Willesden
Willesden is a Town in the county of Greater London.
Willesden in Greater London is located 4.2 km E from Wembley, 4.9 km S from Hendon and 6.1 km NE from Ealing.
There are great places to visit near Willesden including some great cities, castles, museums, historic buildings, rivers and streams, shopping centres, towns, country parks, nature reserves, historic monuments, airports and bluebell woods.
There are a number of cities near to Willesden including London.
The area around Willesden's best castles can be found at The Tower of London.
The area around Willesden boasts some of the best museums including The Tower of London, National Maritime Museum Greenwich, and Cutty Sark.
Willesden's best nearby historic buildings can be found at The Tower of London, Millenium Bridge, Sutton House and Breaker's Yard, and Osterley Park and House.
River Thames at London is a great place to visit close to Willesden if you like rivers and streams.
There are a several good shopping centres in the Willesden area like Westfield London, Westfield Stratford City, Brent Cross Shopping Centre, and Whitgift Centre.
Hendon, Greenwich, Croydon, Chislehurst, Enfield, and Isleworth are some of Willesden best towns to visit near Willesden.
Country Parks to visit near Willesden include Fryent Country Park, South Norwood Country Park, Morden Hall Park, Bedfont Lakes Country Park, Scadbury Estate Country Park, Stanmore Country Park, and Whitewebbs Country Park.
Morden Hall Park is a great place to visit close to Willesden if you like nature reserves.
Cutty Sark is one of Willesden's best, nearby historic monuments to visit in Willesden.
The area around Willesden boasts some of the best airports including London Biggin Hill Airport, Heathrow Airport, London City Airport, and London Heliport.
There are a several good bluebell woods in the area around Willesden like Stanmore Country Park.
Willesden History
There are some historic monuments around Willesden:
Places to see near Willesden
History of Willesden
From the 14th to 16th centuries, the town was a place of pilgrimage due to the presence of two ancient statues of the Virgin Mary at the Church of St Mary. One of these statues is thought to have been a Black Madonna, venerated as Our Lady of Willesden, which was insulted by the Lollards, taken to Thomas Cromwell’s house and burnt in 1538 on a large bonfire of “notable images” including those of Our Lady of Walsingham, Our Lady of Worcester, and Our Lady of Ipswich. There was also a “holy well” which was thought to possess miraculous qualities, particularly for blindness and other eye disorders.
