Northwick Park is an area in northwest London

London

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, which forms part in the London Borough of Brent

London Borough of Brent

In 1801, the civil parishes that form the modern borough had a total population of 2,022. This rose slowly throughout the 19th century, as the district became built up; reaching 5,646 in the middle of the century. When the railways arrived the rate of population growth increased...

 and London Borough of Harrow

London Borough of Harrow

The London Borough of Harrow is a London borough of north-west London. It borders Hertfordshire to the north and other London boroughs: Hillingdon to the west, Ealing to the south, Brent to the south-east and Barnet to the east.-History:...

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The area is most notable for Northwick Park Hospital

Northwick Park Hospital

Northwick Park Hospital is a large hospital in the northwest corner of the London Borough of Brent in Greater London, England.-Hospital role:...

, a major NHS

National Health Service (England)

The National Health Service or NHS is the publicly funded healthcare system in England. It is both the largest and oldest single-payer healthcare system in the world. It is able to function in the way that it does because it is primarily funded through the general taxation system, similar to how...

 hospital. This hospital featured as the outdoor location for the hospital in which Sybil Fawlty was admitted for an ingrowing toenail in the Fawlty Towers episode "The Germans." St. Mark's Hospital

St. Mark's Hospital

St. Mark's Hospital is a hospital in the Harrow and Wembley border as well as the London Borough of Harrow and London Borough of Brent border in northwest London, UK. It is the only hospital in the world to specialise entirely in intestinal and colorectal medicine and is a national and...

 is also on this site.

The name Northwick Park is also the name of a large green park located in the area.

Buses

Bus routes 182

London Buses route 182

London Buses route 182 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Metroline.-History:The current route 182 was introduced on 13 June 1970...

, 186, 223, H9 & H10, H14 and Night bus N18 serves Northwick Park Hospital. Routes H18 & H19 serves the tube station and not the hospitals.

Nearest places

• Harrow
  Harrow, London
  Harrow is an area in the London Borough of Harrow, northwest London, United Kingdom. It is a suburban area and is situated 12.2 miles northwest of Charing Cross...
  
  
• Kenton
  Kenton
  -Notable people:* Actress Michele Austin, best known as PC Yvonne Hemmingway in ITV's The Bill, attended Claremont High School in Kenton* Cricketer Denis Compton lived in Kenton* TV exercise instructor Mr Motivator lived in Kenton...
  
  
• Harrow on the Hill
• North Wembley
  North Wembley
  North Wembley is a district of North-West London, England. It is located in the London Borough of Brent, and is the location of the Sudbury Court Estate.-Nearby Places:*Wembley Park*South Kenton*Wembley*Kenton*Sudbury*Harrow-Stations:...
  
  
• South Kenton

In popular culture

• Northwick Park is the setting for the Channel 4
  Channel 4
  Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
  
  situation comedy "Green Wing"http://www.channel4.com/programmes/green-wing. Most of the filming for the series was carried out in the working hospital rather than on sound stages. This means that the series has afar more authentic feel than many other programmes set in hospitals. Additionally a number of ordinary, unsuspecting members of the public can be spotted in the background clearly unaware of the filming that is going on.