Willesden
Willesden is a Town in the county of Greater London.
There are great places to visit near Willesden including some great cities, castles, museums, rivers and streams, shopping centres, towns, historic monuments and airports.
Cities to visit near Willesden include London.
There are a number of castles near to Willesden including The Tower of London.
Museums to visit near Willesden include The Tower of London, National Maritime Museum Greenwich, and Cutty Sark.
There are a several good rivers and streams in the area around Willesden like River Thames at London.
The area around Willesden features a number of interesting shopping centres including Westfield London, Westfield Stratford City, Brent Cross Shopping Centre, and Whitgift Centre.
The area around Willesden features a number of interesting towns including Hendon, Greenwich, and Croydon.
The area around Willesden's best historic monuments can be found at Cutty Sark.
London Biggin Hill Airport, Heathrow Airport, London City Airport, and London Heliport are great places to visit near Willesden if you like airports.
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.
