Old Oak Common is an area of London between Harlesden and Acton known for its railway depots, particularly Old Oak Common TMD. Further south lies an open area, Wormwood Scrubs Park, and Wormwood Scrubs prison. In the mid nineteenth century it was a centre for pig farming.
Read more about Old Oak Common: History, The Railways
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