Grim’s Dyke
Grim's Dyke is a house and estate in Harrow Weald, in northwest London, England. The house was built from 1870 to 1872 by Richard Norman Shaw for painter Frederick Goodall and named after the nearby prehistoric earthwork known as Grim's Ditch.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hotel
- Description: house (now a hotel) in Harrow Weald, London
- Also known as: “Best Western Plus Grim’s Dyke Hotel”, “Graeme’s Dyke”, “Grim S Dyke Hotel”, “Grim’s Dyke Hotel”, and “Grisdyke”
- Address: Old Redding, Harrow Weald, HA3 6SH
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Harrow Weald Common and Grim’s Ditch.
Harrow Weald Common
Deciduous forest
Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Harrow Weald Common is an 18-hectare area of woodland, heath and pasture in Harrow Weald in the London Borough of Harrow. It is considered of considerable importance for wildlife, and it was formerly part of the Stanmore and Harrow Weald Commons and Bentley Priory Site of Special Scientific Interest, but in 1987 the boundaries of the SSSI were revised to exclude the Common.
Grim’s Ditch
Archaeological site
Grim's Ditch or Grim's Dyke or Grimes Dike is a linear earthwork in the London Borough of Harrow, in the historic county of Middlesex. Thought to have been built by the Catuvellauni tribe as a defence against the Romans, it extended east–west about 6 miles… Grim’s Ditch is situated 2,400 feet southwest of Grim’s Dyke.
Hatch End railway station
Railway station
Hatch End is a London Overground station on the Lioness line, situated in the London Borough of Harrow in north London. It is located in London fare zone 6. Hatch End railway station is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Grim’s Dyke.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carpenders Park and Harrow Weald.
Carpenders Park
Suburb
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carpenders Park is a suburb of Watford in the Watford Rural parish of the Three Rivers district of Hertfordshire, England. It is located in the south western corner of Hertfordshire and close to the boundary with Greater London.
Harrow Weald
Suburb
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harrow Weald is a suburban district in Greater London, England. Located about 2 miles north of Harrow, Harrow Weald is formed from a leafy 1930s suburban development along with ancient woodland of Harrow Weald Common.
Hatch End
Suburb
Photo: Robert Cutts, CC BY 2.0.
Hatch End is an area of North West London, situated within the London Borough of Harrow. It is located 12.2 miles north west of Charing Cross.
Grim’s Dyke
- Categories: house, building, tourism, historic site, manor estate, and accommodation
- Location: Harrow, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.62314° or 51° 37′ 23″ northLongitude
-0.35217° or 0° 21′ 8″ westElevation
453 feet (138 metres)Brand
Best WesternOperator
Best Western PlusOpen location code
9C3XJJFX+74OpenStreetMap ID
way 287046028OpenStreetMap feature
building=houseOpenStreetMap feature
historic=manorOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=hotel
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In Other Languages
From French to Swedish—“Grim’s Dyke” goes by many names.
- French: “Grim’s Dyke”
- Persian: “گریمز دایک”
- Swedish: “Grim’s Dyke”
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