Alperton
Alperton is an area of north-west London, England, within the London Borough of Brent. It forms the southern part of the town of Wembley and is west north-west of Charing Cross, on the border with the London Borough of Ealing. It includes a handful of high-rise and many mid-rise buildings as well as streets of low-rise houses with gardens. It adjoins the Grand Union Canal's Paddington Arm, which is fed by the Brent Reservoir.
Toponymy
The name Alperton means "farmstead or estate associated with a man named Ealhbeorht", deriving from an Anglo-Saxon personal name and tūn, meaning farmstead or village in Old English.Demography
Alperton has one of the capital's highest populations of black or minority ethnic groups. In the 1991 census, 43.2% of Alperton ward's population was Asian, only one point less than White. British Indians formed 31.5% in 1991 and 32.4% in 2001, with white having decreased to 27.8%. According to the 2011 census, the largest ethnic group was Indian, 42% of the population, well above Brent's average of 18%. Other Asian was second largest at 17%. The most spoken foreign language was Gujarati, by 3,213 residents, followed by Tamil, spoken by 1,001 residents. In the 2011 census 47.7% of residents are of the Hindu faith, Christians: 27.2% and Muslims: 11.9%.Transport
The Grand Union Canal runs through Alperton and its towpath, is part of the Grand Union Canal Walk.Trains
Alperton has its own tube station of the same name, served by the Piccadilly line and located in the district. Other close stations include Hanger Lane tube station to the south; Stonebridge Park station to the east; and Wembley Central station to the north.Notable people
- Chess endgame study composer and author John Roycroft was born in Alperton
- Gary Waddock, former footballer and now manager of Aldershot Town, grew up in Alperton
- Footballer Joe Wiggins was born in Alperton
In popular culture