Where is Alperton?
Alperton is a suburb in the London Borough of Brent, North-West London, UK. Dominated by the Ealing Road, which is the backbone of the area, it contains two schools, a conferencing facility and Alperton tube station at the southern end of Ealing Road. The north end of Ealing Road terminates at Wembley High Road. The Grand Union Canal runs through the heart of Alperton. Alperton is a part of Wembley.
Ealing Road is the heart of Alperton, comprising of Indian
restaurants as well as general goods outdoor stalls, similar to those
at the Sunday Market. Traditional fruit and veg outlets also operate
from Ealing road where the locals come to buy exotic fruit and veg not
normally available in supermarkets all year round. This includes local
shops and centres.
Alperton is also the home of "curry pubs" started by
immigrants from the east in the 1990s. Many other successful businesses
were birthed from Alperton such as Chicken Cottage and Dosa Corner. Chicken Cottage started as a small chicken shop which expanded and eventually opened branches all over the UK.
Alperton's community from the 70s through to early 2000s was
predominantly of Asian ethnicity. It was a buzzing hub of eastern
tradition and values. Nowadays the traditions and values have diluted
and intertwined with values and traditions of British culture.
Alperton today has probably one of the most diverse communities in
the UK. In present day people of African, Indian, Polish, French,
German, Eastern European, Sri Lanken and Caribbean backgrounds live in
Alperton. Post town: Wembley Post code: HA0 Dialling code: 020
How can I get to Alperton from Central London?
Alperton is a London Underground station on the Uxbridge branch of the Piccadilly Line. The station is between Sudbury Town and Park Royal. It is located on Ealing Road (A4089 road) a short distance from the junction with Bridgewater Road (A4005) and is close to Alperton Bus Garage and the Paddington branch of the Grand Union Canal. The station is in Travelcard Zone 4.
|