Perivale
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Perivale is a small suburb west of London in the London Borough of Ealing. Perivale is part of the Greenford post town. Until the 15th century it was called Greenford Parva (Little Greenford). The most prominent landmarks in the suburb are the A40, a large road that connects central London with the M40 motorway, and the large Art Deco Hoover building. Less prominent landmarks are St Mary's Church (C:15th century), River Brent and Perivale Wood Bird Reserve run by the Selborne Society.
A large part of Perivale is used in the form of a business and industrial park. Although mainly residential, there are some office blocks and parades of shops on Bilton Road, A40 slip road and in the Medway Estate. It is home to one of the first American-style diners in the UK called Starvin' Marvin's. Perivale is also home to two golf courses; Ealing Golf Club and Perivale Golf Course.
Perivale is has its own Central Line station on the London Underground system as well as having two bus routes (E5 and 297) that link the town to Greenford, Wembley, Ealing, Willesden and Southall.
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- [A short history of Perivale], on the Selborne Primary School website
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