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The name Alperton HA0 derives from the proper Anglo-Saxon name Ealhbeorht and the word tun that means farm. It means Ealhbeorht’s farm.
Professional football player Joe Wiggins was born in Alperton HA0 in 1909. He played for several football clubs including Leicester City and Oldham Athletic. Keith Moon, drummer of the English Band the Who, and Gary Waddock, football personality, spent their childhood years in Alperton HA0. John Roycroft who is known for his studies of the chess endgame was born here.
Several scenes from the soap opera EastEnders were filmed in Alperton HA0. Two key scenes are filmed on the old towpath from the Grand Union Canal which runs through the area. In the past, canal barges were drawn by horses walking the towpath.