{{Weather box|location = Borough of Brent, UK|single line = Yes|metric first = Yes|Jan high F = 46|Feb high F = 46|Mar high F = 50|Apr high F = 54|May high F = 59|Jun high F = 63|Jul high F = 66|Aug high F = 66|Sep high F = 63|Oct high F = 57|Nov high F = 52|Dec high F = 46|year high F = 55|Jan low F = 37|Feb low F = 37|Mar low F = 39|Apr low F = 41|May low F = 46|Jun low F = 50|Jul low F = 54|Aug low F = 54|Sep low F = 50|Oct low F = 46|Nov low F = 43|Dec low F = 39|year low F = 45|Jan precipitation inch = 5.2|Feb precipitation inch = 4.3|Mar precipitation inch = 3.1|Apr precipitation inch = 3.3|May precipitation inch = 3.1|Jun precipitation inch = 2.5|Jul precipitation inch = 3|Aug precipitation inch = 3.5|Sep precipitation inch = 3.5|Oct precipitation inch = 5.7|Nov precipitation inch = 5.9|Dec precipitation inch = 6.1|year precipitation inch = 49.4|source = Weatherbase{{Weatherbase| place = Brent, England| id = 591029| type = summaryreason=site does not have an entry for Brent or any location within it|date=June 2019}}}}

Economy

Behind Tower Hamlets, Brent has the highest poverty rate in London after housing costs.Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, ONS It was the borough with the highest average unemployment rate in 2022 with 7%.Data are based on annual January to December figures. Unemployment rate is the proportion of the working age economically active population. More than one in three households live in poverty, 9% above the London average, and 14% above the England average.Analysis of ONS, Households in Poverty estimates for middle layer super output areas, England & Wales, 2013/14Diageo has its head office in Park Royal and in Brent,“Diageo Contacts.” Diageo. Retrieved on 1 September 2011. “Diageo plc Lakeside Drive Park Royal London NW107HQ“”Brent Boundary (approximate) {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201150254www.brent.gov.uk/tmaps.nsf/Map?ReadForm&x=google&loc=tmaps.nsf%2Fbrentboundary.xml%3FReadForm&pid=365 |date=1 February 2012 }}.” London Borough of Brent. Retrieved on 1 September 2011. on a former Guinness brewery property.Dunkley, Jamie. “Drinks maker Diageo to close London office”, The Daily Telegraph, 20 March 2009; retrieved 1 September 2011. The brewery was closed in 2004; it had produced beer since 1936.Innes, John. “Guinness closes UK brewery”, The Scotsman. 16 April 2004; retrieved 1 September 2011. Diageo planned to move its head office to Brent from Central London when the lease on the Central London office expired in 2010.

Amenities and culture

File:Brent Town Hall (Front), Wembley - geograph.org.uk - 865102.jpg|thumb|The old Brent Town HallBrent Town HallFile:Brent Civic Centre and Wembley Library (13830389734).jpg|thumb|The new Brent Civic CentreBrent Civic Centre

Education

Compulsory recycling

Recycling has been compulsory in Brent since 2008.NEWS,news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7538786.stm, Mass sign-up to London recycling scheme, BBC News (UK, England), 2 August 2008, 29 March 2015,

London Fire Brigade

Brent has three fire stations: Park Royal, Wembley and Willesden. Brent has a mixture of residential, industrial and commercial land. Wembley National Stadium is in the borough; on match days the fire safety of over 90,000 people falls to the London Fire Brigade. The Wembley station covers the largest area in the borough, {{Convert|19.1|km2|abbr = on}}.London Fire Brigade - Brent Profile, london-fire.gov.uk; accessed 7 December 2014. Two pumping appliances, a fire rescue unit and an aerial ladder platform are based there. Willesden, for its more typical area covered ({{Convert|10.5|km2|abbr = on}}), responded to over a thousand incidents in 2006/2007. Two pumping appliances reside there. Park Royal, with its one pumping appliance and an incident response unit covers {{Convert|8.1|km2|abbr = on}}.Within the borough, 4,105 incidents occurred in 2006/2007.

Transport

Like most of northwest London, Brent is served extensively by the London Underground. 21 tube stations are located in Brent, all served by either the Metropolitan, Jubilee, Bakerloo or Piccadilly Lines. All of them are surface level, with the exception of Kilburn Park tube station in the southeast of the borough. This number is the second highest of all London boroughs behind Westminster, which has 32 stations within its boundaries. The numerous London Underground, London Overground and National Rail stations in the borough are:{{Div col|colwidth=20em}}

• Alperton tube station
• Brondesbury railway station
• Brondesbury Park railway station
• Dollis Hill tube station
• Harlesden station
• Kensal Green station
• Kenton station
• Kilburn tube station
• Kilburn Park tube station
• Kingsbury tube station
• Neasden tube station
• North Wembley station
• Northwick Park tube station
• Preston Road tube station
• Queensbury tube station
• Queen’s Park station
• South Kenton station
• Stonebridge Park station
• Sudbury Town tube station
• Sudbury & Harrow Road railway station
• Wembley Central station
• Wembley Park tube station
• Wembley Stadium railway station
• Willesden Green tube station
• Willesden Junction station

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Travel to work

In March 2011, the plurality of residents aged 16–74 were not in employment, 38.9%. After that, the main forms of transport to work were:

• underground, metro, light rail, tram, 18.3%;
• driving a car or van, 17.4%;
• bus, minibus or coach, 11.5%;
• on foot, 4.6%;
• train, 4.5%;
• work mainly at or from home, 2.6%;
• bicycle, 1.7%.WEB, 2011 Census: QS701EW Method of travel to work, local authorities in England and Wales,www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/2011-census/key-statistics-and-quick-statistics-for-wards-and-output-areas-in-england-and-wales/rft-qs701ew.xls, Office for National Statistics, 23 November 2013, Percentages are of all residents aged 16-74 including those not in employment. Respondents could only select one mode.

Landmarks

• Wembley Stadium
• Wembley Arena
• Neasden Temple
• Jubilee clock Harlesden
• Brent Civic Centre
• Shree Swaminarayan Temple, Kingsbury

Parks and open spaces

• Roe Green Park
• Fryent Country Park
• Queen’s Park
• Roundwood Park
• Tiverton Green
• Gladstone Park
• Barham Park
• One Tree Hill Park
• Maybank Open Space
• King Edward VII Park
• Harlesden Town Garden

Sport and leisure

The Borough has three Non-League football clubs:

• Tokyngton Manor F.C., which plays at Spratleys Meadow.
• Wembley F.C., which plays at Vale Farm stadium
• South Kilburn F.C. which plays at Vale Farm stadium.

Town twinning

{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in the United Kingdom}}Brent is twinned with:

• {{flagicon|IRL}} South Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Freedom of the Borough

The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of Brent.{{Incomplete list|date=July 2020}}

Individuals

• Nelson Mandela: 24 June 2013.NEWS,www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-23040394, Nelson Mandela given freedom of borough of Brent, BBC News, 24 June 2013,

Military units

References

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External links

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