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Pinner is an affluent area of the London Borough of Harrow in the north west of Greater London, traditionally in the county of Middlesex, 12.2 miles north west of Charing Cross. ==History== Pinner Village was originally a hamlet, first recorded in 1231 as ''Pinnora'',〔Clarke, ''A History of Pinner'', p.11〕 although the already archaic ''-ora'' (meaning 'hill') suggests its origins lie no later than ''c.''900.〔Clarke, ''A History of Pinner'', p.1〕 The name ''Pinn'' is shared with the River Pinn, which runs through the village. The oldest part of the village lies around the fourteenth-century parish church of St. John the Baptist,〔Clarke, ''A History of Pinner'', p.34. The church was originally a chapel of ease to St Mary's Church in Harrow, and was first mentioned in 1234. It was rebuilt in the early fourteenth-century, and rededicated in 1321. The parish became independent of St Mary's in 1766, when the first perpetual curate was appointed; not until the Wilberforce Act of 1868 did it appoint its first vicar, one William Hind.〕 at the junction of the present day Grange Gardens, The High Street and Church Lane. The earliest surviving private dwelling, East End Farm Cottage, dates from the late fifteenth-century.〔Clarke, ''A History of Pinner'', p.18〕 The village expanded rapidly between 1923 and 1939 when a series of garden estates, including the architecturally significant Pinnerwood estate conservation area – encouraged by the Metropolitan Railway – grew around its historic core.〔Clarke, ''A History of Pinner'', pp.176–184〕 It was largely from this time onwards that the area (including Hatch End, which forms the northeastern part of Pinner) assumed much of its present-day suburban character. The area is now continuous with neighbouring suburban districts including Rayners Lane and Eastcote. Pinner contains a large number of homes built in the 1930s Art Deco style, the most grand of which is the Grade II listed Elm Park Court at the junction of West End Lane and Elm Park Road. Pinner has had an annual street fair held in May since 1336, when it was granted by Royal Charter by Edward III;〔Clarke, ''A History of Pinner'', p.25〕 it remains popular today. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pinner」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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