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Eastcote (other)
Eastcote is an area in the London Borough of Hillingdon. Eastcote may also refer to the following places in England: * Eastcote tube station * Eastcote, Northamptonshire * Eastcote, West Midlands, an area in Solihull See also * Ascot (other) Ascot, Ascott or Askot may refer to: Places Australia * Ascot, Queensland, suburb of Brisbane * Ascot, Queensland (Toowoomba Region), a locality * Ascot Park, South Australia, suburb of Adelaide * Ascot (Ballarat), town near Ballarat in Victori ... * Eastcott (other) {{Geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastcote
Eastcote is a suburban area in the London Borough of Hillingdon, in northwest London. In the Middle Ages, Eastcote was one of the three areas that made up the parish of Ruislip, under the name of Ascot. The name came from its position to the east of the parish. While no historically significant events have taken place in Eastcote, there are links to past events in the history of Britain. One such example is of Lady Mary Bankes, who lived in Eastcote for a time, and led the defence of Corfe Castle in Dorset against the Roundheads during the English Civil War. Eastcote also housed an outstation of the Bletchley Park codebreaking activities during the Second World War, with several codebreaking computers in use. This operation became the precursor to GCHQ, which remained in Eastcote after the war until the department moved to purpose-built buildings in Cheltenham in 1952. By the turn of the 20th century, the recorded population was around 600; this had reached for the ward i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastcote Tube Station
Eastcote is a London Underground station in Eastcote in the west of Greater London. The station is on the branch of both the Metropolitan line and Piccadilly line, between and stations. The station is located on Field End Road. It is in Travelcard Zone 5. History The Metropolitan Railway (Harrow and Uxbridge Railway) constructed the line between and and commenced services on 4 July 1904 with, initially, being the only intermediate stop. At first, services were operated by steam trains, but track electrification was completed in the subsequent months and electric trains began operating on 1 January 1905. Progressive development in the north Middlesex area over the next two decades lead to the gradual opening of additional stations along the Uxbridge branch to encourage the growth of new residential areas. Eastcote opened on 26 May 1906 as Eastcote Halt. On 1 March 1910, an extension of the District line from to connect with the Metropolitan Railway at was opened en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastcote, Northamptonshire
Eastcote is a small village in the shire county of Northamptonshire (Northants), England. It is about south-west of the county town of Northampton along Banbury Lane. It is close to the A5 road, the Roman Road known as Watling Street, about north-west of Towcester. Prior to the opening in the 1959 of the M1 Motorway and the M6 Motorway a little later, the A5 was the main route by road from London to north Wales and north-west England. Governance The village is grouped with several other small villages into the parish council of the nearby larger village of Pattishall. It is governed by West Northamptonshire. Prior to local government changes in 2021 it the District Council was South Northamptonshire District Council where the village was part of Blakesley and Cote ward. This is a two-member ward currently both Conservative. History [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Areas In Solihull
This is a list of areas in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England. * Bacon's End * Balsall Common * Barston * Bentley Heath * Berkswell * Bickenhill * Blossomfield * Castle Bromwich * Catherine-de-Barnes * Chelmsley Wood * Cheswick Green * Coleshill Heath * Copt Heath * Cornets End * Dickens Heath * Dorridge * Eastcote * Elmdon * Elmdon Heath * Fen End * Fordbridge * Hampton-in-Arden * Haslucks Green * Hillfield * Hobs Moat * Hockley Heath * Kineton Green * Kingshurst * Knowle * Longdon * Marston Green * Meer End * Meriden * Monkspath * Olton * Sharmans Cross * Shirley * Smith's Wood * Solihull * Solihull Lodge * Tidbury Green * Ulverley Green * Whitlocks End * World's End {{DEFAULTSORT:Areas in Solihull Solihull Solihull (, or ) is a market town and the administrative centre of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in West Midlands County, England. The town had a population of 126,577 at the 2021 Census. Solihull is situated on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ascot (other)
Ascot, Ascott or Askot may refer to: Places Australia * Ascot, Queensland, suburb of Brisbane * Ascot, Queensland (Toowoomba Region), a locality * Ascot Park, South Australia, suburb of Adelaide * Ascot (Ballarat), town near Ballarat in Victoria * Ascot (Bendigo), suburb of Bendigo in Victoria * Ascot Vale, Victoria, suburb of Melbourne ** Electoral district of Ascot Vale, former electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly * Ascot, Western Australia, suburb of Perth ** Electoral district of Ascot, former electoral district of the Western Australia Legislative Assembly Canada * Mont-Bellevue, Quebec, which comprises the former town of Ascot * Ascot Corner, Quebec India * Askot New Zealand * Ascot Park, New Zealand, suburb of Porirua United Kingdom * Ascot, Berkshire ** North Ascot ** South Ascot * Ascott, Buckinghamshire ** Ascott House * Ascott, Oxfordshire * Ascott, Warwickshire * Ascott-under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire * Ascott d'Oyley, Oxfordshire * Ascott Earl, O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
