35-531: South Ruislip is an area of west London in the London Borough of Hillingdon . A 2017 estimation put the population of South Ruislip ward as 13,150 residents. The population, according to the 2001 UK census , was 10,823. By 2008, this had reached 11,116. Schools in South Ruislip include Bourne Primary, Deanesfield, Field End, St Swithun Wells and Queensmead. McGovern Park is located on West End Road and
70-459: 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,
105-455: 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
140-599: A title now borne by the Marquess of Anglesey ; and also alludes to Uxbridge RAF Depot and Northolt Airport . The chrysanthemums refer to the horticultural industry; the nurseries of the town specialize in these flowers. The national lion holds a seax (Saxon sword) from the arms of the County Council of Middlesex . The tiger is from the arms of the Marquess of Anglesey and the pegasus further represents Uxbridge's connection with
175-488: 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
210-521: 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
245-590: Is the headquarters of London GAA . It is the primary venue for playing hurling and Gaelic football in Britain . South Ruislip station is served by the Central line of the London Underground . Chiltern Railways serve hourly, with trains to London Marylebone and High Wycombe . Although no bus route directly serves the station, London Buses route E7 serves one end of nearby Station Approach and route 114 serves
280-550: 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
315-550: 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
350-722: The A40 adjacent to the airfield, and is dedicated to the memory of the Polish airmen who fought with the Royal Air Force during the Second World War . A damaged Vickers Wellington , attempting to land at RAF Northolt, crashed in Station Approach in October 1942 . The resulting fire caused the remaining ammunition on board to detonate, and 21 people were killed. In the 1950s and 1960s RAF South Ruislip supported by RAF West Ruislip
385-663: The BBC announced it would be moving the Digital Media Services branch of BBC Studios and Post Production from BBC Television Centre to the Odyssey Business Park opposite RAF Northolt between February and March 2013. 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
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#1732855369267420-834: 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
455-572: 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
490-659: 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
525-1098: 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
560-575: 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
595-576: 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
630-530: 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
665-455: 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
700-726: 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
735-858: 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
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#1732855369267770-751: 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 :
805-733: 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
840-596: 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 Municipal Borough of Uxbridge Uxbridge was a local government district in north west Middlesex , England , from 1849 to 1965, seated in
875-771: 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
910-421: The other. The Royal Air Force station, RAF Northolt , 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 ruislip tube In the 2011 UK census, the racial makeup of South Ruislip was: 73% White, 16% Asian, 5% Black. 75.8% of the working age population
945-423: The same area as the district. In 1955 the urban district council successfully petitioned for a charter of incorporation and became a municipal borough . In 1965 the borough was abolished and its former area transferred to Greater London and used to form part of the London Borough of Hillingdon . The council's former headquarters at Southfields was subsequently demolished and Hillingdon Civic Centre built on
980-483: The sinister side a Pegasus argent hoofed and crined azure both gorged with an astral crown vert and pendent therefrom a plate fimbriated also vert the dexter plate charged with a garb proper and the sinister with a cross throughout gules. The pile is from the arms of the ancient Basset family and the heraldic fountains refer to the district's rivers. The eagle is from the arms of the Paget family, Earls of Uxbridge,
1015-408: The site. Granted in 1948, the coat of arms of the borough was: Or on a pile gules between two fountains an eagle displayed of the field. Crest : On a wreath of the colours issuant from a circlet composed of four chrysanthemums stalked and leaved proper a demi-lion gules supporting a seax blade upwards proper pommel and hilt or. Supporters : On the dexter side an heraldic tiger or and on
1050-619: The town of Uxbridge . Uxbridge was one of the first towns in England to adopt the Public Health Act 1848 in 1849 and form a local board of health . Under the Local Government Act 1894 the local board district was replaced by an urban district . Until 1927 the council met in a council chamber on the upper floor of Uxbridge Market House on the High Street, which had been built in 1788, and had its offices at various locations in
1085-466: The town. In 1927 the council moved to a converted house called Southfields at 265 High Street, which served as both its offices and meeting place. The district initially consisted of the parishes of Uxbridge and Hillingdon West. In 1929 it was enlarged by gaining from Uxbridge Rural District the parishes of Cowley , Harefield , Hillingdon East and Ickenham . The parishes were abolished in 1938 in order to create an enlarged Uxbridge parish covering
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1120-410: 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
1155-532: Was Headquarters, 7th Air Division of the Strategic Air Command (SAC), supporting SAC operations in the UK until 1958 when the 7th Air Division relocated to RAF High Wycombe , and the station became Headquarters, 3d Air Force and transferred to United States Air Forces, Europe . In 1972 HQ, 3d Air Force relocated to RAF Mildenhall and the buildings remained empty until 1995 when they were demolished. In 2012,
1190-542: Was economically active. 38% of residents lived in semi-detached houses; 28% in terraced houses; 27% in flats/maisonettes/apartments; and 8% in detached houses. 69.4% of households owned their homes, 19% were privately rented, 10.1% were socially rented. Polish fighter pilots during the Battle of Britain were based at RAF Northolt , and the Polish War Memorial was built later after the conflict. The memorial stands next to
1225-416: 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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