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Little Whinging is a town in the English county of Surrey. Little Whinging is the home of Harry Potter, the Dursleys, and Arabella Figg.^[1] Dementors attacked Harry Potter and his cousin here in 1995.^[2]

Known streets

Streets in this town include Wisteria Walk, Magnolia Crescent, Magnolia Road, and Privet Drive (where the Dursley's house is located at No. 4).^[2]

Etymology

"Whinging" is another word for whining, an activity that Dudley Dursley and Vernon Dudley particularly enjoy.^[3]

Behind the scenes

Little Whinging's location within Surrey

Since Rubeus Hagrid farewelled Harry Potter from London Paddington after taking him shopping in 1991 at Diagon Alley, Harry Potter most likely took a commuter rail service bound for Reading (the Muggle train company in 1991 was Network SouthEast). A few years later, at the beginning of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film), Harry is seen at Surbiton station on the suburban rail lines from Waterloo to Hampton Court, Woking and Guildford. From these two facts, it can be inferred that Little Whinging is in the northern part of Surrey, somewhere between these two railways, perhaps around Staines.
In the films, Little Whinging was filmed in Martins Heron in Berkshire, which is served by suburban rail on the London Waterloo - Reading route (not the route from Paddington).

Appearances

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Notes and references

↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Chapter 2 (The Vanishing Glass)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 1 (Dudley Demented)
↑ Pottermore

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-'''Little Whinging''' is a town in the English county of Surrey. Little Whinging is the home of [[Harry Potter]], the [[Dursley family|Dursleys]], and [[Arabella Figg]]<ref name="PS">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''</ref>. [[Dementor]]s attacked Harry Potter and his [[Dudley Dursley|cousin]] here in [[1995]]<ref name="OotP">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''</ref>.
+'''Little Whinging''' is a town in the English county of Surrey. Little Whinging is the home of [[Harry Potter]], the [[Dursley family|Dursleys]], and [[Arabella Figg]].<ref name="PS2">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' - Chapter 2 (''The Vanishing Glass'')</ref> [[Dementor]]s attacked Harry Potter and [[Dudley Dursley|his cousin]] here in [[1995]].<ref name="OP1">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' - Chapter 1 (''Dudley Demented'')</ref>
 ==Known streets==
-Streets in this town are [[Wisteria Walk]], [[Magnolia Crescent]], [[Magnolia Road]], and [[Privet Drive]] (where the Dursleys' [[4 Privet Drive|house]] is located at [[4 Privet Drive|#4]]).
+Streets in this town include [[Wisteria Walk]], [[Magnolia Crescent]], [[Magnolia Road]], and [[Privet Drive]] (where the [[Dursley's house]] is located at [[4 Privet Drive|No. 4]]).<ref name="OP1"/>
 ==Etymology==
-"Whinging" is another spelling of whining, an activity [[Dudley Dursley]] particularly enjoys.
+"Whinging" is another word for whining, an activity that [[Dudley Dursley]] and [[Vernon Dudley]] particularly enjoy.<ref name="pottermore">''[[Pottermore]]''</ref>
 ==Behind the scenes==
 ===Little Whinging's location within Surrey===
-[[File:Littlewhinging.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Privet Drive in [[1991]]]]
+[[File:Littlewhinging.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Privet Drive in [[1991]].]]
+*Since [[Rubeus Hagrid]] farewelled [[Harry Potter]] from [[Paddington Station|London Paddington]] after taking him shopping in [[1991]] at [[Diagon Alley]], Harry Potter most likely took a commuter rail service bound for Reading (the Muggle train company in 1991 was {{wplink|Network SouthEast}}). A few years later, at the beginning of ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)]]'', Harry is seen at [[Surbiton station]] on the suburban rail lines from Waterloo to Hampton Court, Woking and Guildford. From these two facts, it can be inferred that Little Whinging is in the northern part of Surrey, somewhere between these two railways, perhaps around {{wplink|Staines}}.
-Since [[Rubeus Hagrid]] farewelled [[Harry Potter]] from [[Paddington Station|London Paddington]] after taking him shopping at [[Diagon Alley]], Harry Potter must have taken a rail service provided by First Great Western; thus, it can be inferred that Little Whinging is in the northern part of Surrey, north of {{wplink|Staines}} (since the {{wplink|First Great Western}} services do not serve Surrey, except the Reading - Gatwick Airport line, which does not serve Paddington), somewhere between {{wplink|Hayes & Harlington}} and Slough (West Drayton, Iver or Langley); thus, Harry must have taken a London commuter rail service bound for Reading and Oxford or Reading only (most probably Reading only as it was evening peak when trains to Oxford are fast West Drayton - Slough), as the regional services only call at Slough for boarding (Intercity services do not stop there at all), and Hayes & Harlington, West Drayton, Iver and Langley are solely served by commuter trains. If Little Whinging were elsewhere in Surrey, it would have been more efficient, using [[Muggle]] public transport, to leave [[London]] by {{wplink|South West Trains}} commuter rail from London Waterloo, or Southern commuter rail from London Victoria (in real life however, SWT would have been more efficient to the northern tip of Surrey as well, since the London suburban rail route to {{wplink|Windsor & Eton Riverside}} has a station in {{wplink|Wraysbury}}, just on the Surrey - Berkshire border). However, FGW did not exist in 1991, so it should be British Rail, most likely the sub-company of {{wplink|Network SouthEast}}.
+*In the films, Little Whinging was filmed in {{wplink|Martins Heron}} in {{wplink|Berkshire}}, which is served by suburban rail on the London Waterloo - Reading route (not the route from Paddington).
-==See Also==
+==See also==
+*[[Privet Drive]]
-* [[Battle over Little Whinging]]
+*[[Wisteria Walk]]
+*[[Magnolia Crescent]]
+*[[Magnolia Road]]
 ==Appearances==
+{{Imagecat|Images of Little Whinging}}
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]] ''{{1st}}
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]]''
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 *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]''
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)]]''
-*''[[Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]''
+*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]''
+*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]''
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Motorbike Escape]]''
+*''[[Pottermore]]''
 ==Notes and references==
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