Harmondsworth
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Coordinates: 51°29′11″N 0°28′47″W / 51.4865°N 0.4796°W
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  Harmondsworth shown within Greater London |
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| London borough | Hillingdon |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | London |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WEST DRAYTON |
| Postcode district | UB7 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| European Parliament | London |
| UK Parliament | Hayes and Harlington |
| London Assembly | Ealing and Hillingdon |
| List of places: UK • England • London | |
Harmondsworth is a village in the London Borough of Hillingdon, close to London Heathrow Airport. The the village is situated south of West Drayton. Harmondsworth was mentioned in the Domesday Book, its name coming from the Anglo-Saxon Heremōdes worþ, meaning "Heremōd's enclosure". Notable features of the village are the church of St Mary, with parts dating from the 12th century[1], and Britain's largest remaining tithe barn, made entirely without nails[2].
The area is most commonly known for Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre, a Kalyx-run detention centre for deportations from the airport. Since 1937 it has also been the headquarters of publisher Penguin Books.
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[edit] Local government
Harmondsworth was a civil parish, in Staines Rural District between 1894 and 1930, when it transferred to Yiewsley and West Drayton Urban District. The parish, which also contained Sipson, Longford, Heathrow and Perry Oaks[3], was merged with Yiewsley and West Drayton in 1949.[4] In another reorganisation of local government, the village was transferred to the London Borough of Hillingdon, in Greater London, when Middlesex was abolished in 1965. It is currently in the Heathrow Villages ward, which elects three councillors on Hillingdon Council.[5]
[edit] Economy
British Airways is headquartered in Waterside in Harmondsworth.[6]
[edit] Heathrow Airport expansion
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On 15 January 2009 the British government declared that a third runway will be built at London Heathrow Airport. This is likely to lead to the demolition of much of the area, although the scope of the destruction is yet to be announced.
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[edit] Nearest railway station
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=22386
- ^ http://village.vossnet.co.uk/a/awharris/overview.htm
- ^ "Harmondsworth: Introduction". A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 4: Harmondsworth, Hayes, Norwood with Southall, Hillingdon with Uxbridge, Ickenham, Northolt, Perivale, Ruislip, Edgware, Harrow with Pinner. University of London & History of Parliament Trust. 1971. 1–7. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=22386. Retrieved on 2009-01-18.
- ^ "Harmondsworth CP/AP Middlesex through time – Administrative history of Parish-level Unit: hierarchies, boundaries". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth & others. 2008. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10102157&c_id=10001043. Retrieved on 2009-01-18.
- ^ "Heathrow Villages ward". London Borough of Hillingdon. 2009-01-14. http://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/index.jsp?articleid=10031. Retrieved on 2009-01-18.
- ^ "Contact Information." British Airways. Retrieved on 18 May 2009.
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