42-669: 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
84-539: A house on the site of Haydon Hall to William Nicholas. Highgrove House was built in the 18th century but was destroyed by fire and rebuilt in 1879. Winston Churchill stayed there during his honeymoon and the Queen of Sweden was resident during the First World War . At the turn of the 20th century , Eastcote was a small community with around 120 cottages and a population of around 600 people. The Metropolitan Railway
126-505: A park-based conservation area that includes the Cricket pitch, Eastcote House Gardens and Haydon Hall Park on the upper slopes of the River Pinn . An adjoining conservation area, Eastcote Park, includes some of the south of Eastcote Village. The local electoral ward is called Eastcote. The population as of 2015 was 12,600, of which 20.2% were of minority ethnicity. The median age as of 2013
168-459: A promise that green-belt land in Hillingdon would be safe on his watch: 'I can give a categoric assurance that under this administration we will never see a threat to the green belt.' In August 2012, however, Mr Puddifoot announced plans to build on green-belt (and longtime common land ) site Lake Farm in the south of the borough. Dismissing the discontent of residents in the south of the borough,
210-455: A second term. From 2001 to 2011 the borough's population grew by 11.5% (4.4% above the England and Wales mean of 7.1%). By comparison Merton and Bromley grew by 4.5% and Tower Hamlets grew by 26.4%. The number of households increased from 2001 to 2011 by 3.3%, and the average number of people per household was 2.7. 37.1% of the borough's population identified themselves as White British in
252-515: Is Grade II listed . Eastcote was in the Ruislip-Northwood constituency until boundary changes at the 2010 general election split the seat into two constituencies, with most of the area becoming part of the Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner constituency, served by Conservative MP Nick Hurd who was first elected in 2005. The constituency is now served by David Simmonds . The remaining parts of
294-488: Is home to a number of independently run sports clubs: The south's former strong connection with industry has diminished since the 1980s to be replaced by a preponderantly residential suburban population; the north has remained a consistently residential suburban area, although with significant swathes of rural land. The borough's residential areas expanded with the extension of the Metropolitan Railway from Harrow on
336-703: Is remembered by the school in Northwood Hills . In 1565, a land survey was completed which recorded 62 houses in Eastcote, of which four were ruined. The first Haydon Hall was built in 1630 for Lady Alice, the Dowager Countess of Derby , predominantly to allow her to store her possessions there. Lady Alice lived at Harefield Place, and purchased the land on which the hall was built from the Haydon family. The family appear in parish records from 1394 until 1562 when they sold
378-577: Is situated in South Ruislip near the A40 and the tube station. Most early RAF airfields were named after the nearest railway station; in this case Northolt Junction, the original name of South Ruislip station. The station has been redeveloped in recent years to house a number of additional military capabilities besides the RAF operations, and is popular with business people and politicians for private flights. Hillingdon
420-550: Is the second least densely populated of the London boroughs, due to a combination of rural land in the north, RAF Northolt Aerodrome , and Heathrow Airport. The borough was created in 1965 under the London Government Act 1963 , covering the combined area of the former Municipal Borough of Uxbridge , Hayes and Harlington Urban District , Ruislip-Northwood Urban District and Yiewsley and West Drayton Urban District . The area
462-550: Is twinned with: The borough has been twinned with the French town of Mantes-la-Jolie and the German town of Schleswig since the Hayes & Harlington Urban District created the link in 1958. The twinning programme was reviewed in 2011 and it was suggested that the link with Schleswig be ended owing to a lack of contact between the towns. In December 2011, the borough decided instead to end
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#1732851894542504-834: The Beck Theatre in Hayes (which is operated on behalf of the borough by Trafalgar Entertainment ), the Compass Theatre in Ickenham, the Winston Churchill Theatre and Hall (part of the Manor Farm site) and the Open Air Theatre in Barra Hall Park in Hayes. The borough has seven Non-League football clubs: The borough is also home to Hillingdon Outdoor Activity Centre (HOAC), a water sports and activity centre. The centre
546-572: The Conservative majority of the council's planning committee peremptorily rubber-stamped the plans in March 2013. Harmondsworth Moor, a park owned by the borough, is administered by British Airways on behalf of the borough. After British Airways planned to create a new headquarters in 1992, the airline agreed to convert a former landfill site into Harmondsworth Moor. The Grand Union Canal passes through Hayes , Yiewsley , Cowley and Uxbridge in
588-659: The London Assembly , the borough forms part of the Ealing and Hillingdon constituency. The Conservative candidate Richard Barnes won the 2000, 2004 and 2008 elections, and since the 2012 election the Labour candidate Onkar Sahota has served as the Ealing and Hillingdon London Assembly member. At the same election in 2012 Conservative candidate Boris Johnson won the largest share of Hillingdon's votes, becoming elected Mayor of London for
630-533: The Luftwaffe ; 106 bombs fell on Eastcote between September 1940 and May 1941, from a total of 18 recorded raids. The British government built a military hospital on land near Highgrove House during the war, in preparation for military casualties from the D-Day landings . They were not required for the role and were converted into barracks for Navy Wrens . Bletchley Park also established an outpost in surplus buildings on
672-1098: The Thistle London Heathrow in West Drayton . British Midland International had its training centre in Stockley Close, West Drayton. Hellenic Imperial Airways had its United Kingdom offices in the Axis House in Harlington . China Airlines had its UK office in the Hyde Park Hayes 3 (HPH3) in Hayes . One of the predecessor organisations of British Airways, British Overseas Airways Corporation , had its head office in Speedbird House. The other predecessor, British European Airways , had its headquarters in South Ruislip , as did BEA Helicopters . During its existence
714-562: The "traditional" Eastcote Village along High Road Eastcote. There is no direct bus link to Harrow , despite the H-prefix in H13. [REDACTED] Media related to Eastcote at Wikimedia Commons London Borough of Hillingdon The London Borough of Hillingdon ( pronunciation ) is a London borough in Greater London , England. It forms part of outer London and West London , being
756-575: The 2021 census. In the south-east of the borough, in particular Hayes , there is a large population of South Asian residents. The wards where Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Residents comprise the largest racial groups are: Whites as a whole form 48.2% of the borough, Asian residents 33.3%, and Black residents 7.8%. In addition, the most common main language, English (77.9%), is followed by Punjabi (4.7%), Polish (1.7%), Tamil (1.6%) and Urdu (1.1%). The borough maintains over 200 green spaces, totalling around 1,800 acres (730 ha). As much of
798-541: The Cavendish Pavilion was built as a private sports ground. The railway halt was rebuilt as a station in 1939. 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
840-526: The Eastcote and East Ruislip ward in 2007. Part of Eastcote is in the Pinner postal district, despite being in Hillingdon rather than Harrow . Eastcote was originally recorded as Ascot, one of the three medieval tithings of the parish of Ruislip, along with Westcot and Norwood. Norwood, in the north of the parish, became Northwood ; Westcot, in the west became Westcote (the main Ruislip village), and Ascot, in
882-576: The Hill to Uxbridge in the early 20th century and the gradual establishment of stops along the line, becoming known as " Metro-land ". Hillingdon has a large economy by national standards, ranked 14th out of 408 local area districts in Britain, and ranked fifth out of the London boroughs. British Airways is headquartered in Waterside , Harmondsworth , in Hillingdon. The building officially opened in 1998. Prior to
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#1732851894542924-530: The Hillingdon Music Service. National Rail and London Underground stations in the borough are: In March 2011, the main forms of transport that residents used to travel to work were: driving a car or van, 34.5% of all residents aged 16–74; Underground, metro, light rail, tram, 7.9%; bus, minibus or coach, 7.9%; on foot, 4.6%; train, 2.8%; work mainly at or from home, 2.6%; passenger in a car or van, 2.0%. The Royal Air Force station RAF Northolt
966-455: The airline British Eagle had its head office on the grounds of Heathrow Airport. A 2017 study by Trust for London and New Policy Institute found that there is a 22% poverty rate in Hillingdon, slightly below the London-wide figure of 27%. It also found that 24% of Hillingdon's local employees are low-paid, narrowly above the London average of 21%. London Heathrow airport is located in
1008-726: The area is within the Metropolitan Green Belt it was, in 2008, one of the least densely populated of all the London boroughs ; open spaces range in size from the Colne Valley Regional Park by the River Colne in the north of the borough, to smaller gardens and parks such as the Norman Leddy Memorial Gardens and Lake Farm Country Park in the south of the borough. Council leader Raymond Puddifoot had given
1050-858: The borough and is one of the busiest airports in the world. It was originally used by the Royal Air Force. The British Government's UK Visas and Immigration has two immigration removal centres: Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre and Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre in Harmondsworth . The borough includes RAF Northolt and the former sites of RAF Eastcote , RAF South Ruislip , RAF West Drayton , RAF Ruislip 4MU, RAF West Ruislip and RAF Uxbridge . The borough maintains 17 libraries: Charville, Eastcote, Harefield, Harlington, Hayes End, Hayes, Ickenham, Manor Farm, Northwood Hills, Northwood, Oak Farm, Ruislip Manor, South Ruislip, Uxbridge, West Drayton, Yeading, and Yiewsley. Hillingdon has undertaken
1092-751: The borough. Ruislip Lido was built as a feeder reservoir for the canal, but was eventually disconnected and changed to become a recreational lido . Two Sites of Special Scientific Interest next to the canal, Frays Farm Meadows and Denham Lock Wood , are managed by the London Wildlife Trust . The borough also operates children's centres, recreational areas for children of under five years of age and their families. The centres include: Barra Hall, Belmore, Cherry Lane, Colham Manor, Cornerstone, Cowley St. Laurence, Harefield, Hillside, McMillan Early Childhood Centre, Nestles Avenue, Oak Farm, and Uxbridge College (Hayes Campus). The borough owns four theatres :
1134-564: The demolition of Eastcote House until this was purchased by the Ruislip-Northwood Urban District Council in 1937 for public use. Haydon Hall was purchased by the local council in 1936 after the death of its owner, Mrs Bennett-Edwards. During the Second World War , Eastcote House was used to house the local branch of the Food Control Office, in charge of issuing ration books. The area was subjected to bombing by
1176-417: The east, became what is now Eastcote. 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
1218-521: The estate renamed Pembroke Park, in reference to HMS Pembroke V , the former name of the codebreaking operation during the Second World War. In November 2011 the public house The Manor was refurbished and renamed "The Ascott", after the owners Greene King Brewery asked for public suggestions for a new name based on the local history of the area. The Case is Altered pub in Eastcote High Road
1260-733: The largest school expansion programme in London, ensuring that all children within the borough can go to a school close to where they live. In May 2011, Hillingdon Council received the Library Innovation of the Year award at the 2011 Bookseller Industry Awards. Also within the borough are Brunel University and Uxbridge College 's Uxbridge and Hayes campuses, as well as the Douay Martyrs Catholic Secondary School and St Bernadette Catholic Primary School. The London Borough of Hillingdon also offers music lessons as part of
1302-621: The licence, which was approved. Ralph Hawtrey's only daughter became Lady Mary Bankes when she married Sir John Bankes , Chief Justice to Charles I . As a Royalist , she defended their home in Dorset , Corfe Castle , against the Roundheads in 1643 at the time of the English Civil War . A plaque on the south wall of St Martin's Church in Ruislip commemorates her heroic act. Lady Bankes had also lived at Haydon Hall in Eastcote, and her name
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1344-537: The link with a second German town, Emden , citing administrative problems. The coat of arms for the London Borough of Hillingdon was granted on 22 March 1965. Between 1973 and 1978, the borough's civic centre was built in Uxbridge. 51°30′N 0°27′W / 51.500°N 0.450°W / 51.500; -0.450 Comben Homes Comben Homes was a large British house builder . The company
1386-771: The opening of Waterside, the airline's head office was the Speedbird House at London Heathrow Airport . An office of American Airlines is located at the Orient House (HAA3) within Waterside. In 2007 Cadbury Schweppes announced it would be moving to Uxbridge from Mayfair to cut costs. The company later split and Cadbury plc moved to its new head office in Cadbury House in the Uxbridge Business Park in June 2008. Guoman Hotel Management (UK) Limited has its head office in
1428-459: 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
1470-460: The site, which became known to staff as HMS Pembroke V . A total of 100 Bombe codebreaker machines were used to decode German Enigma messages. The station closed shortly after the war ended in 1945, although the operations from Bletchley Park were re-established on the site in April 1946, under the new name of " Government Communications Headquarters " (GCHQ). Operations continued on the site, including
1512-552: The town, areas to the south of the North View/Village Way/Field End Road intersection are in the Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency, currently served by Steve Tuckwell . Eastcote Village is the only named locality on Ordnance Survey maps, on slopes with elevations of 40–55m AOD above the rest of Eastcote and extends towards Ruislip Woods National Nature Reserve and Haste Hill. Eastcote Village surrounds
1554-612: The use of two Colossus codebreaking machines, until GCHQ moved to a new purpose-built site in Cheltenham in February 1954. 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. In 1964, Eastcote House was demolished after it
1596-410: The westernmost London borough. It was formed in 1965 from the districts of Hayes and Harlington , Ruislip-Northwood , Uxbridge , and Yiewsley and West Drayton . The borough includes most of Heathrow Airport and Brunel University , and is the second largest of the 32 London boroughs by area. The main towns in the borough are Hayes , Ruislip , Northwood , West Drayton and Uxbridge . Hillingdon
1638-649: Was 44 years. 83.8% of houses are owned. 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 London Bus routes 282 to Ealing Hospital (via Northolt ) and Mount Vernon Hospital in Northwood , and 398 to Northolt's Wood End Estate (via Rayners Lane ) and Ruislip serve Eastcote. Route H13 to Ruislip Lido and Northwood Hills (via Pinner ) does not serve Eastcote shopping parade itself, but does pass through
1680-429: Was declared structurally unsafe. The grounds including the walled garden, coach house and dovecote were retained for public use. Haydon Hall had also fallen into a state of disrepair and was demolished in 1967. The RAF Eastcote site was sold for development to George Wimpey (later Taylor Wimpey ) in 2007, with plans for the construction of 385 new homes. As of early 2011, 50% of the development had been completed, and
1722-460: Was extended to Uxbridge from Harrow on the Hill in 1904, passing through Eastcote. A halt was built in 1906. The extension of the railway brought with it a substantial number of travellers seeking a day out in the countryside. The tea garden of the Old Barn House became popular with visitors to the area, as were cottages including The Rosery and Orchard Farm which served refreshments. In 1914,
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1764-466: Was transferred from Middlesex to Greater London to become one of the 32 London Boroughs. The councils involved were initially unable to decide upon a name, with Keith Joseph suggesting "Uxbridge" in October 1963, later revised to Hillingdon. The local authority is Hillingdon Council, based at Hillingdon Civic Centre in Uxbridge. The borough is divided into 21 wards : Since 2000, for elections to
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