# Pinner Green > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pinner_Green > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pinner_Green.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinner_Green > Source revision: 1354280235 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Area of Pinner, London, England This article needs more citations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Pinner Green" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (June 2019) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Human settlement in England Pinner Green Pinner Green Location within Greater London London borough Harrow Ceremonial county Greater London Region London Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district HA5 Post town PINNER Dialling code 020 Police Metropolitan Fire London Ambulance London UK Parliament Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner London Assembly Brent and Harrow List of places UK England London 51°35′53″N 0°23′39″W / 51.598033°N 0.394039°W / 51.598033; -0.394039 **Pinner Green** is a small locality of [Pinner](/source/Pinner), in the north-west of the [London Borough of Harrow](/source/London_Borough_of_Harrow), 13.2 miles north-west of [Charing Cross](/source/Charing_Cross). It is a suburban area mostly occupied by family houses and flats, with a small parade of independent shops, a [Tesco](/source/Tesco) supermarket and a modern [Shell](/source/Royal_Dutch_Shell) forecourt. The main feature of Pinner Green is the Montesole playing fields, a large open green with a court with facilities to play tennis, football and basketball. Pinner Cricket Club plays its games at Montesole Playing Fields and has been established since 1835. A high, but rarely steep, wooded escarpment known as [Grim's Ditch](/source/Grim's_Ditch_(Harrow)) (or Grim's Dyke) starts at the northern edge of Pinner Green and continues to [Stanmore](/source/Stanmore). Its remaining ancient earthworks today end short of Stanmore, at [Harrow Weald](/source/Harrow_Weald). ## Heritage ### Harrow Heritage Plaques The brown plaques are awarded by the Harrow Heritage Trust, who secure the protection, preservation, restoration and improvement of the character and amenities of the London Borough of Harrow.[1] There are currently two plaques in Pinner Green: - Grim's Dyke, Montesole Playing Fields by the Dingles woods, Uxbridge Road awarded in 1993.[2] - Pinner Hill Farm, Pinner Hill Road awarded in 2011.[3] ### Pinner Chalk Mines The mines began during the [Late Medieval Period](/source/Late_Middle_Ages) and were in use until the [Victorian era](/source/Victorian_era). They have now been permanently closed.[4] ### A404 Pinner Green (Harrow Road) The A404 Pinner Green continues on from the A404 [Harrow Road](/source/Harrow_Road). The Harrow Road was an ancient route between [Harrow](/source/Harrow_on_the_Hill) and [Paddington](/source/Paddington_Green%2C_London). A [Victorian era](/source/Victorian_era) [cast iron](/source/Cast_iron) signpost still standards undisturbed at the junction where the A404 meets Pinner Hill Road. ## Notable people [Elton John](/source/Elton_John), an international chart topping singer and songwriter, lived on Pinner Hill Road as a child during the mid-20th century. He was educated at Pinner Wood Junior School.[5] ## Transport ### Rail [Pinner Underground station](/source/Pinner_tube_station) is 0.7 miles away and is on the [Metropolitan line](/source/Metropolitan_line) in [London fare zone](/source/London_fare_zones) [5](/source/List_of_stations_in_London_fare_zone_5). In normal off-peak conditions the train takes approximately half an hour to [Baker Street Underground station](/source/Baker_Street_tube_station) and approximately three-quarters of an hour to [Aldgate Underground station](/source/Aldgate_tube_station). [Northwood Hills Underground station](/source/Northwood_Hills_tube_station) is 0.9 miles away and is also on the [Metropolitan line](/source/Metropolitan_line) but in [London fare zone](/source/London_fare_zones) [6](/source/List_of_stations_in_London_fare_zone_6). [Hatch End railway station](/source/Hatch_End_railway_station) is 1.4 miles away and is on the [London Overground](/source/London_Overground) [Watford DC line](/source/Watford_DC_line) in [London fare zone](/source/London_fare_zones) [6](/source/List_of_stations_in_London_fare_zone_6). In normal off-peak conditions the train approximately takes three-quarters of an hour to [Euston railway station](/source/Euston_railway_station). ### Buses Route Start End Local Rail Connections H11 Harrow Bus Station Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood Pinner Station H12 South Harrow Bus Station Stanmore Station Pinner Station, Hatch End Station H13 Ruislip Lido St Vincent's Park, Northwood Hills Pinner Station, Northwood Hills Station Public transport in Pinner is governed by [London Transport](/source/Transport_for_London). ## See also - [Pinner](/source/Pinner) - [Hatch End](/source/Hatch_End) - [Northwood](/source/Northwood%2C_London) - [Metro-land](/source/Metro-land) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Harrow Heritage Trust"](https://www.harrowheritagetrust.org.uk/home.php). *www.harrowheritagetrust.org.uk*. Retrieved 22 October 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Plaques : Harrow Heritage Trust"](https://www.harrowheritagetrust.org.uk/plaques.php). *www.harrowheritagetrust.org.uk*. Retrieved 22 October 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Plaques : Harrow Heritage Trust"](https://www.harrowheritagetrust.org.uk/plaques.php). *www.harrowheritagetrust.org.uk*. Retrieved 22 October 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["The Chalk Mines beneath Pinner"](https://harrowonline.org/2016/06/01/the-chalk-mines-beneath-pinner/). *Harrow Online*. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["You could live in the house where Sir Elton John was born"](http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/goodbye-pinner-hill-road-inside-the-london-home-where-sir-elton-john-was-born-yours-for-just-525000-10314613.html). *[Evening Standard](/source/Evening_Standard)*. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2020. v t e London Borough of Harrow Districts Belmont Canons Park Greenhill Harrow Harrow on the Hill Harrow Weald Hatch End Headstone Kenton Little Stanmore North Harrow Pinner and Pinner Green Rayners Lane Roxbourne Roxeth South Harrow Stanmore Wealdstone West Harrow Partly in Brent Burnt Oak Kenton Queensbury Sudbury Attractions Bentley Priory Museum Earlsmead Stadium Harrow Arts Centre Harrow School Harrow Skate Park Headstone Manor Museum Heath Robinson Museum St Mary's Church, Harrow on the Hill Parks and open spaces Bentley Priory Nature Reserve Canons Park Grim's Ditch Harrow Weald Common Stanmore Common Stanmore Country Park Constituencies Harrow West Harrow East Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner Tube and rail stations Canons Park Harrow & Wealdstone Harrow-on-the-Hill Hatch End Headstone Lane North Harrow Northolt Park Pinner Rayners Lane South Harrow Stanmore Sudbury Hill Sudbury Hill Harrow West Harrow Other topics Council Grade I and II* listed buildings People Public art Schools Category Commons --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Pinner Green](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinner_Green) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinner_Green?action=history)). 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