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A.—NATURAL & SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE
DISTRICT.
Physical Features.—Willesden is an Urban District
in the County of Middlesex immediately adjacent to the
County of London on its North-West borders. It is
bounded on the North-East and North by the Borough of
Hampstead and the Urban District of Hendon; on the
North-West and West by the Urban Districts of Kingsbury,
Wembley and Greenford; and on the South and East
by the Urban District of Acton, and the Boroughs of
Hammersmith, Kensington and Paddington. It covers an
area of 4,384 acres, and is situated on the London clay,
which is generally bare throughout the district. The lowest
point of Willesden is near the spot where the boundary line
between Willesden and Wembley crosses Harrow Road,
and is 78 feet above O.D., and the highest point is at Dollis
Hill, 242 feet above O.D., the usual average variation
within the district being from 100 to 170 O.D.
A ridge dividing the district into two unequal areas
crosses it in a south-westerly direction, thus creating two
distinct drainage areas. The smaller area to the south of
the ridge draining to the Thames contains 1,154 acres, the
larger area north of the ridge draining to the Brent consists
of 3,230 acres. The crest of the ridge has an elevation of
about 200 O.D. in the North-East, falling to about 150
O.D. in the South-West.