Traditional county: London · Unitary authority: Greater London · Region: London
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| Place | Staples Corner |
| Traditional County | London |
| Unitary Authority | Greater London |
| District / Borough | Barnet |
| Region | London |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.571245 |
| Longitude | -0.227947 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Staples Corner serves as a functional nexus where the relentless momentum of the North Circular Road meets the arterial flow of the M1 motorway. It lies 6.2 miles north-west of London (from London: bearing 316°T, OS grid TQ 229 873), and is situated south-south-east of Elstree village. The landscape here is defined by the hard geometry of industrial architecture and the persistent hum of transit, a place where the grey light of a London morning often catches the metallic sheen of passing haulage. Beyond the immediate sprawl of retail warehouses, a quieter horizon beckons toward the Brent Reservoir Sssi, where the water mirrors the shifting clouds in a wide, undisturbed expanse. Nearby, the public artwork *Here we come, here we rise* stands as a stark, singular silhouette against the sky, a deliberate gesture of form amidst the utilitarian sprawl of the junction. Staples Corner remains a place of transition, marking the threshold where the dense urban grid begins to loosen its grip on the landscape. One might find that the wind carries a faint, damp scent from the distant reservoir, offering a fleeting reminder of the natural world pressing against the concrete edges of the district. This intersection creates a unique atmosphere, where the urgency of commerce and the stillness of the nearby wetlands exist in a perpetual, unacknowledged dialogue.
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Explore Staples Corner, London, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.571245, -0.227947. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |