Cricklewood - Definition and Overview

Cricklewood is a place in the London Borough of Barnet, the London Borough of Brent and the London Borough of Camden. It is in the postcode NW2 in north west London.

Nearest places:

• Kilburn
• Golders Green
• Neasden
• Brondesbury
• West Hampstead
• Willesden

Nearest railway station:

• Cricklewood rail station. There is also a large railway complex and sidings there.

Nearest tube stations:

• Willesden Green on the Jubilee Line
• Kilburn on the Jubilee Line

Famous residents:

• Ken Livingstone London Mayor (May 2000 to date)
• Dennis Nilsen the convicted serial killer
• Zadie Smith author of White Teeth grew up in Cricklewood and lives in Kilburn
• Alan Coren

Pop Culture:

• Setting of the Goodies
• Setting of Minder
• Location for the filming of the first Hellraiser film

External Link:

• Street map showing Cricklewood station on streetmap.co.uk (http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=523986&Y=185925&A=Y&Z=1)