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| map_type = Greater London

| region = London

| population = 3138,~~130~~698

| population_ref = [[United Kingdom Census ~~2011~~2021|~~2011~~2021 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=2011 Census Ward Population Estimates |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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| static_image_caption = High Street

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'''Pinner''' is a ~~London [[~~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 county of [[Middlesex]]. The population was 3138,~~130~~698 in ~~2011~~2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://data.london.gov.uk/2011-census-ward-pop |title=2011 Census Ward Population Estimates |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]] dates 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.

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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 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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=== 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.<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>

* 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 ~~Children~~children'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|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|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>

*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>

* ~~Documentary~~The documentary series, ''[[Great British Railway Journeys]]'', Series 6 (2015), Episode 6, "Amersham to Regent's Park" features [[Michael Portillo]] in Pinner, where he finds out about a Victorian domestic goddess ([[Isabella Beeton]]) and whips up a pint of her fanciest ice cream.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Great British Railway Journeys|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04ynntc|access-date=21 October 2020 |~~website~~publisher=~~www.bbc.co.uk~~BBC}}</ref>

* [[BBC Radio 1]]'s, ''24 Years at the Tap End'' (2011–) is [[Chris Stark]]'s memoir of growing up in and around Pinner during the turn of the millennium.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Scott Mills – 24 Years at the Tap End – Season 2|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00zbwbl|access-date=21 October 2020|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>

* [[BBC Radio 5 Live]]'s ~~Hit~~hit ~~Podcast,~~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~~publisher=~~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 in~~substituted 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.

* The British dark comedy-drama spy thriller television series ''[[Killing Eve]]'',{{'}}s Season 3 (2020), Episode 5, is titled "Are ~~you~~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|access-date=21 October 2020}}</ref>

==Notable people==

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

*[[Lee Latchford-Evans]], singer, dancer, stage actor, 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 ~~LeBon~~Le 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>

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*[[Patrick Moore]], the television presenter and astronomer, was born in Pinner in 1923.<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]], 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>

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*[[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 ==