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Ecgi's weir
- Edgware is an Old English place-name first recorded in the 970s as Aegces wer, meaning Ecgi's weir. Ecgi is a Saxon name and the weir relates to a pond where his people would catch fish. The name was subsequently applied to the ancient parish of Edgware.
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Edgware (/ ˈɛdʒwɛər /) is a suburban town in northern Greater London. It was an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex east of the ancient Watling Street in what is now the London Borough of Barnet but it is often perceived to now cover a wider area including parts of the boroughs of Harrow and Brent. [2]
Edgware. Edgware is a district of northern Greater London, in the London Borough of Barnet. Edgware is centred 9.5 miles (15.3 km) north-northwest of Charing Cross and has its own commercial centre. Edgware has a generally suburban character, typical of the rural-urban fringe.
Edgware (/ ˈ ɛ dʒ w ɛər /) is a suburban town in northern Greater London, mostly in the London Borough of Barnet. As of 2011, the town had a population of 76,506 and is made up of five wards from both Barnet and Harrow boroughs.
5 days ago · Edgware lies upon the road (the ancient Watling-street) to St. Alban's, at the distance of about eight miles from Tyburn-turnpike. It had formerly a weekly market on Thursday, which has been for some time discontinued (fn. 4) .
Proper noun. Edgware. a large suburb of London, Greater London, Barnet borough, England, in ( OS grid ref TQ1992 ). Usage. Edgware Road is a main road which runs from Marble Arch in Central London out towards Edgware. It forms the southern end of the A5 and has two London Underground stations named after it.
Once a stopping place for medieval pilgrims, transformed over the years into a village, market town and now into the bustling, characterful Edgware we know today. 400 years ago Edgware was a resting place for pilgrims travelling along the Roman Road on their way from London to St Albans.
The name “Edgware” comes from the Old English words “Ecgi’s weir,” meaning “Ecgi’s fish trap,” and refers to a fishing weir that was built on the River Brent in the area.
