Heathrow, London
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Coordinates: 51°28′02″N 0°27′10″W / 51.4673°N 0.4529°W
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  Heathrow
Heathrow shown within Greater London |
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| London borough | Hillingdon |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | London |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HOUNSLOW |
| Postcode district | TW6 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| EU Parliament | London |
| UK Parliament | Hayes and Harlington |
| London Assembly | Ealing and Hillingdon |
| List of places: UK • England • London | |
Heathrow was a small hamlet of Middlesex on the outskirts of London, that was demolished for construction of London Heathrow Airport in 1945. The hamlet was situated a mile and a half east of Longford, in an area that is now part of the London Borough of Hillingdon.
Heathrow was mentioned in the Domesday Book.[1] The hamlet's name was previously Hithero, Hetherow, Hetherowfeyld, Hitherowe, and Heath Row, and came from Anglo-Saxon Hǣþrǣw = "row of houses on a heath".
The main industry in the hamlet was agriculture, and many of the residents grew fruit, vegetables, and flowers.[1]
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[edit] Transport and locale
[edit] Nearest places
[edit] Nearest tube stations
- Hatton Cross tube station
- Heathrow Terminal 5 tube station
- Heathrow Terminal 4 tube station
- Heathrow Terminals 1, 2, 3 tube station
[edit] Nearest railway stations
- Ashford (Surrey) railway station
- Egham railway station
- Heathrow Central railway station
- Heathrow Terminal 5 railway station
- Heathrow Terminal 4 railway station
- Staines railway station
- West Drayton railway station
[edit] References
- ^ a b "The lost villages around Heathrow". BBC News. 2009-01-15. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7831231.stm. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
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