Eastcote
Eastcote | |
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The dovecote in Eastcote House Gardens | |
Location within Greater London | |
Population | 12,142 (Eastcote and East Ruislip ward, 2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | TQ115885 |
London borough | |
Ceremonial county | Greater London |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | RUISLIP |
Postcode district | HA4 |
Post town | PINNER |
Postcode district | HA5 |
Dialling code | 020 |
Police | Metropolitan |
Fire | London |
Ambulance | London |
UK Parliament | |
London Assembly | |
Eastcote is a suburban area in the London Borough of Hillingdon, in west 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.
Eastcote 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.
Lady Mary Bankes lived in Eastcote for a time, and led the defence of Corfe Castle in Dorset against the Roundheads during the English Civil War.
By the turn of the 20th century, the recorded population was around 600; this had reached 12,142 for the Eastcote and East Ruislip ward in 2007.[1]
Part of Eastcote is in the Pinner postal district, despite being in Hillingdon rather than Harrow.
History
Toponymy
Eastcote was originally recorded as Ascot, one of the three
Early developments
The Hawtrey family moved to Eastcote around 1525 after Ralph Hawtrey married Winifred Walleston. She lived in a cottage named "Hopkyttes", which the couple moved into and renamed Eastcote House. A dovecote was built by their son John, without applying for a licence from the manor, as was the custom at the time. After his death in 1593, his nephew Ralph Hawtrey applied for the licence, which was approved.[3]
Ralph Hawtrey's only daughter became
In 1565, a land survey was completed which recorded 62 houses in Eastcote, of which four were ruined.[5]
The first Haydon Hall was built in 1630 for
Urban development
At the turn of the 20th century, Eastcote was a small community with around 120 cottages and a population of around 600 people.[8]
The
In 1930, the housing developers Comben & Wakeling purchased the Hawtrey family's land, which included Eastcote House and its grounds, with the plan for the new Eastcote Park Estate. The estate - comprising Pamela Gardens, St Lawrence Drive, Rodney Gardens, Burwood Avenue and The Glen - would have necessitated the demolition of Eastcote House until this was purchased by the Ruislip-Northwood Urban District Council in 1937 for public use.[11] Haydon Hall was purchased by the local council in 1936 after the death of its owner, Mrs Bennett-Edwards.[12]
During the
The British government built a military hospital on land near Highgrove House during the war, in preparation for military casualties from the
In 1952, a number of new houses were built by Wimpeys Ltd in Newnham Avenue for the Ruislip-Northwood Urban District Council as part of their "no fines" scheme. The Minister for Housing and later Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan, attended.[22]
In 1964, Eastcote House was demolished after it was declared structurally unsafe. The grounds including the walled garden, coach house and dovecote were retained for public use.[23] Haydon Hall had also fallen into a state of disrepair and was demolished in 1967.[12]
The
In November 2011 the public house The Manor was refurbished and renamed "The Ascott", after the owners
Local government
Eastcote was in the
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Nick Denys | 3,396 | 65.4 | ||
Conservative | Becky Haggar | 3,272 | 63.1 | ||
Conservative | Ian Kevin Edwards | 3,227 | 62.2 | ||
Labour | David Michael Ernest Keys | 1,256 | 24.2 | ||
Labour | Robert Mark Cowlin | 1,201 | 23.1 | ||
Labour | Joanne Charlotte Tapper | 1,190 | 22.9 | ||
Green | Rachel Elizabeth Ross | 611 | 11.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Tom Cottew | 542 | 10.4 | ||
Green | Andrew George Kennedy | 495 | 9.5 | ||
Green | David William Stephens | 304 | 5.9 | ||
TUSC | Tim Henry | 72 | 1.4 | ||
Turnout | 5,189 | 42.1 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Localities
Eastcote Village is the only named locality on Ordnance Survey maps, on slopes with elevations of 40–55m
Nearby areas
Demography
The local
Transport
Eastcote Underground station is served by the Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines.
Eastcote is served by three bus routes, though only two serve Eastcote itself. The
Notable people
- Hungarian-born artist Ervin Bossányi (1891-1975) lived in Eastcote at the time of his death
- Actress Jessie Matthews (1907-1981) lived in Eastcote at the time of her death
- Composer Sir Michael Tippett (1905-1998) was born in Eastcote
- Actress Luisa Bradshaw-White, best known for her roles in EastEnders, Holby City and This Life, was born in Eastcote
- Television and radio presenter Fearne Cottongrew up in Eastcote
- Actor Bernard Holley, known for roles in Doctor Who and EastEnders among others, was born in Eastcote
References
- Citations
- ^ a b Census Information Scheme (2012). "2011 Census Ward Population figures for London". Greater London Authority. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ Bowlt 2007, p.36
- ^ Bowlt 2007, p.39
- ^ Bowlt 2007, p.20—21
- ^ Bowlt 2007, p.37
- ^ Bowlt 2007, p.43—45
- ^ Edwards 1987, p.12
- ^ Edwards 1987, p.9
- ^ a b Newbery et al 1996, p.66
- ^ Ruislip, Northwood and Eastcote Local History Society (2010). "Local History". Eastcote Residents' Association. Archived from the original on 1 December 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ^ Edwards 1987, p.37
- ^ a b Newbery et al 1996, p.74
- ^ Edwards 1987, p.68
- ^ Newbery 1996, p.73
- ^ Edwards 1987, p.69
- ^ "Eastcote MOD". Ruislip Online. 1985. Archived from the original on 3 February 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ^ "Local History". Eastcote Residents' Association. 2010. Archived from the original on 1 December 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ^ B. Jack Copeland, Colossus: the secrets of Bletchley Park's codebreaking computers (Oxford University Press, 2006), p. 272
- ^ a b Copeland, p. 273
- ^ "Bletchley Park, Station X - Memories of a Colossus Operator". IEEE Global History Network. 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ "History and Codebreaking". GCHQ. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ Newbery et al 1996, p.70
- ^ Newbery 1996, p.76
- ^ "RAF Eastcote". VSM Estates. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ^ "Pembroke Park".
- ^ Cracknell, James (19 October 2011). "Eastcote pub to get mediaeval new name". Uxbridge Gazette. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
- ^ a b "About Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner". Nick Hurd MP. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- Ordnance surveywebsite
- ^ Map of the first Conservation Area - Eastcote Village Archived 9 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Map of the second Conservation Area - Eastcote Park Archived 9 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ward Profiles and Atlas – London Datastore".
- Bibliography
- Bowlt, Eileen. M. (2007) Around Ruislip, Eastcote, Northwood, Ickenham & Harefield. Stroud: Sutton Publishing ISBN 978-0-7509-4796-1
- Edwards, Ron. (1987) Eastcote: From Village to Suburb. Uxbridge: London Borough of Hillingdon ISBN 0-907869-09-2
- Newbery, Maria; Cotton, Carolynne; Packham, Julie Ann; Jones, Gwyn. (1996) Around Ruislip. Stroud: The Chalfont Publishing Company ISBN 0-7524-0688-4
External links
Media related to Eastcote at Wikimedia Commons