Pinner

Pinner is a town in the London Borough of Harrow in north-west London. It is a suburban development situated 12.5 miles (20.1 km) west north-west of Charing Cross.

History

Pinner was originally a hamlet dating back to at least medieval times. The oldest part of the town has

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a church dating back from at the least the early 1200s as well as some Tudor buildings.

Related Topics:
1200s - Tudor

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Pinner has had a yearly street fair since 1336, when it was granted by Royal Charter by Edward III. (It is the last of its kind in Middlesex.) The fair started as market-style affair and has over time evolved in to a funfair.

Related Topics:
Fair - 1336 - Royal Charter - Edward III - Middlesex - Funfair

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