Harefield

For other places with the same name, see (disambiguation).

Harefield is a village in the London Borough of Hillingdon.

Situated on top of a hill, Harefield is just inside the north-west 'corner' of the M25 motorway.

Harefield is famous for its hospital, where pioneering heart surgery techniques were developed. Nearby is Mount Vernon Hospital, known for its plastic surgery and oncology departments amongst others.

The church cemetery at St. Mary the Virgin, on Church Hill houses the graves of over 100 Australian and New Zealand Army Corps who lost their lives at the local field hospital after being recovered wounded from the French battlefields during WWI. The field hospital became Harefield prior to WWII. Each year on ANZAC Day a commemoration service is attended by local dignitaries, representatives from the Australian and New Zealand governments, local school children and many retired servicemen. Following the church service the congregation move to the cemetery and form around the ANZAC memorial. The last post and reveille are played, followed by a wreath laying ceremony. Local school children also place flowers on the multitude of well kept grave sites.

Bus from Uxbridge U9 (quick) Bus from Ruislip 331 (slow)

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Section 12: London Outer Orbital Path Section 13:
Uxbridge Harefield Moor Park

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