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| map_type = Greater London

| region = London

| population = 3138,130698

| population_ref = [[United Kingdom Census 20112021|20112021 Census]]<ref>Pinner is made up of 3 wards in the London Borough of Harrow: Hatch End, Pinner, and Pinner South. {{cite web|url=http://data.london.gov.uk/2011-census-ward-pop |title=Archived2011 Census Ward Population copyEstimates |access-date=9 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222202755/http://data.london.gov.uk/2011-census-ward-pop |archive-date=22 February 2014}}</ref>

| official_name = Pinner

| london_borough = Harrow

| constituency_westminster = [[Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner (UK Parliament constituency)|Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner]]

| constituency_westminster1 = [[Harrow West (UK Parliament constituency)|Harrow West]]

| post_town = PINNER

| postcode_district = HA5

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'''Pinner''' is a suburb in the [[London]] borough of [[London Borough of Harrow|Harrow]], northwest [[Greater London]], [[England]], {{convert|12|mi}} northwest of [[Charing Cross]], close to the border with [[London Borough of Hillingdon|Hillingdon]], historically in the historic county of [[Middlesex]]. The population was 3138,130698 in 20112021.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://data.london.gov.uk/2011-census-ward-pop |title=Archived2011 Census Ward Population copyEstimates |access-date=9 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222202755/http://data.london.gov.uk/2011-census-ward-pop |archive-date=22 February 2014 }}</ref>

Originally a mediaeval [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]], the [[St John the Baptist, Pinner|St John Baptist church]] isdates from the 14th century and other parts of the historic village include [[Tudor period|Tudor]] buildings. The newer High Street is mainly 18th-century buildings, while Bridge Street has a more urban character and many [[chain store]]s.

==History==

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Pinner was originally a [[Hamlet (place)|hamlet]], first recorded in 1231 as ''Pinnora'',<ref name="clarke">{{cite book |last1=Clarke |first1=Patricia |title=A History of Pinner |date=2004 |publisher=Phillimore |location=Chichester, West Sussex |isbn=978-1860772870}}</ref>{{rp|11}} although the already archaic ''-ora'' (meaning 'hill') suggests its origins lie no later than circa 900.<ref name="clarke"/>{{rp|1}} The name ''Pinn'' is shared with the [[River Pinn]], which runs through the middle of Pinner. Another suggestion of the name is that it means 'hill-slope shaped like a pin'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Middlesex/Pinner|title=Key to English Place-names}}</ref>

The oldest part of the town lies around the fourteenth-century parish church of St. John the Baptist, at the junction of the present day Grange Gardens, The High Street and Church Lane. The church was originally a chapel of ease to [[St Mary's Church in, Harrow on the Hill]], and was first mentioned in 1234. It was rebuilt in the early fourteenth-century, and rededicated in 1321. The parish became independent of St Mary's in 1766, when the first perpetual curate was appointed; not until the Wilberforce Act of 1868 did it appoint its first vicar, one William Hind.<ref name="clarke"/>{{rp|34}} The earliest surviving private dwelling, East End Farm Cottage, dates from the late fifteenth century.<ref name="clarke"/>{{rp|18}}

The village expanded rapidly between 1923 and 1939 when a series of garden estates, including the architecturally significant Pinnerwood estate conservation area – encouraged by the [[Metropolitan Railway]] – grew around its historic core.<ref name="clarke"/>{{rp|176–184}} It was largely from this time onwards that the area (including [[Hatch End]], which forms the northeastern part of Pinner) assumed much of its present-day suburban character. The area is now continuous with neighbouring suburban districts including [[Rayners Lane]] and [[Eastcote]].

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Pinner contains a large number of homes built in the 1930s Art Deco style, the most grand of which is the Grade II listed Elm Park Court at the junction of West End Lane and Elm Park Road.<ref name="clarke"/>{{rp|25}} Pinner is also the site of one of the UK's oldest [[Charter fair|chartered fairs]], held annually since 1336.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gorman |first=Michael |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R5ZtApAOJMoC&dq=pinner+chartered+fair&pg=PA128 |title=Broken Pieces: A Library Life, 1941-1978 |date=2011-06-08 |publisher=American Library Association |isbn=978-0-8389-1104-4 |language=en}}</ref>

Pinner islay within the bounds of the historic county of [[Middlesex]]; it was located at the western end of the [[hundred (country subdivision)|hundred]] of [[Gore Hundred|Gore]], before it was in the [[Hendon Rural District]].<ref>{{Citationcite web needed|title=The hundred of Gore |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/middx/vol4/pp149-150 |website=British History Online |access-date=October7 December 2022}}</ref> In 1965 it became a part of the London Borough of Harrow in the newly formed ceremonial county of Greater London.<ref>{{cite act| url = https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1965/654/made| title = The London Government Order 1965| date=1965 | legislature = Parliament of the United Kingdom | type= Statutory 2021Instrument}}</ref>

===Parish church===

Pinner's [[St John the Baptist, Pinner|St John the Baptist parish church]] was consecrated in 1321, but built on the site of an earlier Christian place of worship. The west tower and south porch date from the 15th century.<ref name="Weinreb">{{cite book|authorsauthor1=[[Ben Weinreb|Weinreb, Ben]] and |author2=[[Christopher Hibbert|Hibbert, Christopher]]|title=[[The London Encyclopaedia]]|edition=reprint|year=1992|page=745|publisher=[[Macmillan Publishers|Macmillan]]}}</ref>

==Governance==

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==Geography==

[[File:Farmland near Pinner - geograph.org.uk - 5967392.jpg|thumb|Farmland near Pinner]]

Pinner includes Pinner Village at its centre, along with the localities of [[Pinner Green]] and Pinnerwood Park Conservation Area<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.harrow.gov.uk/documents/s31471/Draft%20CA%20for_PWP_PF_PH_App%203.pdf|title=Harrow – Pinnerwood Park Estate Conservation Area Appraisal 29 October 2008|website=Harrow Council|access-date=19 December 2019|archive-date=8 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308142140/https://www2.harrow.gov.uk/documents/s31471/Draft%20CA%20for_PWP_PF_PH_App%203.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> to the north. To the north east is the larger area of [[Hatch End]], served by [[Hatch End railway station]] (originally opened as ''Pinner'').

The [[River Pinn]] flows through Pinner, flowing in a diagonal direction. Large parks and open spaces are Pinner Memorial Park, Pinner Village Gardens, Pinner Wood (woodlands) and Pinner Park (farmland).

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Pinner holds a number of Fairs and Fetes that are renowned in North West London for bringing its diverse and cosmopolitan community together.

* Pinner Fair has been held annually since 1336, when it was granted by [[Royal Charter]] by King [[Edward III of England|Edward III]]. The fair still draws thousand of people and families from Pinner and the surrounding areas in North West London.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Thousands enjoy Pinner fair|url=https://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/news/10450256.thousands-enjoy-pinner-fair/|access-date=26 October 2020|website=Harrow Times|date=29 May 2013 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Pathé|first=British|title=Annual Fair At Pinner|url=https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVAALWZVRNWIEGNKTEKPBOUZUGD5-ANNUAL-FAIR-AT-PINNER/query/Pinner|access-date=26 October 2020|website=www.britishpathe.com|language=en-GB}}</ref> The Pinner Fair was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 pandemic]], but the fair's charter was preserved.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-07 |title=FUN FAIR: Popular fair set to return to Pinner after two-year hiatus |url=https://www.mynewsmag.co.uk/fun-fair-popular-fair-set-to-return-to-pinner-after-two-year-hiatus/ |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=My Local News}}</ref> To keep the annual tradition going, a small selection of non-operational rides were put up in 2020, and the Vicar came out to bless the showmen.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-05-28 |title=Pinner Fair 2020 – the final word. |url=https://www.pinnerassociation.co.uk/pinner-fair-2020-the-final-word/ |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=The Pinner Association |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-05-22 |title=The Fair Must Go On! |url=https://www.pinnerassociation.co.uk/the-fair-must-go-on/ |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=The Pinner Association |language=en-GB}}</ref>

* Pinner Donkey Derby and Fete, held between 1925 and 1939 was a Charity event organised by Rev. John Caulfield, parish priest of St. Luke's, Pinner and [[Steve Donoghue]], a leading flat-race jockey. Huge crowds would turn up to see the Derby, as it was also a chance to see celebrities and sporting personalities of the era.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Obituary – from the Catholic Herald Archive|url=http://archive-uat.catholicherald.co.uk/article/13th-june-1941/7/obituary|access-date=26 October 2020|website=archive-uat.catholicherald.co.uk|archive-date=26 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026132041/http://archive-uat.catholicherald.co.uk/article/13th-june-1941/7/obituary|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Pathé|first=British|title=Donkey Derby And Fete At Pinner|url=https://www.britishpathe.com/video/donkey-derby-and-fete-at-pinner/query/Pinner|access-date=26 October 2020|website=www.britishpathe.com|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Pathé|first=British|title=The Donkey Derby|url=https://www.britishpathe.com/video/the-donkey-derby/query/Pinner|access-date=26 October 2020|website=www.britishpathe.com|language=en-GB}}</ref>

* St. George's Day annual celebrations are organised by the Rotary Club of Pinner and features the "Ye Olde Wheelbarrow Race". A unique event to Pinner, which consists of a team of two taking turns to push their partner around in a wheelbarrow while drinking beer and racing around Pinner.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pinner St George's Day celebration|url=http://www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/page.php?PgID=733125&ClubID=827|access-date=26 October 2020|website=Pinner|date = 22 November 2018|language=en}}</ref>

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[[H. G. Wells]] mentions Pinner in ''[[The War of the Worlds]]'':

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He learned they were the wife and the younger sister of a surgeon living at Stanmore, who had come in the small hours from a dangerous case at Pinner, and heard at some railway station on his way of the Martian advance.

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=== Broadcast media ===

* The Pinner Fair held in Pinner High Street features in Sir [[John Betjeman]]'s 1973 [[BBC]] film, ''[[Metro-Land (1973 film)|Metro-Land]]''.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/bestofbetjeman0000betj|title=The Best of Betjeman|publisher=Penguin Books|year=2000|edition=2000|page=[https://archive.org/details/bestofbetjeman0000betj/page/228 228]|isbn=9780141184326|url-access=registration}}</ref>

* The BBC sitcom ''[[May to December]]'' (1989–1994) was set in Pinner, and its exterior shots were recorded in the High Street.<ref>{{cite news|last=Campbell|first=Mark|date=28 August 1999|title=Torquay: the horrible truth|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/torquay-the-horrible-truth-1116255.html|access-date=16 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=May to December|date=2 April 1989|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096651/|type=Comedy|others=Anton Rodgers, Frances White, Paul Venables, Rebecca Lacey|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Cinema Verity|access-date=21 October 2020}}</ref>

* During the 1990s the children's TV series ''[[Aquila (TV series)|Aquila]]'' was filmed in and around Pinner, particularly at the local Cannon Lane School.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

* ''[[Chucklevision]]'', the Childrenchildren's TV series based on the [[Chuckle Brothers]] was also filmed in Pinner.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

* Between 2000 and 2006 Pinner was used for location footage for BBC sitcom [[My Hero (British TV series)|''My Hero'']], starring [[Ardal O'Hanlon]] as [[Thermoman]].<ref>{{Citation|title=My Hero|date=4 February 2000|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0233084/|type=Comedy, Fantasy, Romance|others=Emily Joyce, Geraldine McNulty, Hugh Dennis, Lill Roughley|publisher=Big Bear Films|access-date=21 October 2020}}</ref>

* [[Channel 4]]'s coming-of-age television teen sitcom ''[[The Inbetweeners]]'', Season 1 (2008), Episode 2 "Bunk Off" was filmed on the High Street in Pinner.<ref>{{Citation|last=Anderson|first=Gordon|title=Bunk Off|date=1 May 2008|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1228323/|type=Comedy|others=Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison, Joe Thomas|publisher=Kapital Entertainment|access-date=21 October 2020}}</ref>

* The 2009 film ''[[Nowhere Boy]]'' had a number of scenes filmed in Pinner, including outside the Queens Head Pub, Pinner High Street,<ref>{{cite web|title=December 2009 – Pinner High Street|url=http://filmlondon.org.uk/location_of_the_month_2009/assets/features/december_2009_-_pinner_high_street|access-date=16 March 2011|publisher=Film London|archive-date=16 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216171425/http://filmlondon.org.uk/location_of_the_month_2009/assets/features/december_2009_-_pinner_high_street|url-status=dead}}</ref> and on Woodhall Gate, which stood in for [[John Lennon]]'s childhood home.<ref>{{Citation|title=Nowhere Boy (2009) – IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1266029/locations|access-date=21 October 2020}}</ref>

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*The 2012 film ''May I Kill U?'', written and directed by [[Stuart Urban]] and starring [[Kevin Bishop]], was also filmed in Pinner.<ref>{{cite web|author=addictedtoeddieblogspot|title=October 2013|date=7 October 2013|url=http://addictedtoeddie.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/new-pictures-from-set-of-theory-of.html|access-date=18 January 2015|publisher=addictedtoeddieblogspot}}</ref>

* FilmingThe fordocumentary the 2014 movieseries, ''[[TheGreat TheoryBritish ofRailway EverythingJourneys]]'', (2014Series film6 (2015)|The, TheoryEpisode of6, Everything"Amersham to Regent's Park" features [[Michael Portillo]]'' tookin placePinner, outsidewhere thehe Stfinds Johnout theabout Baptista ChurchVictorian ondomestic Pinnergoddess High([[Isabella StreetBeeton]]) and whips up a pint of her fanciest ice cream.<ref>{{CitationCite web|title=TheGreat TheoryBritish of Everything (2014) –Railway IMDbJourneys|url=httphttps://www.imdbbbc.com/titleco.uk/tt2980516programmes/locationsb04ynntc|access-date=21 October 2020 |publisher=BBC}}</ref>

* Documentary series, ''[[GreatBBC BritishRadio Railway Journeys1]]'s ','24 SeriesYears 6at (2015),the EpisodeTap 6, "Amersham to RegentEnd''s Park"(2011–) featuresis [[MichaelChris PortilloStark]]'s inmemoir Pinner,of wheregrowing heup findsin outand aboutaround aPinner Victorianduring domesticthe goddess ([[Isabella Beeton]]) and whips up a pintturn of her fanciest icethe creammillennium.<ref>{{Cite web|title=GreatScott Mills – 24 Years at the Tap End British– RailwaySeason Journeys2|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04ynntcp00zbwbl|access-date=21 October 2020|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>

* [[BBC Radio 15 Live]]'s, hit podcast ''24[[That YearsPeter atCrouch the Tap EndPodcast]]'' (2011–2018–) ishas many references to Pinner, [[ChrisHatch StarkEnd]]'s memoir of growing up in and around Pinner during the turn of thesurrounding millenniumareas.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ScottThat MillsPeter –Crouch 24 Years at the Tap End – Season 2Podcast|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00zbwblp06kyljg|access-date=21 October 2020 |websitepublisher=www.bbc.co.uk[[BBC Radio 5 Live]]}}</ref>

* [[Rocketman (film)|''Rocketman'']] (2019), the biographical musical film based on the life and music of British musician Elton John, had a number of scenes filmed in and around Pinner. Oakmeade step insubstituted for Pinner Hill Road as Elton John's childhood home<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rocketman Filming Locations: Pinner and Beyond|url=https://findthatlocation.com/blog/rocketman-filming-locations-pinner-and-beyond|access-date=8 May 2021|website=findthatlocation.com|language=en}}</ref> and Albury Drive as his father's home. ▼

*[[BBC Radio 5 Live]]'s Hit Podcast, ''[[That Peter Crouch Podcast]]'' (2018–) has many references to Pinner, [[Hatch End]] and the surrounding areas.<ref>{{Cite web|title=That Peter Crouch Podcast|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06kyljg|access-date=21 October 2020|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>

* The British dark comedy-drama spy thriller television series ''[[Killing Eve]]'',{{'}}s Season 3 (2020), Episode 5, is titled "Are youYou from Pinner?". This is in reference to the character Bor'ka's fondness of [[Elton John]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Harrington|first1=Delia|date=10 May 2020|title=Killing Eve Season 3 Episode 5 Review: Are You From Pinner?|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/killing-eve-season-3-episode-5-review-are-you-from-pinner/|access-date=16 July 2020|website=Den of Geek}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=Murphy|first=Shannon|title=Are You from Pinner?|date=10 May 2020 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11372504/?ref_=ttep_ep5 |type=Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller|others=Jodie Comer, Temirlan Blaev, Natallia Bulynia, Dimitrij Schaad|access-date=21 October 2020}}</ref>▼

▲* [[Rocketman (film)|''Rocketman'']] (2019), the biographical musical film based on the life and music of British musician Elton John, had a number of scenes filmed in and around Pinner. Oakmeade step in for Pinner Hill Road as Elton John's childhood home<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rocketman Filming Locations: Pinner and Beyond|url=https://findthatlocation.com/blog/rocketman-filming-locations-pinner-and-beyond|access-date=8 May 2021|website=findthatlocation.com|language=en}}</ref> and Albury Drive as his father's home.

▲*British dark comedy-drama spy thriller television series ''[[Killing Eve]]'', Season 3 (2020), Episode 5, is titled "Are you from Pinner?". This is in reference to the character Bor'ka's fondness of [[Elton John]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Harrington|first1=Delia|date=10 May 2020|title=Killing Eve Season 3 Episode 5 Review: Are You From Pinner?|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/killing-eve-season-3-episode-5-review-are-you-from-pinner/|access-date=16 July 2020|website=Den of Geek}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=Murphy|first=Shannon|title=Are You from Pinner?|date=10 May 2020|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11372504/?ref_=ttep_ep5|type=Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller|others=Jodie Comer, Temirlan Blaev, Natallia Bulynia, Dimitrij Schaad|access-date=21 October 2020}}</ref>

==Notable people==

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*[[Mrs Beeton|Samuel and Isabella Beeton]] lived on the Woodridings estate between 1856 and 1862, during which time ''[[Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management]]'' was published.<ref name="clarke"/>{{rp|155}}

*[[Derek Bell (racing driver)|Derek Bell]], motor racing driver, was born in Pinner.

*[[Rhodes Boyson]], politician, lived in Pinner.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022|reason=No source in linked article}}

*[[Leslie Bricusse]], best known for his partnership with [[Anthony Newley]], was born in Pinner.

*[[Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton|Edward Bulwer-Lytton]] wrote ''Eugene Aram'' at Pinner Wood House in 1832.<ref>[http://www.pinnerlhs.org.uk/map-site/people.html Pinner Local History Society] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221081940/http://www.pinnerlhs.org.uk/map-site/people.html |date=21 February 2011 }}. Retrieved 13 August 2008.</ref>

*[[Ivy Compton-Burnett]] was born in the village in 1884.<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/130377/Dame-Ivy-Compton-Burnett Britannica Online Encyclopedia]. Retrieved 12 August 2008.</ref>

*[[Daniel Dancer]], the famed miser, was born in Pinner, then a rural area in the county of Middlesex,here in 1716.

*[[Charlie Dore]], singer, was born here.

*[[Jo Durden-Smith]] was born here in 1941.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/jo-durdensmith-451751.html Obituary of Jo Durden-Smith], ''The Independent'', 5 June 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2008.</ref>

*[[Daniel Finkelstein]] was a Pinner resident and created Baron Finkelstein of Pinner, in 2013.<ref>[http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/f/27389/Daniel%20Finkelstein+FINKELSTEIN.aspx The Lord Finkelstein, OBE], ''Debrett's''. Retrieved 14 November 2013.</ref>

*[[W. S. Gilbert]], thoughwas hea did not livemagistrate in Pinner, was a magistrate there from 1893 onwards.<ref>[http://www.cris.com/~oakapple/gasdisc/mdpemberton-wsg.htm Views of W. S. Gilbert] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061025201812/http://www.cris.com/~oakapple/gasdisc/mdpemberton-wsg.htm |date=25 October 2006 }}. Retrieved 12 August 2008.</ref>

*[[Martin Gould]], professional [[snooker]] player.

*[[Mehdi Hasan]], journalist currently affiliated with NBC, was born and grew up in Pinner.

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*[[Elton John]], singer and songwriter grew up in [[Pinner Green]] and was educated at Pinner Wood Junior School, Reddiford School and Pinner County Grammar School.<ref name="Elton">[http://www.eltonjohn.com/about/bio.jsp Elton John official website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715143032/http://www.eltonjohn.com/about/bio.jsp |date=15 July 2010 }}. Retrieved 12 August 2008.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=12 June 2015|title=You could live in the house where Sir Elton John was born|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/goodbye-pinner-hill-road-inside-the-london-home-where-sir-elton-john-was-born-yours-for-just-525000-10314613.html|access-date=21 October 2020|website=Evening Standard|language=en}}</ref>

*[[Norman Kember]] is a longtime resident of the town.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/no-word-on-fate-of-iraq-peace-hostages-519089.html 'No word on fate of Iraq peace hostages'], ''The Independent'', 12 December 2005. Retrieved 14 August 2005.</ref>

*[[Brian Lane (pilot)|Brian Lane]], pilot, (1917–1942) grew up in the village.

*[[Lee Latchford-Evans]], singer, dancer, stage actor, personal trainer, and one of the five singers of the British pop group Steps, lives and works in Pinner.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Proctor |first1=Ian |title=Volent comedy' set in the mean streets of... here |url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/local-news/volent-comedy-set-mean-streets-6016477 |website=MyLondon |access-date=6 February 2022 |language=en |date=24 September 2008}}</ref>

*[[Simon LeBonLe Bon]], vocalist of post-punk rock band [[Duran Duran]], grew up locally and attended the Pinner County Grammar School.

* [[Liza Lehmann]], composer, lived at 'Nascot', Waxwell Lane, Pinner for several years after her marriage to [[Herbert Bedford]] in 1894.

*[[Caroline Alice Lejeune]], film critic, lived here with her husband [[Edward Roffe Thompson]], a journalist.

*[[Jane March]] grew up here before moving to the United States. Earlier in her career, March was referred to in the press as "The Sinner From Pinner".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/film/the-original-sinner-6966382.html|title=The original sinner|last1=Bradberry|first1=Grace|publisher=[[The Evening Standard]]|date=23 January 2004|access-date=19 October 2020}}</ref>

*[[Agnes Marshall]], whom most credit with{{Weasel inline|date=November 2022}} the invention of edible ice cream cones, had a country home there and died there in 1905.

*[[Patrick Moore]], the television presenter and astronomer, was born in Pinner in 1923, before moving with his parents to Bognor Regis when he was six months old.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A13785816 www.bbc.co.uk]. Retrieved 13 August 2008.</ref>

*[[Horatia Nelson]], daughter of [[Horatio Nelson|Lord Nelson]] and Lady [[Emma Hamilton]], lived in Pinner from 1860 until her death in 1881.<ref name="clarke"/>{{rp|155}}

*[[Lucy Porter]], leading stand-up comedian, actress and writer lives in Pinner.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lucy Porter: The Witham, Barnard Castle |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/culture/15059551.lucy-porter-witham-barnard-castle/ |website=The Northern Echo |date=31 January 2017 |access-date=6 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

*[[Henry James Pye]] (poet laureate) retired to East End House in 1811.<ref name="clarke"/>{{rp|11}}

*[[Joseph Raphson]], mathematician, probably{{Weasel inline|date=November 2022}} baptised at Pinner church.<ref name="MacTutor Raphson">{{cite web |last1=O'Connor |first1=J. J. |last2=Robertson |first2=E. F. |title=Joseph Raphson |url=https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Raphson/ |website=MacTutor |access-date=14 March 2022}}</ref>

*[[Heath Robinson]], cartoonist, illustrator and artist, lived in Moss Lane, Pinner between 1913 and 1918.<ref name="clarke"/>{{rp|192}} The [[Heath Robinson Museum]] is in Pinner Memorial Park.<ref>{{cite web |title=Heath Robinson Museum |url=https://www.heathrobinsonmuseum.org |website=Heath Robinson Museum |access-date=6 February 2022}}</ref>

*[[Michael Rosen]], poet and children's author, lived in Pinner from the time he was born in 1946, until 1962.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.michaelrosen.co.uk/about.html|title=:: Michael Rosen – The Website ::|date=29 November 2016}}</ref>

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*[[Chris Stark]], internationally renowned BBC Radio presenter grew up in and around Pinner.

*[[Screaming Lord Sutch|David "Screaming Lord" Sutch]], who lived in nearby [[South Harrow]], is buried in Pinner New Cemetery.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/380082.stm www.bbc.co.uk]. Retrieved 13 August 2008.</ref>

*[[Matt Wallace (golfer)|Matt Wallace]], [[PGA Tour]] and [[DP World Tour]] professional golfer.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022|reason=No source in linked article}}

*[[Gordon Waller]] of [[Peter and Gordon]] lived with his family in the house called Elton, Elm Park Road, and went to St John's prep school before boarding at [[Westminster School]].

*[[Molly Weir]], best known for her role as the long-running character Hazel the McWitch in the BBC TV series ''[[Rentaghost]]'', lived in Pinner until her death in 2004.<ref>[http://www.scottish-places.info/people/famousfirst825.html The Gazetteer for Scotland]. Retrieved 7 August 2008.</ref>

*[[Bruce Welch]], guitarist in [[The Shadows]], lived in Pinner.

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Public Transport in Pinner is governed by [[Transport for London]].

=== Cycling ===

The Metropolitan Quietway Cycle Route runs through Pinner, as well as street-running cycle lanes on Pinner Road and Eastcote Road.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McGirr |first=Andrew |title=Cycling in Harrow |url=https://www.harrow.gov.uk/road-maintenance-travel/cycling-harrow/2?categoryId=210280&documentId=12445 |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=London Borough of Harrow |language=en}}</ref>

=== Walking Trails ===

The [[River Pinn|Celandine Route]] from [[West Drayton]] terminates at Pinner Memorial Park.

== Heritage ==

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*Pinner Hill Golf Club House on South View Road<ref>{{Cite web|title=A Brief History of Pinner Hill (researched and written by Ellie Pithers)|url=http://www.pinnerhill.org/id3.html|access-date=27 October 2020|website=www.pinnerhill.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=PINNER HILL GOLF CLUB HOUSE, AND BOUNDARY WALL EXTENDING NORTHWARDS FROM CLUB HOUSE, Harrow – 1358625 {{!}} Historic England|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1358625|access-date=11 November 2020|website=historicengland.org.uk|language=en}}</ref>

'''[[Metro-land]] architecture (1903–1939)'''

* Suburban prototypes on Cecil Park Estate<ref>{{Cite web|title=Metroland: the golden age of mock Tudor {{!}} MIDDLESEX: A ROUNDTRIP IN NOWHERE LAND|url=http://middlesexcountypress.com/?page_id=675|access-date=11 November 2020|language=en-US|archive-date=6 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190606120126/http://middlesexcountypress.com/?page_id=675|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Green, Oliver.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/59997780|title=The London Underground : an illustrated history|date=1987|publisher=Ian Allan in association with the London Transport Museum|others=London Transport Museum.|isbn=0-7110-1720-4|location=London|oclc=59997780}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite book|last=Jackson, Alan Arthur.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16277029|title=London's metropolitan railway|date=1986|publisher=David & Charles|isbn=0-7153-8839-8|location=Newton Abbot|oclc=16277029}}</ref>

*Tudor revival dwellings on Grange Estate<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

* Arts and Crafts dwellings on Pinnerwood Park Estate<ref name=":0" />

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* Pinner Court on Pinner Road<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=PINNER COURT, Harrow – 1254195 {{!}} Historic England|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1254195|access-date=11 November 2020|website=historicengland.org.uk|language=en}}</ref>

* Harrow Fire Station on Pinner Road<ref name=":0" />

* Pinner Wood School on Latimer Gardens<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Our History|url=https://pinnerwood.harrow.sch.uk/our-history/|access-date=11 November 2020|website=PWS|archive-date=22 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022173400/https://pinnerwood.harrow.sch.uk/our-history/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

'''[[Modern architecture]] (1945–1980)'''

* Roman Catholic Church of St Luke on Love Lane<ref>{{Cite web|title=Roman Catholic Church of St Luke, Non Civil Parish – 1429922 {{!}} Historic England|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1429922|access-date=11 November 2020|website=historicengland.org.uk|language=en}}</ref>

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