# Pitshanger > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pitshanger > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pitshanger.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitshanger > Source revision: 1335045588 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{for|the building in Ealing|Pitzhanger Manor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}} {{Use British English|date=September 2015}} {{infobox UK place | country = England | region = London | population = | official_name = Pitshanger | london_borough = Ealing | post_town = LONDON | postcode_area = W | postcode_district = W5 | dial_code = 020 | coordinates = {{coord|51.526313|-0.312734|display=inline,title}} | static_image_name = Pitshanger Lane, Ealing - geograph.org.uk - 2864690.jpg | static_image_caption = Pitshanger Lane | constituency_westminster = [Ealing North](/source/Ealing_North_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) }} '''Pitshanger''' (sometimes referred to as '''Pitshanger Village''') is a small but busy local suburb, centred on the shops in Pitshanger Lane, located about 1 mile north of [Ealing Broadway](/source/Ealing) in west [London](/source/London). First mentioned in 1493,{{cite web|url=http://hidden-london.com/gazetteer/pitshanger-village/|title=Pitshanger Village - Hidden London|publisher=}} possibly meaning an area of sloped woodland frequented by birds. It contains numerous small independent shops, several cafes, two pubs, two churches, a school, and a park (Pitshanger Park), and is often taken to also include parts of the nearby [Brentham Garden Suburb](/source/Brentham_Garden_Suburb). == Amenities == [[File:Ted Saunders of TH Carr 18 May 2013.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Ted Saunders, who was a traditional [fishmonger](/source/fishmonger) in Pitshanger for over 50 years.]] Pitshanger Lane (originally Pitshanger Road{{cite web|url=http://hidden-london.com/gazetteer/pitshanger-village/|title=Pitshanger Village - Hidden London|publisher=}}) is one of the busiest roads in [Ealing](/source/Ealing), and provides a wide range of shops. The Pitshanger Village Library has recently been improved{{Citation needed|date=July 2013}} and the Lane is furnished with touch-screen [computers](/source/computers). A [Methodist](/source/Methodist) and an [Anglican](/source/Anglican) church are both located at the end of the Lane. Due to its large size and possession of a Bösendorfer grand piano, St. Barnabas (Church of England) is the venue for, besides the usual services, a series of classical music concerts given by local musicians and others. These include regular recitals every Friday lunchtime. Attendance is free with a retiring collection. The current vicar of St Barnabas is Father Justin Dodd;{{cite web|title=Staff Team)|publisher=[Barnabites](/source/Barnabites)|url=https://www.barnabites.org/page/24/staff-team/}} the Director of Music is Kavi Pau and the Assistant Director of Music is Henry Tozer who runs a [gospel choir](/source/gospel_choir). Away from Pitshanger Lane, the Pitshanger area features Pitshanger Park, which includes allotments for locals' use. Featuring two children's playground areas, football goalposts, a bowling green and several tennis courts, Pitshanger Park caters for both children and adults. Schooling also exists on Pitshanger Lane, with North Ealing Primary School located at one end of the Lane. The school is a comprehensive, co-education [school](/source/school) for pupils up to the age of eleven. [http://www.st-gregorys.ealing.sch.uk St. Gregory's R.C. School] is also coeducational and located just off Pitshanger Lane. In May 2016, Pitshanger Lane was named London's best [high street](/source/high_street) by ''The Great British High Street'', and a [plaque](/source/Commemorative_plaque) was unveiled.{{cite web| url = https://www.ealing.gov.uk/news/article/1479/pitshanger_lane_celebrates_london_s_best_high_street_success| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200815051337/https://www.ealing.gov.uk/news/article/1479/pitshanger_lane_celebrates_london_s_best_high_street_success| archive-date = 2020-08-15| title = Pitshanger Lane celebrates London's best high street success {{!}} Ealing Council}} ==Transport== The area is served by buses [E2](/source/London_Buses_route_E2) and E9 and night bus [N7](/source/London_Buses_route_N7). == Politics == Pitshanger is part of the [Ealing North constituency](/source/Ealing_North_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) for elections to the [House of Commons of the United Kingdom](/source/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom). Pitshanger is part of the [Pitshanger ward](/source/Pitshanger_(ward)) for elections to [Ealing London Borough Council](/source/Ealing_London_Borough_Council). ==Gallery== Pitshanger Lane, Ealing - geograph.org.uk - 3530691.jpg|Pitshanger Lane St Barnabas Church, Pitshanger Lane, Ealing, W5 - geograph.org.uk - 1294601.jpg|St Barnabas Church Christmas at Pitshanger Lane - geograph.org.uk - 299759.jpg|Christmas at Pitshanger Lane Pitshanger Park II, W13 - geograph.org.uk - 1034336.jpg|Pitshanger Park == References == {{reflist}} == Further reading == *{{cite book | last =Hounsell | first =Peter | title =Ealing and Hanwell Past | year =1991 | type =Hardback | publisher =Historical Publications Ltd | location =London UK | pages = 65, 75, '''76''', 131 | isbn =0-948667-13-3 }} * [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=22577 Ealing and Brentford: Manors], A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 7: Acton, Chiswick, Ealing and Brentford, West Twyford, Willesden (1982), pp. 123–28. Date accessed: 11 May 2007. == External links == * [http://www.hidden-london.com/pitshanger.html Pitshanger Village on hidden-london.com] * [http://www.pitshanger.org.uk/ Pitshanger Community Association] * [http://www.pitshanger.net/ Pitshanger Allotments Conservation Association] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060803043004/http://www.pitshangerfc.org.uk/ Pitshanger Football Club] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20111007112114/http://www.pitshangerstories.co.uk/ Pitshanger Stories - an AV record of Pitshanger Life] * [http://www.ealingtoday.co.uk/default.asp?section=info&page=eapitshanger001.htm ealingtontoday.co.uk] {{LB Ealing}}{{Areas of London}} Category:Areas of London Category:Districts of the London Borough of Ealing Category:Places formerly in Middlesex --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Pitshanger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitshanger) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitshanger?action=history)). 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