Burnt Oak
Suburb of London, England
About
Burnt Oak is a suburb of London, England, located 9 miles (14 km) northwest of Charing Cross. It lies to the west of the M1 motorway between Edgware and Colindale, located predominantly in the London Borough of Barnet, with parts in the London Boroughs of Brent and Harrow. It was part of Middlesex until it was transferred to Greater London in 1965.
The area was first urbanised by and is dominated by terraced council housing constructed in the 1920s, most notably the Watling Estate. A multi-ethnic suburb since the late 20th century with vibrant shopping parades and international grocers, Burnt Oak has attracted a significant Romanian community since the 2007 EU enlargement, becoming known by locals as "Little Bucharest" or "Little Romania" and its name Romanianised by the diaspora as Bontoc.
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Cannons (house)
Former country house in Middlesex, England
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Kingsbury, London
District in London, England
1.4 mi away
Oriental City
Shopping mall in London Borough of Brent, England
0.7 mi away
Hendon Aerodrome
Aerodrome in London, England, 1908–1968
0.9 mi away
Colindale
Area of Barnet in London, England
1.1 mi away
The Hive Stadium
Football ground in London, England
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