▁Wend over ▁became ▁a ▁stop ▁for ▁coach ▁routes ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁London . ▁It ▁is ▁likely ▁that ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁new ▁in ns ▁and ▁host el ries ▁were ▁built ▁along ▁the ▁High ▁Street . ▁The ▁Wend over ▁Arm ▁of ▁the ▁Grand ▁Union ▁Canal ▁was ▁built ▁between ▁ 1 7 9 3 ▁and ▁ 1 7 9 7 ▁and ▁served ▁local ▁indust ries ▁whilst ▁also ▁providing ▁a ▁water ▁supply ▁for ▁the ▁parent ▁canal . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁the ▁railway ▁reached ▁the ▁town ▁with ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁Wend over ▁Railway ▁Station ▁on ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Railway ' s ▁line ▁to ▁A yles bury . ▁Res p ons ibility ▁for ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁transferred ▁from ▁London ▁Transport , ▁who ▁had ▁inherited ▁it ▁from ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Railway , ▁to ▁British ▁Rail ways , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 8 4 1 ▁census ▁reve al ▁the ▁population ▁that ▁year ▁was ▁ 1 , 8 7 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁Alfred ▁de ▁Roth sch ild , ▁invited ▁the ▁Royal ▁F lying ▁Corps ▁to ▁conduct ▁man oe uv res ▁on ▁his ▁land ▁in ▁the ▁adjacent ▁man or ▁of ▁Hal ton , ▁and ▁the ▁land ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁throughout ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁the ▁Royal ▁F lying ▁Corps ▁moved ▁its ▁air ▁mechan ics ▁school ▁from ▁F arn borough , ▁Ham pshire ▁to ▁Hal ton , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1