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Harrow on the Hill
Harrow on the Hill is an affluent area of north west London, England, and part of the London Borough of Harrow.〔Harrow London Borough Council - (Harrow on the Hill Village Conservation Area )〕 The name refers to Harrow Hill, .〔Mills, A., ''Dictionary of London Place Names'', (2001)〕 The district includes the famous independent school, Harrow School.
==Etymology==
The earliest recorded use of the name is found in 1398 as ''Harrowe atte Hille''. Etymology before then derives from Harrow, which is first recorded in 767 as ''Gumeninga hergae''. A suggested meaning is ''heathen temple of a tribe called the Gumeningas''. The hill has historically been used as a place of pagan worship.〔 It is alternatively explained to mean ''the church upon the hill''.〔''(Harrow on the Hill )'', The Environs of London: volume 2: County of Middlesex, (1795). Date accessed: 1 January 2008.〕
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