Lampton is a small area of
Hounslow
Hounslow ( ) is a large suburban district of West London, England, 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 14 metropolitan cen ...
located on the
Great West Road in the
London Borough of Hounslow
The London Borough of Hounslow ( ) is a London borough in west London, England, forming part of Outer London. It is governed by Hounslow London Borough Council.
The borough stretches from near Central London in the east (Chiswick) to the b ...
, between Hounslow town centre and
Heston. Its name derives from the
Old English
Old English ( or , or ), 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 developed from the languages brought to Great Britain by Anglo-S ...
for 'lamb farm.'
[Willey, Russ. ''Chambers London Gazetter'', p 285.]
Lampton was traditionally the property of the Bulstrodes (lords of the manor of Hounslow) from the 18th century on; their plans to create grand housing along the Lampton Road in 1881 were unsuccessful, and the area remained a small, primarily-agricultural hamlet until the late 19th century.
The area became built-up as a result of the extension of what is now the
Piccadilly line to Hounslow.
The area gives its name to
Lampton School,
Lampton Road and
Lampton Park.
Lampton Park
Lampton Park is located northwest of
Hounslow Central tube station. The park is divided into two main areas, with playing fields to the north and a more formal park to the south. It includes hard-standing tennis courts, a children's playground, flower and shrub beds, a small pond and a memorial garden. There is also a nature area which includes native woodlands and a wildflower meadow.
The park was opened in 1930, and in 1951 a
Sarsen Stone that had been unearthed at a gravel works in Heston in 1926 was installed in the park.
Lampton Park was one of the parks used for the Charter Celebrations in October 1932 when the
Urban District Council (UDC) became a
Borough Council.
Gallery
Black Horse, Lampton, TW3 (7929399658).jpg, The Black Horse pub, Lampton Road in 2012
Lampton Park - geograph.org.uk - 4545568.jpg, Lampton Park in 2015
Lampton Park - geograph.org.uk - 4547332.jpg, Piccadilly Line train ( 1973 Stock) visible from Lampton park
Sarsen Stone - geograph.org.uk - 4545601.jpg, Sarsen Stone in Lampton Park
References
Areas of London
Districts of the London Borough of Hounslow
Places formerly in Middlesex
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