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Great Stanmore (usually just Stanmore) is a suburban village in Middlesex. The name was recorded in Domesday as 'Stanmere', a stony pool. It was later known as Great Stanmore, to distinguish it from Little Stanmore, to the south-east. In the Middle Ages, a monastic community of Augustinian Canons was established at Bentley Priory. Stanmore remained a small rural community until the late 19th century. The railways reached Stanmore in 1890 and suburban development followed, especially in the 1930s. Stanmore Hall (1940s) was built as a gothic castle. Stanmore is the location of the former RAF Bentley Priory station – base of the Fighter Command during both world wars – along with its accommodating Bentley Priory mansion. Stanmore is within the council area of Harrow.

Place Type: Town
Alternative name(s): Stanmore
Historic County: Middlesex
Lat, Long: 51.617225,-0.312572
Grid Reference: TQ169922
Police Area: Metropolitan
Council Area: Harrow
Country: England

GBPNID: 18726
Entry Type: Alternative name listing (C)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Great_Stanmore,_Middlesex_18726

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