| Hillingdon | |
  Hillingdon shown within Greater London |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| London borough | Hillingdon |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | London |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | UXBRIDGE |
| Postcode district | UB8, UB10 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| 01895 | |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| European Parliament | London |
| London Assembly | Ealing and Hillingdon |
| List of places: UK • England • London | |
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History
Hillingdon was an ancient parish, and had within it the chapelry of Uxbridge, which became a separate civil parish in 1866. A Chapelry was a subdivision of an Ecclesiastical parish in England, and certain areas of Lowland Scotland up to the mid 19th Century Uxbridge is a university town in the London Borough of Hillingdon in West London, England. In 1894, under the Local Government Act 1894, Hillingdon parish was divided into two: with Hillingdon West becoming, with Uxbridge, part of the Uxbridge Urban District, and Hillingdon East becoming part of the Uxbridge Rural District. The Local Government Act 1894 (56 & 57 Vict c 73 created a system of Urban districts and Rural districts with elected councils in all areas of England Uxbridge was a local government district in north west Middlesex from 1849 to 1965 around the town of Uxbridge. Uxbridge was from 1875 to 1925 a Local government district in Middlesex, England. Uxbridge Rural District was abolished in 1928, with the East parish being added to Uxbridge Urban District. Both East and West parishes were abolished in 1938, and added to Uxbridge parish.
The name was revived in 1965, under the London Government Act 1963 as the name of the western-most borough of Greater London. The London Government Act 1963 (1963 c 33 is an act of the UK parliament, which recognised officially the Conurbation known as Greater London Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England.
According to the results of the Census in 2001, the population is 243,006
Notable People
- Birthplace of former England footballer Ray Wilkins. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population Raymond Colin 'Butch' Wilkins MBE (born 14 September 1956 in Hillingdon, Middlesex) is an English former football
- Birthplace and home of Jack Makepeace
- The Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood is from Hillingdon
- Claire Richards of Steps fame lives here
- Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg built and lived at Hillingdon House, now RAF Uxbridge
Transport and locale
Nearby places
Nearest tube stations
References
- Youngs, Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Volume 1
External links
Ronald David "Ronnie" Wood (born 1 June 1947 in Hillingdon London) is an English rock Guitarist and Bassist best known Meinhardt Schomberg 3rd Duke of Schomberg 1st Duke of Leinster KG ( 30 June 1641, Köln am Rhein ( Cologne) &ndash 5 July 1719 RAF Uxbridge is a Royal Air Force station in Uxbridge in the London Borough of Hillingdon. Cowley is a place in the London Borough of Hillingdon. It is a suburban development situated 15 Ickenham is a village in the London Borough of Hillingdon The focus of the town is indisputably 'The Pump' - a water pump donated to the village by Charlotte Gell in 1866 Uxbridge is a university town in the London Borough of Hillingdon in West London, England. Hayes is a town in the London Borough of Hillingdon. It is a suburban development situated 13 miles (20 Hillingdon tube station is a London Underground station in North Hillingdon in the London Borough of Hillingdon, west London.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic