London Borough of Hillingdon
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| London Borough of Hillingdon | |
 Shown within Greater London |
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| Geography | |
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| Status | London borough |
| Area — Total |
Ranked 227th 115.70 km² |
| ONS code | 00AS |
| Admin HQ | {{{adminhq}}} |
| Demographics | |
| Population — Total (2005 est.) — Density |
Ranked 36th (of 354) 252,400 2,182 / km² |
| Ethnicity | 70.1% White 13.6% South Asian 13.3% African-Caribbean |
| Politics | |
| Leadership | Leader & Cabinet |
| Mayor | — |
| Executive | Conservative |
| MPs | Nick Hurd John McDonnell John Randall |
| London Assembly — Member |
Ealing and Hillingdon Richard Barnes |
| Coat of Arms | |
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| Official website | http://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/ |
The London Borough of Hillingdon is the westernmost borough in London, England and forms part of Outer London. It is home to Brunel University and London Heathrow Airport.
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[edit] Districts
It includes the areas:
- Cowley
- Eastcote
- Eastcote Village
- Hatton
- Harlington
- Hayes
- Hayes End
- Hayes Town
- Harefield
- Harmondsworth
- Heathrow
- Hillingdon
- Ickenham
- Longford
- Newyears Green
- North Hillingdon
- Northwood
- Northwood Hills
- Ruislip
- Ruislip Common
- Ruislip Gardens
- Ruislip Manor
- Sipson
- South Harefield
- South Ruislip
- Uxbridge
- West Drayton
- Yeading
- Yiewsley
The borough also includes Northolt Aerodrome.
[edit] History
The borough was formed in 1965 from the Municipal Borough of Uxbridge, Hayes and Harlington Urban District, Ruislip-Northwood Urban District and Yiewsley and West Drayton Urban District of Middlesex.
The councils involved were initially unable to decide upon a name, with Keith Joseph suggesting to provide the name 'Uxbridge' for the borough in October 1963, later revised to Hillingdon.[1].[2]
[edit] Parks and open spaces
The London Borough of Hillingdon is responsible for 239 parks and open spaces within its boundaries. Since much of the area is within the Green Belt, and it is the least-populated of all the Boroughs, there are large areas of land properly called open space. They range in size from the Colne Valley corridor to the smallest gardens and playing fields.
[edit] External links
- Hillingdon Council
- Hillingdon Association of Voluntary Services
- Index to all Hillingdon streets
- List of parks and open spaces
London boroughs: Barking and Dagenham • Barnet • Bexley • Brent • Bromley • Camden • Croydon • Ealing • Enfield • Greenwich • Hackney • Hammersmith and Fulham • Haringey • Harrow • Havering • Hillingdon • Hounslow • Islington • Kensington and Chelsea • Kingston • Lambeth • Lewisham • Merton • Newham • Redbridge • Richmond • Southwark • Sutton • Tower Hamlets • Waltham Forest • Wandsworth • City of Westminster
Sui generis: City of London (Enclaves: Inner Temple • Middle Temple)
See also: Greater London Authority • London Assembly • Mayor of London
