Ealing
Ealing shown within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ175805
London borough	Ealing
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	W5, W13, W7
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
European Parliament	London
UK Parliament	Ealing North
	Ealing, Southall
	Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush
London Assembly	Ealing and Hillingdon
List of places: UK • England • London

Coordinates: 51°30′40″N 0°18′21″W / 51.5111, -0.3058

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History

Archaeological evidence shows that parts of Ealing have been occupied for at least 7,000 years. Iron Age pots have been discovered in the vicinity on Horsenden Hill. Horsenden Hill ( grid ref:) is a hill and open space in Perivale, Middlesex, England. The name Ealing comes from the Saxon place-name Gillingas. A settlement is recorded here in the twelfth century amid a great forest that carpeted the area to the west of London. The earliest surviving English census is that for Ealing in 1599. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population This list was a tally of all 85 households in Ealing village giving the names of the inhabitants, together with their ages, relationships and occupations. It survives in manuscript form in the Public Record Office (PRO E 163/24/35), and has been transcribed and printed by K J Allison. The Public Record Office (PRO of the United Kingdom is one of the three organisations that make up the National Archives (the others are the Historical Manuscripts

Ealing Town Hall

Settlements were scattered throughout the parish. Many of them were along what is now called St. Mary's Road, near to the church in the centre of the parish. There were also houses at Little Ealing, Ealing Dean, Haven Green, Drayton Green and Castlebar Hill.

The Church of St. Mary's, the parish church, dates back to the early twelfth century. The parish of Ealing was divided into manors, such as those of Gunnersbury and Pitshanger. Pitshanger Village is a small area of North Ealing in West London, centred around the shops in Pitshanger Lane. These were farmed; the crops being mostly rye, but also wheat and maslin. There were also animals such as cows, sheep and chickens.

Great Ealing School was founded in 1698 by the Church of St Mary's. Great Ealing School was situated on St Mary's Road Ealing W5 London and was founded in 1698 This subsequently became the "finest private school in England" and had many famous pupils in the 19th century such as William S. Gilbert and Cardinal Newman. Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (18 November 1836 &ndash 29 May 1911 was an English Dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for his fourteen Family John Henry Newman was born in London and was the eldest son of John Newman (d As the area became built-up, it declined and closed in 1908. ^[2]

The first known maps of Ealing were made in the 18th century. Mount Castle Tower, an Elizabethan structure which stood at the top of Hanger Hill, was used as a tea-stop in the nineteenth century. It was demolished to make way for Fox's Reservoir in 1881. This reservoir, with a capacity of 3 million gallons, was erected north of Hill Crest Road, Hanger Hill, in 1888 and a neighbouring reservoir for 50 million gallons was constructed c. 1889.

Ealing was mostly made up of open countryside and fields where, as in previous centuries, the main occupation was farming. However, there was an important road running from west to east through the centre of the parish. This road, later to be known as the Uxbridge Road, ran eastwards to London and westwards to Oxford. A large number of inns were situated along this route, where horses could be changed and travellers refresh themselves, prompting its favour by highwaymen. The word highwayman is first attested from the year 1617 The term "highwayman" is mainly applied to robbers who travelled on horseback as opposed to those who robbed on foot Stops in Ealing included The Feathers, The Bell, The Green Man and The Old Hats. At one point in history there were two pubs called the Half Way House either side of one of the many toll gates on the Uxbridge Road in West Ealing. Following the removal of the toll gate the easternly pub was renamed the Olde Hat.

Perceval House

As London developed, the area became predominantly market gardens. "Market garden" redirects here For the World War II operation see Operation Market Garden. In the 1850s, with improved travel (the Great Western Railway and two branches of the Grand Union Canal), villages began to grow into towns and merged into unbroken residential areas. The Great Western Railway ( GWR) was a British railway company and a notable example of Civil engineering, linking London with the West The Grand Union Canal in England is part of the British canal system. At this time Ealing began to be called the "Queen of the Suburbs".

The most important changes to Ealing occurred in the 19th century. The building of the Great Western Railway in the 1830s, part of which passed through the centre of Ealing, led to the opening of a railway station on the Broadway in 1879. In the next few decades, much of Ealing was rebuilt, predominantly semi-detached housing designed for the rising middle class. Better transport links, including horse buses as well as trains, enabled people to more easily travel to work in London whilst living in what was still considered to be the countryside. Much of the countryside was rapidly disappearing, however parts of it were preserved as public parks, such as Lammas Park and Ealing Common. Ealing Common is a large open space (approx 47 acres in Ealing, west London, bounded by Hanger Lane to the east and the Uxbridge Road to the Pitzhanger Manor and the extensive 28 acres grounds on which it stands, was sold to the council in 1901 by Sir Spencer Walpole, which had been bought by his father the Rt. Pitzhanger Manor House, in Ealing (west London) was owned from 1800 to 1810 by the architect John Soane, who radically rebuilt it Sir Spencer Walpole ( February 6, 1830 &ndash July 7, 1907) was an English Historian and civil servant Hon. Spencer Horatio Walpole and thus became Walpole Park. Spencer Horatio Walpole, PC, QC, LLD ( 11 September 1806 &ndash 22 May 1898) was a British Walpole Park is a municipal urban public open space run by Ealing Borough Council, and its main entrance is situated in Mattock Lane Ealing, West London ^[3]

It was during the Victorian period that Ealing became a town. This meant that roads had to be built, drainage provided, and schools & public buildings erected. The man responsible for much of all this was Charles Jones, Borough Surveyor from 1863–1913. Charles Jones (1830&ndash1913 was Ealing 's first architect engineer and surveyor He planted the horse chestnut trees on Ealing Common and designed the Town Hall, both the present one and the older structure which is now a bank (on the Mall). Ealing Broadway became a major shopping centre.

Standing near Charlbury Grove, Ealing Abbey was founded by a community of Benedictine monks in 1897. Ealing Abbey is a Roman Catholic Benedictine monastic foundation in West London England and part of the English Benedictine Congregation Twinned with the convent of St. Augustine's Priory, the giant abbey is a unique example of a traditional, working monastery.

It was in 1901 that Ealing Urban District was incorporated as a municipal borough, Walpole Park was opened and the first electric trams ran along the Uxbridge Road — a mode of transport that Transport for London (tfl) tried to reintroduce some 110 years later in the form of the West London Tram scheme. Ealing was a local government district from 1863 to 1965 around the town of Ealing. Municipal boroughs were a type of Local government which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974 in Northern Ireland from 1840 to A tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car, or streetcar is a railborne vehicle, of lighter weight and construction than a Train The West London Tram was a proposed on-street light rail line running along the Uxbridge Road corridor in West London, England. This was abandoned in August 2007 in the face of fierce local opposition and a switch in priorities and funding to Crossrail. Crossrail is a project to build major new Railway connections under central London.

The building of a new shopping centre, which opened in 1984, drastically altered the centre of Ealing.

At midnight, Thursday, August 2, 2001 a 40 kg bomb hidden in a vehicle exploded in The Broadway near Ealing Broadway railway station, damaging numerous shops in the immediate vicinity. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Ealing Broadway is a National Rail and London Underground station in Ealing in west London. Seven people suffered mild injuries. The bomb was placed by "Irish dissidents" thought to be members of the Real IRA. The Real Irish Republican Army, otherwise known as the Real IRA (RIRA or True IRA and styling itself as Óglaigh na hÉireann (Volunteers

Etymology

The name Ealing was recorded c. 700 as 'Gillingas', meaning 'place of the people associated with Gilla', from the personal name Gilla and the Old English suffix '-ingas', meaning 'people of'. ^[4] Over the centuries, the name has changed, and has been known as Yealing, Zelling and Eling, until Ealing became the standard spelling in the nineteenth century.

Community

Ealing has a large Polish community. This developed during World War II when Polish pilots fighting in the Battle of Britain flew from the nearby aerodrome, RAF Northolt, where there is a landmark Polish War Memorial. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of Britain (German ''Luftschlacht um England'' is the name given to the sustained strategic effort by the German Luftwaffe during the summer and RAF Northolt is a Royal Air Force station in the London Borough of Hillingdon, in north west Greater London, England. The Polish War Memorial is a Memorial erected to remember the contribution of airmen from Poland who helped the Allied cause during World War II The Polish community has grown considerably since Poland joined the EU and its migrant workers have been able to come to the UK freely.

Ealing Studios

Main article: Ealing Studios

Ealing is best known for its film studios which are the oldest in the world and known especially for the Ealing comedies including Kind Hearts and Coronets, Passport to Pimlico, The Ladykillers and The Lavender Hill Mob. For the film see Ealing Comedy (film. For the film comedies see Ealing Comedies. For the film see Ealing Comedy (film. For the film comedies see Ealing Comedies. Kind Hearts and Coronets is a 1949 British Black comedy film produced by Ealing Studios. Passport to Pimlico is a 1949 British Comedy film made by Ealing Studios. This article is about the 1955 film For the remake see The Ladykillers (2004 film. The Lavender Hill Mob is a 1951 Comedy film from Ealing Studios, written by T The studios were taken over by the BBC in 1955 so Ealing locations appeared in television programmes ranging from Doctor Who to Monty Python's Flying Circus. Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. Monty Python’s Flying Circus (also known as Flying Circus or during the final series just Monty Python) is a BBC Sketch comedy Most recently, these studios have been used for movies again, including Notting Hill, The Importance of Being Earnest and Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. Notting Hill is a 1999 Romantic comedy film set in Notting Hill, London, released on 21 May 1999 The Importance of Being Earnest is a 2002 film directed by Oliver Parker, based on Oscar Wilde 's classic Comedy of manners play Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones is a 2002 Film directed by George Lucas and written by Lucas and Jonathan Hales Most recently, St Trinian's, a remake of the classic film, was produced by Ealing Studios; in which some locations in Ealing can be observed. St Trinian's is the sixth in a long-running series of films based on the works of cartoonist Ronald Searle.

Famous people and achievements

• Arthur Haynes (1914-1966) the comedian, lived in Gunnersbury Avenue (at 74). Arthur Haynes ( 19 May 1914 in Fulham, London, England &ndash 19 November 1966 Ealing, [1]
• Fred Perry (1909-1995) England's greatest tennis player, lived in Brunner Road, Ealing. Frederick John Perry (18 May 1909 – 2 February 1995 born in Stockport, Cheshire, was an English Tennis and Table tennis
• Champion athlete Lillian Board MBE (1948–70), a double European gold medallist and an Olympic silver medalist, lived in Ealing from 1956 to 1970. Lillian Barbara Board MBE ( December 13, 1948 &ndash December 26, 1970) was an athlete from Great The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Known as the Golden Girl of British athletics, she died of cancer in 1970. Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled Two streets in the borough of Ealing are named in her honour: Lillian Board Way, in Greenford, and Lillian Avenue (near Acton Town London Underground station). Greenford, historically Greenford Magna, is a suburb in the London Borough of Ealing in west London, England. Acton Town is a London Underground station in Acton, west London, and is served by the Piccadilly and District Lines The London Underground is a Metro system serving a large part of Greater London and neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire
• Peter Crouch (footballer) attended Drayton Manor High School in Hanwell
• The political couple, former European commissioner and leader of the Labour Party, Neil Kinnock and his wife, Glenys Kinnock, who is a member of the European Parliament, have their London home in Ealing. Peter James Crouch (born 30 January 1981 is an English international football player Drayton Manor High School, formerly Drayton Manor Grammar School, is a Comprehensive school located in Hanwell, Ealing. The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive branch of the European Union. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Neil Gordon Kinnock Baron Kinnock PC (born 28 March 1942 is a British Politician. Glenys Elizabeth Kinnock Baroness Kinnock FRSA (born Glenys Elizabeth Parry 7 July, 1944) is a Welsh politician who has been a Labour The European Parliament ( Europarl or EP) is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU
• Acclaimed British soul singer Dusty Springfield (1939–99) grew up in Ealing as did Konnie Huq of Blue Peter and TV presenter Angellica Bell. Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien OBE ( 16 April, 1939 &ndash 2 March, 1999) professionally known as Dusty Springfield Kanak "Konnie" Huq ( Bengali: কনি হক pronounced Huck; born 17 July 1975) is an English television presenter Blue Peter is a BBC Television programme for children It is shown on CBBC, both in its BBC One programming block and on the Angellica Bell (born 24 March 1976 in London) is an English television and Radio presenter.
• The Who guitarist Pete Townshend grew up in Ealing. The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (born 19 May 1945 in Chiswick, London) is an English rock Guitarist, Singer,
• Frank Richards (1876-1961) who is most remembered for writing Billy Bunter, lived in a house that one stood in what is now part of Ealing Shopping Centre. Charles Harold St John Hamilton ( August 8 1876 – December 24 1961) was an English writer specializing in writing long-running series William George Bunter or Billy Bunter, the "Fat Owl of the Remove" is a fictional character created by Charles Hamilton (using the nom de plume of The site is marked with a blue plaque. [2]
• Henry Fielding (1707-54) the novelist, had from 1752 a country house at Fordhook. Henry Fielding ( April 22, 1707 &ndash October 8, 1754) was an English Novelist and Dramatist known for his He wrote some of Tom Jones there. The History of Tom Jones a Foundling, often known simply as Tom Jones, is a Comic novel by the English playwright and novelist ^[5]
• Jay Kay of pop band Jamiroquai is also a former resident and acid jazz group Brand New Heavies were formed in Ealing. Jason "Jay" Kay (born Jason Cheetham on 30 December, 1969 in Stretford Trafford) is an English Musician. Jamiroquai is a Grammy Award -winning English Acid jazz / Funk / soul band The Brand New Heavies are an Acid jazz and Funk group formed in 1985 in Ealing, a Suburb of London, England.
• Lady Noel Byron (Lord Byron's widow) has a 'Blue Plaque' dedicated to her, above the main entrance of Thames Valley University in South Ealing Road. Anne Isabella Noel Byron 11th Baroness Wentworth ( 17 May 1792 &ndash 16 May 1860) was the wife In the United Kingdom, a blue plaque is a permanent sign installed in a public place to commemorate a link between that location and a famous person or event Thames Valley University ( TVU) is a British university based on campuses in Slough, Reading and Ealing, all in the She founded Ealing Grove school in 1834, the first of indusrial school of its type. [3][4] Living with her, was her daughter Ada Lovelace who was England's first computer programer and has the programing Language 'ada' named after her. Augusta Ada King Countess of Lovelace (10 December 1815 London England &ndash 27 November 1852 Marylebone, London England born Augusta Ada Byron, was the only Ada is a structured, Statically typed, imperative, and object-oriented high-level computer Programming language
• Nevil Shute (1899–1960) the novelist, remembered for such books as A Town Like Alice and On the Beach, was a past resident (16 Somerset Rd). Nevil Shute Norway ( 17 January 1899 - 12 January 1960) was both a popular novelist and a successful aeronautical engineer A Town Like Alice ( US title The Legacy) is a novel by the English author Nevil Shute. On the Beach is a post-apocalyptic end-of-the-world novel written by British-Australian author Nevil Shute after he had immigrated to Australia ^[6]
• Ealing is the cradle of blues-based rock music, notably The Rolling Stones whose roots can be traced back to the Ealing Jazz Club in 1962. The Ealing Jazz Club was opened in January 1959 in the basement of 42A Ealing Broadway Ealing.
• Matt Monro: English ballad singer of the 1960s. Matt Monro ( 1 December 1930, Shoreditch, London &ndash 7 February 1985, Ealing) was an English He sold more than 100 million records.
• England cricketer Andrew Strauss currently lives in Ealing. Andrew John Strauss MBE, (born 2 March 1977 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is an English Cricketer who plays County cricket for
• Sid James (1913-1976) the actor and comedian, lived in Gunnersbury Avenue (at 35). Sid James (born Joel Solomon Cohen; 8 May 1913 &ndash 26 April 1976) was a South African Actor, who made [5]
• Spencer Perceval, Prime Minister from 1809 until 1812 lived at Elm Grove, a large house at the south-west corner of Ealing Common. Spencer Perceval, KC (1 November 1762 &ndash 11 May 1812 was a British statesman and Prime Minister. Perceval was shot dead in the lobby of the house of commons in May 1812 by John Bellingham. Bellingham was tried, found guilty and hanged just seven days later.
• Alan Blumlein, Electronics engineer, who made contributions to high definition TV, Radar, Sound Reproduction - including stereo sound - and telephony, lived in Ealing between 1933 and 1942. Alan Dower Blumlein ( June 29, 1903 in Hampstead, London – June 7, 1942) was an Electronics Engineer He was killed in 1942 in a 'plane crash testing the H2S radar. The H2S Radar was used in bombers of RAF Bomber Command. It was designed to identify targets on the ground for night and all-weather bombing
• Mitch Mitchell - Drummer for the Jimi Hendrix Experience, was born and grew up in Ealing. John "Mitch" Mitchell (born 9 July, 1947 in Ealing, Middlesex) is an English Drummer, most famous for his involvement
• Thomas Huxley, Biologist, "Darwin's Bulldog", was born in Ealing in 1825. Thomas Henry Huxley PC FRS (4 May 1825 – 29 June 1895 was an English Biologist, known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy
• Osmond Barnes (1834–1930), as Chief Herald of India proclaimed Queen Victoria Empress of India at Delhi in 1877. Colonel Osmond Barnes CB ( 23 December 1834 &ndash 20 May 1930) was a British Soldier of the A herald, or more correctly a herald of arms, is an officer of arms, ranking between Pursuivant and King of arms. For usage see British rule in India British Raj ( rāj, lit "reign" in Hindustani) primarily refers to the British Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Delhi (दिल्ली ਦਿੱਲੀ دلی d̪ɪlːiː sometimes referred to as Dilli) is the second largest metropolis of India, with a population In retirement he lived in Ealing at 40, Mount Park Road. ^[7]
• Paul McGrath, former Aston Villa, Manchester United and Republic of Ireland International footballer, was born in Ealing in 1959
• Michaela Dennis, of Armand and Michaela Dennis, who made the “On Safari” TV series’ of animals in Africa in the late 50s and early 60s, had a retreat in Ealing from the summer heat of her Nairobi home. Paul McGrath (born 4 December 1959 in Ealing, London England is a former football defender, a long-time member of the Republic of Ireland national
• Will Barker, a pioneer of British cinema, lived and worked at Ealing Green for many years. William George Barker (1867 – 1951 Film producer Director Cinematographer and Entrepreneur
• Ealing also boasted London's smallest theatre, Bankside Theatre, in Tring Avenue Ealing Common. It was founded by Beatrice and Mabel Siddons-Downe, great-granddaughters of Sarah Siddons and operated from 1928 to 1956. Sarah Siddons ( 5 July 1755 &ndash 8 June 1831) was a British actress, the best-known Tragedienne of the

Ealing in fiction

• Ealing was the setting for children's comedy show Rentaghost. Rentaghost was a British children's television comedy show produced and broadcast by the BBC between January 6 1976 and June 11 1984

• In James Hilton's novel Goodbye, Mr Chips (1934), Katherine, the lovely young wife of the shy schoolmaster protagonist Mr Chipping, is said to have been living with an aunt in Ealing following the death of her parents. James Hilton ( September 9, 1900 &ndash December 20, 1954) was an Oscar -winning English Novelist, and author Goodbye Mr Chips (originally Good-bye Mr Chips) is a novel by James Hilton, first published in 1934

• Ealing and the surrounding area is mentioned in Aldous Huxley's Brave New World (1932). Aldous Leonard Huxley (26 July 1894 &ndash 22 November 1963 was an English writer and one of the most prominent members of the famous Huxley family. Brave New World is a 1932 Novel by Aldous Huxley. Set in the London of AD 2540 (632 A Lenina observes a Delta gymnastic display in the Ealing stadium as she flies overhead in a helicopter with Henry Foster.

• The John Sanders department store (now a branch of Marks & Spencer) was the location for the scenes of the Autons breaking through the shop window and beginning their killing rampage in the 1970 Doctor Who story Spearhead From Space. The Autons are an artificial life form from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, and adversaries of the Doctor Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. Spearhead from Space is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast

• The new Doctor Who spin-off, The Sarah Jane Adventures, is set in Ealing

• The main character Kendra Tamale of the book 'Marshmallows for Breakfast' by Dorothy Koomson, was said to have grown up or lived in Ealing or nearby. Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new Organization or Entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a Television series based on a pre-existing The Sarah Jane Adventures is a British Science fiction Television series produced by BBC Wales for CBBC, created

• The police station featured in the opening titles of Dixon of Dock Green was the previous Ealing police station, located at number 5 High Street, just north off Ealing Green. Dixon of Dock Green was a popular BBC television series, which ran from 1955 to 1976 and later a radio series ^{[8] [9]}

• HG Wells' "The War of the Worlds" makes reference to Castle(bar) Hill in Ealing since the alien gas is heavier than air and the residents at the top of the hill are unaffected

Further reading

History:

• Oates, Jonathan [2006-07-31]. Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Ealing (paperback), Barnsley, South Yorkshire UK: Wharncliffe Books. ISBN 1-84563-012-2. Retrieved on 2006-09-13. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September  
• Hounsell, Peter [1991]. Ealing and Hanwell Past (Hardback), London UK: Historical Publications Ltd. ISBN 0-948667-13-3.  
• Neaves, Cyrill (1971). A history of Greater Ealing. United Kingdom: S. R. Publishers. ISBN 0-85409-679-5.  

References

See also

• 3 August 2001 Ealing bombing

External links

• LocalEaling.com - Google customised by the Ealing community
• Ealing's local community web site
• Blogs from Ealing
• Ealing Times - local newspaper
• Ealing's Farmer's market
• Ealing Cycling Campaign
• Ealing Friends of the Earth
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• Ealing Consortium provides supported housing and community care services for people with special needs
• Ealing Public Library
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• Ealing Symphony Orchestra
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• Pitshanger Manor Museum
• The West Ealing Home Zone
• Ealing-Life.co.uk is an online portal for anyone living or working in the Ealing area.
• Ealing Chess Club
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• Save Ealing's Streets
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