Wembley

51 556 - 0.3042Koordinaten: 51 ° 33 ' N, 0 ° 18' W

Wembley [ wɛmbli ] is part of the London Borough of Brent, where the famous Wembley Stadium is located. It is also home to Wembley Arena, which was reopened in April 2006 after extensive renovation. In Wembley took place the tennis pro championships until 1999.

History

Wembley was formerly a wealthy part of London with a high Jewish population. Since the 1970s, Wembley witnessed a large influx of immigrants, who came mainly from India, Eastern Europe, the Caribbean and Africa.

In addition, there was at Wembley, a large number of manufacturing factories, but these were closed in the 1980s for the most part.

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