Harlesden
District in London, England
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Harlesden is a district in the London Borough of Brent, situated just north of Old Oak Common and the Grand Union Canal.
Harlesden was historically in the Municipal Borough of Willesden before the creation of Brent; it lies within Willesden's postal district of NW10. Harlesden has been praised for its vibrant Caribbean culture and unofficially named London's reggae capital for its contributions to the musical genre. The town centre contains a large number of multicultural independent businesses, while industry exists by the canal, most notably a McVitie's biscuit factory that has been operating since 1902. The population includes people of Afro-Caribbean heritage, as well as Brazilian, Somali and smaller Latin American, and East African groups within the community.
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