The London Borough of Hounslow () is a

London borough The London boroughs are the 32 local authority districts that together with the City of London make up the administrative area of Greater London; each is governed by a London borough council. The present London boroughs were all created at ...

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, England, forming part of Outer London. It was created in 1965 when three smaller borough councils (forming part of the former

Middlesex County Council Middlesex County Council was the principal local government body in the administrative county of Middlesex from 1889 to 1965. The county council was created by the Local Government Act 1888, which also removed the most populous part of the c ...

area) amalgamated under the

London Government Act 1963 The London Government Act 1963 (c. 33) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which created Greater London and a new local government structure within it. The Act significantly reduced the number of local government districts in the ...

. It is governed by Hounslow London Borough Council. The borough stretches from near

Central London Central London is the innermost part of London, in England, spanning several boroughs. Over time, a number of definitions have been used to define the scope of Central London for statistics, urban planning and local government. Its characteris ...

in the east (Chiswick) to the border with

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in the west (Feltham and Bedfont), covering five major towns:

Chiswick Chiswick ( ) is a district of west London, England. It contains Hogarth's House, the former residence of the 18th-century English artist William Hogarth; Chiswick House, a neo-Palladian villa regarded as one of the finest in England; and F ...

(W4),

Brentford Brentford is a suburban town in West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, west of Charing Cross. Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings wh ...

(TW8),

Isleworth Isleworth ( ) is a town located within the London Borough of Hounslow in West London, England. It lies immediately east of the town of Hounslow and west of the River Thames and its tributary the River Crane. Isleworth's original area of se ...

(TW7),

Hounslow Hounslow () is a large suburban district of West London, west-southwest of Charing Cross. It is the administrative centre of the London Borough of Hounslow, and is identified in the London Plan as one of the 12 metropolitan centres in ...

(TW3, TW4, TW5) and

Feltham Feltham () is a town in West London, England, from Charing Cross. Historically part of Middlesex, it became part of the London Borough of Hounslow in 1965. The parliamentary constituency of Feltham and Heston has been held by Labour Party ...

(TW13, TW14); it borders the boroughs of

Richmond upon Thames The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames () in southwest London forms part of Outer London and is the only London borough on both sides of the River Thames. It was created in 1965 when three smaller council areas amalgamated under the Lo ...

, Hammersmith and Fulham,

Ealing Ealing () is a district in West London, England, west of Charing Cross in the London Borough of Ealing. Ealing is the administrative centre of the borough and is identified as a major metropolitan centre in the London Plan. Ealing was his ...

and

Hillingdon Hillingdon is an area of Uxbridge within the London Borough of Hillingdon, centred 14.2 miles (22.8 km) west of Charing Cross. It was an ancient parish in Middlesex that included the market town of Uxbridge. During the 1920s the civ ...

, in addition to the Spelthorne district of

. The Borough is home to the

London Museum of Water & Steam London Museum of Water & Steam is an independent museum founded in 1975 as the Kew Bridge Steam Museum. It was rebranded in early 2014 following a major investment project. Situated on the site of the old Kew Bridge Pumping Station in Brentfor ...

and the attractions of Osterley Park,

Gunnersbury Park Gunnersbury Park is a park in the London Borough of Hounslow between Acton, Brentford, Chiswick and Ealing, West London, England. Purchased for the nation from the Rothschild family, it was opened to the public by Neville Chamberlain, then Min ...

Syon House Syon House is the west London residence of the Duke of Northumberland. A Grade I listed building, it lies within the 200-acre (80 hectare) Syon Park, in the London Borough of Hounslow. The family's traditional central London residence h ...

, and

Chiswick House Chiswick House is a Neo-Palladian style villa in the Chiswick district of London, England. A "glorious" example of Neo-Palladian architecture in west London, the house was designed and built by Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington (1694– ...

. Moreover, landmarks straddling the border of Hounslow include;

Twickenham Stadium Twickenham Stadium () in Twickenham, south-west London, England, is a rugby union stadium owned by the Rugby Football Union (RFU), English rugby union governing body, which has its headquarters there. The England national rugby union team plays ...

and

London Heathrow Airport Heathrow Airport (), called ''London Airport'' until 1966 and now known as London Heathrow , is a major international airport in London, England. It is the largest of the six international airports in the London airport system (the others be ...

in the London Boroughs of Richmond-upon-Thames and

respectively.

Geography

List of districts in Hounslow

Main settlements (head district is located in the borough): *

W4 ( Turnham Green,

Gunnersbury Gunnersbury is an area of West London, England. Toponymy The name "Gunnersbury" means "Manor house of a woman called Gunnhildr", and is from an old Scandinavian personal name + Middle English -''bury'', manor or manor house. Development Gun ...

) *

TW8 (Gunnersbury) *

TW7 ( Osterley, Spring Grove, Old Isleworth) *

TW3, TW4, TW5 ( Lampton, Hounslow West,

Heston Heston is a suburban area and part of the Hounslow district in the London Borough of Hounslow. The residential settlement covers a slightly smaller area than its predecessor farming village, 10.8 miles (17.4 km) west south-west of Charing ...

, Cranford,

North Hyde North Hyde is a suburban development situated between the towns of Heston, Hayes and Southall under the administrative control of the London Borough of Hounslow. It is bordered to the north by the Grand Union Canal mainline and to the south by th ...

) *

TW13, TW14 (

Hanworth Hanworth is a district of West London, England. Historically in Middlesex, it has been part of the London Borough of Hounslow since 1965. Hanworth adjoins Feltham to the northwest, Twickenham to the northeast and Hampton to the southeast, with ...

Bedfont Bedfont is a suburb in the London Borough of Hounslow, approximately west of Charing Cross. Originally a distinct village, Bedfont has a large central conservation area around Bedfont Green. The majority of the housing was built at a time of an ...

) Although the majority of these towns are situated in the borough, many smaller settlements that comprise them are located in adjacent boroughs. Approximately a third of Chiswick – north of the

London Underground The London Underground (also known simply as the Underground or by its nickname the Tube) is a rapid transit system serving Greater London and some parts of the adjacent counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex and Hertfordshire in England. The ...

(

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Piccadilly line The Piccadilly line is a deep-level London Underground line running from the north to the west of London. It has two branches, which split at Acton Town, and serves 53 stations. The line serves Heathrow Airport, and some of its stations are ...

) railway line – falls within the

London Borough of Ealing The London Borough of Ealing () is a London borough in West London. It comprises seven major towns: Acton (W3), Ealing (W5, W13, NW10), Greenford (UB6), Hanwell (W7), Northolt (UB5), Perivale (UB6) and Southall (UB1, UB2). With a population ...

. A few roads in Brentford (around Claypond Hospital) and Isleworth (south of the River Crane and around Whitton) lay within the London Boroughs of Ealing and

respectively. A significant minority of Hounslow – south of the railway and southeast of

Hounslow Heath Hounslow Heath is a local nature reserve in the London Borough of Hounslow and at a point borders Richmond upon Thames. The public open space, which covers , is all that remains of the historic Hounslow Heath which covered more than . The pre ...

– fall within the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, whilst some of Hounslow – west of the River Crane – falls within the

London Borough of Hillingdon The London Borough of Hillingdon () is the largest and westernmost borough in West London, England. It was formed from the districts of Hayes and Harlington, Ruislip-Northwood, Uxbridge, and Yiewsley and West Drayton in the ceremonial county ...

. Minor parts of Feltham fall within the

Borough of Spelthorne Spelthorne is a local government district and borough in Surrey, England. Its council is based in Staines-upon-Thames; other settlements in the area include Ashford, Sunbury-on-Thames, Shepperton, Stanwell and Laleham. Spelthorne borders th ...

, meaning that these parts of the town are situated outside Greater London. Minor settlements (minor areas partly in the borough): * Acton W3 ( South Acton, Gunnersbury) *

W5 (South Ealing, Gunnersbury) *

Hammersmith Hammersmith is a district of West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It is the administrative centre of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, and identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London ...

W6 (Stamford Brook) *

Hanwell Hanwell () is a town in the London Borough of Ealing, in the historic County of Middlesex, England. It is about 1.5 miles west of Ealing Broadway and had a population of 28,768 as of 2011. It is the westernmost location of the London post t ...

W7 (Boston Manor) *

Twickenham Twickenham is a suburban district in London, England. It is situated on the River Thames southwest of Charing Cross. Historically part of Middlesex, it has formed part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames since 1965, and the boro ...

TW1 (Mogden/ Ivybridge) * Hounslow TW6 ( Cranford) *

Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, Californi ...

TW9 (

Oliver's Island Oliver's Island is a tree-covered ait (river island), in the River Thames in England. It is in the London Borough of Hounslow, on the Tideway, facing Kew and Strand-on-the-Green in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, and is owned by the ...

) *

Southall Southall () is a large suburban county of West London, England, part of the London Borough of Ealing and is one of its seven major towns. It is situated west of Charing Cross and had a population of 69,857 as of 2011. It is generally divided ...

UB2 (

, Norwood Green) *

Hayes Hayes may refer to: * Hayes (surname), including a list of people with the name ** Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th president of the United States * Hayes (given name) Businesses * Hayes Brake, an American designer and manufacturer of disc brakes * Hay ...

UB3 (North Hyde)

Settlement

The borough's area is approximately quarter parkland. Large areas of London's open space fall within its boundaries, including Chiswick House and Gardens,

, Syon Park, Osterley Park,

, Avenue Park in Cranford, and Hanworth Park. The borough's predominant land use is mainly residential, with a large, commercial town centre of Hounslow. Other large town centres include Chiswick, Feltham and Brentford. Business is mainly focused on retail and aviation (due to the proximity of

Heathrow Airport Heathrow Airport (), called ''London Airport'' until 1966 and now known as London Heathrow , is a major international airport in London, England. It is the largest of the six international airports in the London airport system (the others be ...

), especially in the west of the borough (Hounslow and Feltham). Parts of the Borough, including Chiswick, Turnham Green, Osterley and Old Isleworth are some of the most expensive parts of Outer London, with other areas such as Hounslow, Feltham and Heston being more affordable.

Attractions, parks and open spaces

Major parks and recreational spaces include; Chiswick Gardens, Chiswick common, Turnham Green, Gunnersbury Park, Gunnersbury Triangle Nature reserve, Carville Hall Parks, Claypond Garden, Boston Manor Park, London Playing field, Syon Park, Osterley Park, Thornbury Park,

Lampton Park Lampton is a small area of Hounslow located on the Great West Road in the London Borough of Hounslow, between Hounslow town centre and Heston. Its name derives from the Old English for 'lamb farm.'Willey, Russ. ''Chambers London Gazetter'', p 2 ...

, Inwood Park, Heston Sports Ground,

, Avenue Park, Crane Park, Letrim Park, Hanworth Park and Bedfont Lakes Country Park. Parks that are a short distance from Hounslow's border are;

Ravenscourt Park Ravenscourt Park or RCP is an public park and garden located in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, England. It is one of the Borough's flagship parks, having won a Green Flag Award. Stamford Brook and Ravenscourt Park tube stations ar ...

( London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham), Acton Green common, Acton Park, Ealing common, Elthorne Parkin the

Cranford Park Cranford Countryside Park is a 144-acre public park in Cranford, in the London Borough of Hillingdon, England. Situated in close proximity to Heathrow Airport, it is bordered by the M4 Motorway to the north, the A312 trunk road to the east, and ...

in the

, Hampton common, Fulwell Golf club, Crane Park (Whitton), Murray Park, Kew Gardens, Old Deer Park,

Marble Hill Park Marble Hill Park is an area of of parkland in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is an English Heritage site that surrounds Marble Hill House, a Palladian villa originally built for Henrietta Howard, the mistress o ...

, Richmond Park,

Ham Lands Ham Lands is a 72-hectare Local Nature Reserve and Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation in Ham in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. The area is very popular with walkers ...

, Bushy Park and

Hampton Court Hampton Court Palace is a Grade I listed royal palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, southwest and upstream of central London on the River Thames. The building of the palace began in 1514 for Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, the chi ...

in the London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames. The

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forms the natural boundary between Hounslow and Richmond-upon-Thames. It runs through the borough at Chiswick, Brentford and Isleworth. Various tributaries and dis tributaries of the Thames flow through the borough, including; The River Crane,

River Brent The River Brent is a river in west and northwest London, England, and a tributary of the River Thames. in length, it rises in the Borough of Barnet and flows in a generally south-west direction before joining the Tideway stretch of the Thame ...

Grand Union Canal The Grand Union Canal in England is part of the British canal system. It is the principal navigable waterway between London and the Midlands. Starting in London, one arm runs to Leicester and another ends in Birmingham, with the latter ...

Duke of Northumberland's River The Duke of Northumberland's River or D. O. N. River consists of separate upper and lower artificial watercourses in west London, United Kingdom. The older name Isleworth Mill Stream/River more accurately describes the economic motivation behi ...

Longford River The Longford River is an artificial waterway, a distributary designed to embellish a park, that diverts water from the River Colne at Longford near Colnbrook in England, to Bushy Park and Hampton Court Palace. Its main outlet is to the re ...

and the Feltham Hill Brook to name a few. File:River Thames - Chiswick Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 579501.jpg, River Thames at Chiswick overlooking Chiswick Bridge File:London - Thames river - panoramio.jpg, The Thames looking towards Brentford, Chiswick and Hammersmith, with the Brentford Towers on the left. File:Pool of Brentford Lock.jpg, Brentford Lock development with GlaxoSmithKline building in the background File:River Thames Below Kew Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 1230475.jpg, View from Chiswick, from right to left; Brentford Museum of Water and Steam pumping tower, Kew Bridge (Centre), River Thames, Brentford Towers, GSK building File:Richmond Lock from Isleworth,Middx looking SE.jpg, Richmond Lock view from Isleworth File:Building at bottom of Hounslow High Street.jpg, West End of Hounslow High Street File:Hounslow High Street.1.JPG, Central section of Hounslow High Street File:Treaty centre Hounslow.jpg, Back of Treaty Centre, Hounslow File:Hounslow East tube station 2.jpg, Hounslow East File:Glaxo Smith Kline Building at Brentford - panoramio.jpg, GSK building at Brentford File:River Crane by Hounslow Heath - geograph.org.uk - 108636.jpg, River Crane at Hounslow Heath, Separating Feltham and Hounslow File:Twickenham Stadium Aerial Crop.JPG, View from Isleworth of Twickenham Stadium File:Feltham, The Centre 1.jpg, The Centre, Feltham File:Feltham, The centre.jpg, New Developments at The Centre, Feltham File:Hounslow Central eastbound.JPG, View of the Blenhiem Centre from Hounslow Central Station

Transport

Air

Hounslow abuts the perimeter of

in the

. Plans for the

expansion of Heathrow Airport The expansion of Heathrow Airport is a series of proposals to add to the runways at London's busiest airport beyond its two long runways which are intensively used to serve four terminals and a large cargo operation. The plans are those present ...

are vigorously opposed by Hounslow if such plans increase or widen noise and pollution, weighed against arguments of greater employment and spending.

Bridges

Four bridges join Hounslow to London Borough of Richmond upon Thames on the south side of the Thames: * Barnes Railway Bridge * Chiswick Bridge *

Kew Railway Bridge Kew Railway Bridge spans the River Thames in London, England, between Kew and Strand-on-the-Green, Chiswick. The bridge was opened in 1869. History The bridge, which was given Grade II listed structure protection in 1983, was designed by ...

* Kew Bridge Previously, the Borough also encompassed part of

Richmond Lock Richmond Lock and Footbridge is a lock, rising and falling low-tide barrage integrating controlled sluices and pair of pedestrian bridges on the River Thames in south west London, England and is a Grade II* listed structure. It is the furth ...

and Twickenham Bridge. This changed in 1994 when the adjacent areas surrounding these bridges were transferred to the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. There are several bridges crossing the

, River Crane and

River

River services between Westminster Pier and

depart from Kew Gardens Pier just across the River Thames from Hounslow.

Road

Major roads in the Borough include: * A4 Great West Road/Bath Road * A205 South Circular * A406 North Circular * A312 The Parkway * A316 Chiswick Lane/Great Chertsey Road * M4

Rail and London Underground

The borough is well connected to Central London, Heathrow Airport, other London boroughs and Southeast England as a whole through various National Rail and London Underground stations. The South Western Railway serves the borough's five main towns (with additional stops at Kew Bridge and Syon Lane).

and

Piccadilly Piccadilly () is a road in the City of Westminster, London, to the south of Mayfair, between Hyde Park Corner in the west and Piccadilly Circus in the east. It is part of the A4 road that connects central London to Hammersmith, Earl's Cour ...

lines enter the borough from Central London in the east heading either to other West and Southwest London suburbs (with the

London Overground London Overground (also known simply as the Overground) is a suburban rail network serving London and its environs. Established in 2007 to take over Silverlink Metro routes, (via archive.org). it now serves a large part of Greater London as w ...

North London Line The North London line (NLL) is a railway line which passes through the inner suburbs of west, north-west, north, and east London, England between Richmond in the south-west and Stratford in the east, avoiding central London. Its route is a ro ...

) or towards Heathrow. National Rail stations : ''(All stations are either on the Hounslow Loop Line or Waterloo to Reading line.)'' *

(Zone 3) * Kew Bridge (Zone 3) *

(Zone 4) * Syon Lane (Zone 4) *

(Zone 4) *

(Zone 5) *

(Zone 6) London Underground and London Overground stations : District Line (Ealing and Richmond branches) and Piccadilly Line (Heathrow and Uxbridge branches) *

Stamford Brook Stamford Brook was a tributary of the Tideway stretch of the River Thames in west London supplied by three headwaters. Historically used as an irrigation ditch or dyke the network of small watercourses had four lower courses and mouths. Histo ...

(Zone 2) * Turnham Green (Zone 2/3) - only served by the Piccadilly Line early mornings and late evenings District Line (Ealing branch) and Piccadilly Line (Heathrow and Uxbridge branches): * Chiswick Park (Zone 3)* *

Acton Town Acton Town is a London Underground station in the south-west corner of Acton, West London, in the London Borough of Ealing, close to the border with the London Borough of Hounslow. The station is served by the District and Piccadilly line ...

(Zone 3)* District Line and North London Line (Richmond branch): *

(Zone 3) Piccadilly line (Heathrow Branch): * Boston Manor (Zone 4) * Osterley (Zone 4) * Hounslow East (Zone 4) * Hounslow Central (Zone 4) * Hounslow West (Zone 5) * Hatton Cross (Zone 5/6)* *''Chiswick Park, Acton Town and Hatton Cross omit the borough boundaries and are in the London Boroughs of Ealing and Hillingdon.''

Travel to work

In March 2011, the main forms of transport that residents used to travel to work were (of all residents aged 16–74): * driving a car or van, 26.7%; * bus, minibus or coach, 10.5%; * underground, metro, light rail, tram, 10.5%; * train, 5.5%; * on foot, 5.0%; * work mainly at or from home, 2.9%; * bicycle, 2.2%.

Economy

The borough is home to the headquarters of

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and

Sky plc Sky Group Limited is a British media and telecommunications conglomerate, which is a division of Comcast, and headquartered in London. It has operations in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy. Sky is Europe's ...

, both based in

's ' Golden Mile' stretch of the A4 Great West Road, and several supermarket outlets once known across the globe for its cluster of factories and offices, and is currently going under extensive re developments in the form of new apartment blocks and offices. Fuller's Griffin Brewery is also in the borough, in Chiswick. Aston Martin were based in Feltham for several years before moving to

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. DHL Air UK has its head office in

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and

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, is located in Plesman House in Hatton Cross in the borough.AIR FRANCE and KLM celebrate official inauguration of new office in London.
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found that pay inequality in Hounslow is the second largest of any London borough. It also found that 25% people in Hounslow live in poverty, which is slightly lower than the London-wide poverty rate of 27%.

Demography

53.3% of the borough's population is White, 34.4% is Asian, and 6.6% is Black. The most noticeable South Asian populations in the borough are in Hounslow, Heston and Cranford, all of which also have considerable Eastern European populations. The majority of Afro-Caribbean, West African, and East African populations are situated around the Brentford, Isleworth and Feltham areas. The majority of the White British population reside in the eastern and western parts of the borough (Chiswick, Brentford, Isleworth, Osterley, Hounslow East, Hanworth, Feltham and Bedfont), with this population being most prominent in the affluent areas of Chiswick and Osterley. In terms of religion, 42% identify themselves as Christian, 14% Muslim, 10.3% Hindu, 9% Sikh, 1.4% Buddhist and 0.3% Jewish; 18% of the population is not religious. At 9%, Hounslow has the largest proportion of Sikhs in London, and the third-highest in England after

Slough Slough () is a town and unparished area in the unitary authority of the same name in Berkshire, England, bordering west London. It lies in the Thames Valley, west of central London and north-east of Reading, at the intersection of the ...

and

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. The following table shows the ethnic group of respondents in the 2001 and 2011 census in Hounslow.

Religion 2021

Political composition

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Elections across the London boroughs are currently held every four years. Since the Hounslow borough was formed, it has been controlled by the Labour Party on all but two elections: in 1968 the Conservatives formed a majority until they lost control to Labour in 1971, while the 2006 local elections produced a no overall control result. Although Labour was the largest party on the Council, the Conservatives formed a coalition with the six Councillors from the independent Isleworth Community Group (ICG) which administered the area until the 2010 local elections when Labour regained control. Seat distribution as of 2022 elections: Reflecting how votes were cast in the national elections, in separate polls held the same day, for the 2010-2014 period, the Conservatives and Labour won fifteen seats each from the Brentford and Isleworth constituency. Overall, control was held by the Council's Labour administration as 20 Labour Party Councillors and 10

Conservative Party The Conservative Party is a name used by many political parties around the world. These political parties are generally right-wing though their exact ideologies can range from center-right to far-right. Political parties called The Conservative P ...

Councillors were elected for wards in the

Feltham and Heston Feltham and Heston is a List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, constituency created in 1974 represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament. Its MP si ...

half of the borough. Between 1998 and 2006 Independents were elected to the London Borough of Hounslow from the area. The first Independent Community Group (ICG) Councillor was elected in 1998 as Isleworth Community Group in Isleworth. In 2002 three ICG Councillors were elected in Isleworth. In 2006 six ICG Councillors were elected (Syon and Isleworth wards), and former Labour Leader of the Council John Connelly was re-elected as an Independent in Hounslow Heath ward. All seven of the Independents were defeated in the local elections held on 6 May 2010 by, in their respective wards, Labour Party candidates. Since then one Conservative councillor has become an Independent and four Conservative Councillors have defected to UKIP. Since 2019, the council has been based at Hounslow House in Bath Road.

History

Etymology

The town of Hounslow, which has existed since the 13th century, is located at the centre of the Borough of Hounslow. The name Hounslow means 'Hund's mound'; the personal name Hund is followed by the

Old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the mid-5th ...

''hlaew'' meaning mound or barrow. (The mound may have been his burial place.) It was recorded in the Domesday Book as ''Honeslaw''.

Foundations

The borough was formed in 1965, under the

, by the merger of the area of the

Municipal Borough of Brentford and Chiswick Brentford and Chiswick was a local government district of Middlesex, England from 1927 to 1965. History It was created an urban district in 1927 by a merger of the former area of the Brentford Urban District and the Chiswick Urban District. It ...

, The Municipal Borough of Heston and Isleworth and

Feltham Urban District Feltham was an urban district in the former county of Middlesex, England from 1904 to 1965. As Middlesex was disbanded is 1965, Feltham now is a part of Greater London. It was the main civic body covering the overlapping civil (and almost ident ...

Middlesex Middlesex (; abbreviation: Middx) is a historic county in southeast England. Its area is almost entirely within the wider urbanised area of London and mostly within the ceremonial county of Greater London, with small sections in neighbour ...

. The Borough is an outer borough of Greater London and lies on the Middlesex bank of the

. It is the site of the first stop on an important coach route to

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and

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. The A30 Great South West Road, which runs down to

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, starts in the borough. Hounslow town developed on either side of the main Great West Road (now the A3006/A4 Bath Road ) from London to the West of England, causing a large number of inns to be built to serve the travellers. A few, such as ''The Bell'' retain their names, although the buildings have largely been replaced. The Bell marks the former junction of the coaching routes of the A314 Hanworth Road, A315 Staines Road, A3005 Lampton Road and the A3006 Bath Road. Historic

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s are preserved on the Staines Road (now re-numbered as the A315 but joining the "old" A30 again just inside the borough's western boundary) Hounslow grew rapidly in the latter half of the 20th century due to other travel, a connection to the largest of London's airports since the 1940s,

which is in the Hounslow

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. Little known is that aviation dates to the early 1900s here when one of London's earliest airfields was situated on

because of the extremely flat terrain. The Great West Road, which crosses the borough from Chiswick to Heathrow, at one time served nationally and globally famous manufacturers including Firestone,

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and

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. As a result, the area became known as the " Golden Mile". A few of these factory sites remain today, such as

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, and the Great West Road is still home to many prestigious names (see "famous companies" below), providing them with easy non-motorway access between

and

Education

Football clubs

* Brentford F.C. The borough of Hounslow has several

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clubs: * CB Hounslow United F.C. who play at the Osterley Sports Ground. *

Hanworth Villa F.C. Hanworth Villa Football Club is a football club based in Hanworth, London Borough of Hounslow, England. They are currently members of the and play at Rectory Meadow. History The club was established in 1976 and initially played in the Hounslo ...

who play at Rectory Meadow. * Bedfont & Feltham F.C. who play at the Orchard in East Bedfont. *

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who play at the Bedfont Sports Recreation Ground. *

Ashford Town F.C. (Middlesex) Ashford Town (Middlesex) Football Club are a football club based in Stanwell, Surrey, England. The club are currently members of the and play at the Robert Parker Stadium in Short Lane. They are affiliated to both the Middlesex FA and the ...

who play at The Robert Parker Stadium. The borough is also home to

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side

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who share the Gtech Community Stadium with Brentford.

Twinning

Hounslow has a sister district agreement with

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People from Hounslow

Ian Gillan Ian Gillan (born 19 August 1945) is a British singer who is best known as the lead singer and lyricist for the rock band Deep Purple. He is known for his powerful and wide-ranging singing voice. Initially influenced by Elvis Presley, Gillan ...

, vocalist for

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, and formerly of

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and Gillan, is a native of Hounslow. Alistair Overeem a UFC Champion was also born here.

Freedom of the Borough

The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of Hounslow.

Individuals

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Johnson Beharry COG: 17 September 2014.

Military Units

* 2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers: 2009. * The

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: 12 March 2017.

Notes and references

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External links

The London Borough of HounslowPublic Transport Guide
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1965 establishments in the United Kingdom