Sipson
Coordinates: 51°29′42″N 0°27′02″W / 51.4951°N 0.4505°W
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 King William IV public house |
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 Sipson
Sipson shown within Greater London |
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| OS grid reference | TQ075785 |
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| - Charing Cross | 14.3 mi (23.0 km) E |
| London borough | Hillingdon |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | London |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WEST DRAYTON |
| Postcode district | UB7 |
| 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 | |
Sipson is a village in the London Borough of Hillingdon, in west London, England. It is situated 14.3 miles (23 km) west of Charing Cross and near the northern perimeter of London Heathrow Airport.
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[edit] History
[edit] Toponymy
The village's name comes from the Anglo-Saxon Sibbwines tūn: "Sibbwine's farmstead". Sipson village adjoins the famous "Bath Road" (the modern A4)), which linked London to Bath.
[edit] Local government
Historically, Sipson was in the county of Middlesex, which was abolished as a local government entity when Greater London was created in 1965.
[edit] Heathrow expansion
In 2009 the majority of the village was under threat of demolition owing to the planned expansion of London Heathrow Airport, which would have created a third runway at the airport.[1][2] However, in March 2010 the English High Court of Justice ruled that the plans must be reconsidered on environmental grounds,[3] and it was announced in May 2010 that the third runway plan had been cancelled.[4]
[edit] Geography
Nearest places are: Hayes, Harlington, Harmondsworth, West Drayton and Yiewsley.
[edit] Notable people
- Lionel Robbins (1898-1984), eminent economist, was born in Sipson
- Actress Emma Thompson bought land around Sipson in 2009 with a view to preventing the expansion of London Heathrow Airport
[edit] References
- ^ "Transport Secretary's statement to the House of Commons, 15th January 2009". Department of Transport. http://www.dft.gov.uk/press/speechesstatements/statements/infrastructure. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
- ^ "New runway will demolish village". BBC News. 2009-01-15. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7830275.stm. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
- ^ Bowcott, Owen (2010-03-26). "Heathrow protesters win third runway court victory". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/mar/26/heathrow-third-runway-travel-and-transport.
- ^ "Heathrow runway plans cancelled". BBC News. 2010-05-12. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8678282.stm.
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