Perivale

Perivale was a suburb in the west of London, in the Borough of Ealing, and was immediately north of the village of Ealing, the borough's administrative centre.

St Benedict's School was located in Perivale. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Revelation) Dorothy "Ace" McShane was reared in Perivale and returned there with the Seventh Doctor. (TV: Survival, Ghost Light)

In 1883, young adult Ace and the Doctor visited Gabriel Chase, a mansion in Perivale, and encountered the alien Light. (TV: Ghost Light)

Sometime after 1971 (PROSE: Ace of Hearts) Audrey McShane (née Dudman) moved to Perivale with her daughter Dorothy, later known as Ace. (TV: Dragonfire)

In December 1978, young Chad Boyle picked up a half-brick in the playground of St. Benedict's School, intending to injure get that creepy Dorothy who said she wanted to be an astronaut. He was stopped by adult Ace. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Revelation)

In 1983, 13-year-old Ace burned down Gabriel Chase after her friend Manisha Purkayastha was wounded in a racial fire bombing of the latter's flat. (TV: Ghost Light)

In the 1980s, the local school's art room was blown up by Ace as a "creative statement"; she was expelled as a result. (TV: Battlefield)

Circa 1986, Tegan Jovanka and Diva were ejected from a McDonald's in or near Perivale for not ordering anything, by Ace (PROSE: The Crystal Bucephalus) who was then a waitress. (PROSE: Head Games, PROSE: Matrix)

In 1987, Ace disappeared from Perivale in a time storm and was transported to Iceworld. (TV: Dragonfire)

In 1989, Ace returned to Perivale and discovered that most of the locals had gone missing. She and the Doctor discovered that the Master was using Kitlings to abduct them to the Cheetah World so he could use one to escape that planet. (TV: Survival)

Sometime after 1983, (TV: The Five Doctors) Ace's predecessor/successor companions, Sarah Jane Smith and K-9, moved into the immediately adjacent village of Ealing. (TV: Invasion of the Bane)

In 1993, Ace returned to Perivale to attend the funeral of her friend Julian. (PROSE: Love and War)

In 2009, Rakweed spores affected Perivale and other areas around London, but were destroyed by Mr Smith. (TV: The Gift)

Behind the scenes

 * Perhaps coincidentally, the name Perivale recalls the name of a past companion of the Doctor's, Peri Brown.