London Borough of Hounslow
London Borough of Hounslow | |
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London borough | |
from the air | |
London borough council | |
• Body | Hounslow London Borough Council |
• Leadership | Leader & Cabinet (Labour) |
• Mayor | Councillor Bishnu Gurung |
• London Assembly | Nicholas Rogers AM for South West |
• MPs | Seema Malhotra Ruth Cadbury |
Area | |
• Total | 21.61 sq mi (55.98 km2) |
• Rank | 237th (of 296) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 287,940 |
• Rank | 54th (of 296) |
• Density | 13,000/sq mi (5,100/km2) |
Ethnicity (2021) | |
• Ethnic groups | |
Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
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Police | Metropolitan Police |
Website | http://www.hounslow.gov.uk/ |
The London Borough of Hounslow (
The borough stretches from near Central London in the east (Chiswick) to the border with Surrey in the west (Feltham and Bedfont), covering five major towns: Chiswick (W4), Brentford (TW8), Isleworth (TW7), Hounslow (TW3, TW4, TW5) and Feltham (TW13, TW14); it borders the boroughs of Richmond upon Thames, Hammersmith and Fulham, Ealing and Hillingdon, in addition to the Spelthorne district of Surrey.
The Borough is home to the London Museum of Water & Steam and the attractions of Osterley Park, Gunnersbury Park, Syon House, and Chiswick House. Moreover, landmarks straddling the border of Hounslow include; Twickenham Stadium and London Heathrow Airport in the London Boroughs of Richmond-upon-Thames and Hillingdon respectively.
Geography
List of districts in Hounslow
Main settlements (head district is located in the borough):
- Chiswick W4 (Turnham Green, Gunnersbury)
- Brentford TW8 (Gunnersbury)
- Isleworth TW7 (Osterley, Spring Grove, Old Isleworth)
- Hounslow TW3, TW4, TW5 (Lampton, Hounslow West, Heston, Cranford, North Hyde)
- Feltham TW13, TW14 (Hanworth, Bedfont)
- Ashford TW15 (Appledore)
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 (District/Piccadilly line) railway line – falls within the London Borough of Ealing. 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 Richmond upon Thames respectively. A significant minority of Hounslow – south of the railway and southeast of Hounslow Heath – 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. Minor parts of Feltham fall within the Borough of Spelthorne in Surrey, 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)
- Ealing W5 (South Ealing, Gunnersbury)
- Hammersmith W6 (Stamford Brook)
- Hanwell W7 (Boston Manor)
- Twickenham TW1 (Mogden/Ivybridge)
- Hounslow TW6 (Cranford)
- Richmond TW9 (Oliver's Island)
- Southall UB2 (North Hyde, Norwood Green)
- Hayes 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, Gunnersbury Park, Syon Park, Osterley Park, Hounslow Heath, 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), 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;
The River Thames 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/Grand Union Canal, Duke of Northumberland's River, Longford River and the Feltham Hill Brook to name a few.
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River Thames at Chiswick overlooking Chiswick Bridge
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The Thames looking towards Brentford, Chiswick and Hammersmith, with the Brentford Towers on the left.
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Brentford Lock development with GlaxoSmithKline building in the background
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View from Chiswick, from right to left; Brentford Museum of Water and Steam pumping tower, Kew Bridge (Centre), River Thames, Brentford Towers, GSK building
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Richmond Lock view from Isleworth
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West End of Hounslow High Street
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Central section of Hounslow High Street
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Back of Treaty Centre, Hounslow
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Hounslow East
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GSK building at Brentford
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River Crane at Hounslow Heath, Separating Feltham and Hounslow
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View from Isleworth of Twickenham Stadium
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The Centre, Feltham
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New Developments at The Centre, Feltham
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View of the Blenhiem Centre from Hounslow Central Station
Transport
Air
Hounslow abuts the perimeter of Heathrow Airport in the London Borough of Hillingdon. Plans for the expansion of Heathrow Airport are vigorously opposed by Hounslow if such plans increase or widen noise and pollution, weighed against arguments of greater employment and spending.[2]
Bridges
Four bridges join Hounslow to London Borough of Richmond upon Thames on the south side of the Thames:
Previously, the Borough also encompassed part of Richmond Lock 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 Brent, Grand Union Canal, River Crane and Duke of Northumberland's River.
River
River services between
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
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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
(All stations are either on the Hounslow Loop Line or Waterloo to Reading line.)
- Chiswick (Zone 3)
- Kew Bridge (Zone 3)
- Brentford (Zone 4)
- Syon Lane (Zone 4)
- Isleworth (Zone 4)
- Hounslow (Zone 5)
- Feltham (Zone 6)
London Underground and London Overground stations :
District Line (Ealing and Richmond branches) and Piccadilly Line (Heathrow and Uxbridge branches)
- Stamford Brook (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 (Zone 3)*
District Line and North London Line (Richmond branch):
- Gunnersbury (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%.[3]
Economy
The borough is home to the headquarters of
DHL Air UK has its head office in Hounslow.[5]
Before winding-up
A 2017 study by Trust for London and New Policy Institute 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%.[12]
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, East African, and West 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 and Wolverhampton.
The following table shows the ethnic group of respondents in the 2001 and 2011 census in Hounslow.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1801 | 11,672 | — |
1811 | 13,717 | +17.5% |
1821 | 15,861 | +15.6% |
1831 | 17,817 | +12.3% |
1841 | 20,924 | +17.4% |
1851 | 23,095 | +10.4% |
1861 | 32,942 | +42.6% |
1871 | 42,789 | +29.9% |
1881 | 52,637 | +23.0% |
1891 | 65,836 | +25.1% |
1901 | 85,688 | +30.2% |
1911 | 111,565 | +30.2% |
1921 | 132,823 | +19.1% |
1931 | 158,134 | +19.1% |
1941 | 183,060 | +15.8% |
1951 | 211,916 | +15.8% |
1961 | 209,161 | −1.3% |
1971 | 206,469 | −1.3% |
1981 | 198,967 | −3.6% |
1991 | 209,016 | +5.1% |
2001 | 212,344 | +1.6% |
2011 | 253,957 | +19.6% |
Note:[13] |
Ethnic Group | 1981 estimations[14] | 1991[15] | 2001[16] | 2011[17] | 2021[18] | |||||
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Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
White: Total | 163,161 | 82.9% | 154,473 | 75.6% | 137,754 | 64.87% | 130,505 | 51.39% | 127,083 | 44.09% |
White: British | – | – | – | – | 118,421 | 55.77% | 96,264 | 37.91% | 81,933 | 28.40% |
White: Irish | – | – | – | – | 6,198 | 2.92% | 4,775 | 1.88% | 3,894 | 1.40% |
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller
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– | – | – | – | – | – | 183 | 0.07% | 1,276 | 0.40% |
White: Other | – | – | – | – | 13,135 | 6.19% | 29,283 | 11.53% | 39,980 | 13.90% |
Asian or Asian British : Total
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– | – | 40,178 | 19.7% | 54,352 | 25.60% | 87,257 | 34.36% | 105,846 | 36.7% |
Asian or Asian British: Indian | – | – | 29128 | 14.6% | 36,812 | 17.34% | 48,161 | 18.96% | 60,827 | 21.10% |
Asian or Asian British: Pakistani | – | – | 5244 | 2.6% | 9,127 | 4.30% | 13,676 | 5.39% | 17,454 | 6.10% |
Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi | – | – | 635 | 0.3% | 1,125 | 0.53% | 2,189 | 0.86% | 2,699 | 0.90% |
Asian or Asian British: Chinese | – | – | 1293 | 0.6% | 1,842 | 0.87% | 2,405 | 0.95% | 2,664 | 0.90% |
Asian or Asian British: Other Asian | – | – | 3878 | 1.9% | 5,446 | 2.56% | 20,826 | 8.20% | 22,202 | 7.70% |
Black or Black British: Total | – | – | 5,608 | 2.7% | 9,237 | 4.35% | 16,813 | 6.62% | 20,810 | 7.2% |
Black or Black British: African | – | – | 2299 | 1.1% | 5,723 | 2.70% | 10,787 | 4.25% | 14,895 | 5.2% |
Black or Black British: Caribbean | – | – | 2300 | 1.1% | 2,826 | 1.33% | 3,381 | 1.33% | 3,573 | 1.2% |
Black or Black British: Other Black | – | – | 1009 | 0.5% | 688 | 0.32% | 2,645 | 1.04% | 2,342 | 0.8% |
Mixed or British Mixed: Total | – | – | – | – | 6,447 | 3.04% | 10,349 | 4.08% | 13,514 | 4.6% |
Mixed: White and Black Caribbean | – | – | – | – | 1,382 | 0.65% | 2,273 | 0.90% | 2,726 | 0.9% |
Mixed: White and Black African | – | – | – | – | 843 | 0.40% | 1,730 | 0.68% | 2,142 | 0.7% |
Mixed: White and Asian | – | – | – | – | 2,407 | 1.13% | 3,390 | 1.33% | 4,128 | 1.4% |
Mixed: Other Mixed | – | – | – | – | 1,815 | 0.85% | 2,956 | 1.16% | 4,518 | 1.6% |
Other: Total | – | – | 4138 | 2% | 4,551 | 2.14% | 9,033 | 3.56% | 20,928 | 7.3% |
Other: Arab | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3,638 | 1.43% | 5,461 | 1.9% |
Other: Any other ethnic group | – | – | 4138 | 2% | 5,395 | 2.12% | 15,467 | 5.4% | ||
Ethnic minority: Total | 33,609 | 17.1% | 49,924 | 24.4% | 74,587 | 35.13% | 123,452 | 48.61% | 161,098 | 55.8% |
Total | 196,770 | 100% | 204,397 | 100% | 212,341 | 100.00% | 253,957 | 100.00% | 288,181 | 100% |
Governance
Hounslow London Borough Council
Elections across the London boroughs are currently held every four years. Since
Seat distribution as of 2024:
Party | Seats | |
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Labour | 51 | |
Conservative | 8 | |
Workers Party | 1 | |
Total | 60 |
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 Councillors were elected for wards in the Feltham and Heston 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
Greater London representation
For elections to the Greater London Council, the borough formed the Hounslow electoral division, electing three members. In 1973 it was divided into the single-member Brentford and Isleworth and Feltham and Heston electoral divisions.[21] The Greater London Council was abolished in 1986.
Since 2000, for elections to the London Assembly, the borough forms part of the South West constituency.
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
Foundations
The borough was formed in 1965, under the London Government Act 1963, by the merger of the area of the Municipal Borough of Brentford and Chiswick, The Municipal Borough of Heston and Isleworth and Feltham Urban District of Middlesex.
The Borough is an outer borough of Greater London and lies on the Middlesex bank of the
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,
Education
Football clubs
The borough of Hounslow has several Non-League football clubs:
- CB Hounslow United F.C. who play at the Osterley Sports Ground.
- Hanworth Villa F.C. who play at Rectory Meadow.
- Bedfont & Feltham F.C.who play at the Orchard in East Bedfont.
- Bedfont Sports F.C. who play at the Bedfont Sports Recreation Ground.
- Ashford Town F.C. (Middlesex)who play at The Robert Parker Stadium.
The borough is also home to Premiership Rugby side London Irish who share the Gtech Community Stadium with Brentford.
Twinning
Hounslow has a sister district agreement with Leningradsky District in Krasnodar Krai, Russia.[23] Hounslow is also twinned with Issy-les-Moulineaux in Île-de-France, France.[24]
People from Hounslow
Freedom of the Borough
The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of Hounslow.
Individuals
- Lance Sergeant Johnson Beharry: 17 September 2014.[25]
Military Units
- 2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers: 2009.[26]
- The Royal British Legion: 12 March 2017.[27]
See also
- Hounslow local elections
- The Community Group (London Borough of Hounslow)
- Hounslow power station
Notes and references
- Notes
- ^ The facility's inauguration was on 6 July 2006. Air France moved the office from Hammersmith, where it had been located for 15 years, to Hatton.
- References
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- ^ "2011 Census: QS701EW Method of travel to work, local authorities in England and Wales". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 November 2013. Percentages are of all residents aged 16-74 including those not in employment. Respondents could only pick one mode, specified as the journey's longest part by distance.
- ^ "Heritage". Aston Martin. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
1947 saw the dawn of the 'David Brown Era' [...] with the next few years seeing [...] the relocation of production to Hanworth Park, Feltham, Middlesex. [....] Production was moved to Newport Pagnell in 1954 [...]
- ^ "Online Shipping Archived 11 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine." DHL Air UK. Retrieved on 23 April 2014. "DHL International (UK) Limited Registered Office: Orbital Park, 178-188 Great South West Road, Hounslow, Middlesex TW4 6JS"
- ^ "AIR FRANCE and KLM celebrate official inauguration of new office in London." Air France. 6 July 2006. Retrieved on 13 February 2010.
- ^ "Career Opportunities." Air France UK and Ireland. Retrieved on 13 February 2010.
- ^ "Corporate." SEGA. Retrieved on 31 January 2011. "SEGA Europe Ltd. 27 Great West Road Brentford Middlesex TW8 9BW United Kingdom ."
- ^ "Contact Us Archived 15 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine." Menzies Aviation. Retrieved on 18 February 2011. "Menzies Aviation plc, 4 New Square, Bedfont Lakes, Feltham, Middlesex, TW14 8HA, United Kingdom."
- ^ "Head Office Location Archived 14 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine." Menzie's Aviation. Retrieved on 18 February 2011.
- ^ "Contact Us Archived 1 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine." JCDecaux UK. Retrieved on 28 September 2011. "JCDecaux UK - Head Office 991 Great West Road Brentford, Middlesex"
- ^ "London's Poverty Profile". Trust for London. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Hounslow: Total Population". A Vision of Britain Through Time. Great Britain Historical GIS Project. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ^ Equality, Commission for Racial (1985). "Ethnic minorities in Britain: statistical information on the pattern of settlement". Commission for Racial Equality: Table 2.2.
- ^ "1991 census – theme tables". NOMIS. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ^ "KS006 - Ethnic group". NOMIS. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "Ethnic Group by measures". NOMIS. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ "Home - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "Election 2010 | Hounslow council". BBC NEWS.
- ^ "Mayor of London opens new Hounslow civic centre". Capital West London. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ Boothroyd, David. "Greater London Council Election results: Hounslow". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ Room, Adrian: "Dictionary of Place-Names in the British Isles", Bloomsbury, 1988
- ^ Cumber, Robert (17 December 2010). "Council to revive links with Palestinian town". Hounslow, Heston & Whitton Chronicle. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ "International | Issy-les-Moulineaux". www.issy.com (in French). Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ Cumber, Robert (17 September 2014). "VC hero Johnson Beharry says Hounslow will always feel like home". MyLondon.
- ^ "Freedom of the borough awarded to Hounslow MP and councillors". 3 November 2015. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ^ "Freedom of the Borough for Royal British Legions". www.chiswickw4.com.