Harmondsworth
| Harmondsworth | |
|---|---|
 Harmondsworth Village | |
| OS grid reference | TQ055775 |
| London borough | |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WEST DRAYTON |
| Postcode district | UB7 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| UK Parliament | |
| London Assembly | |
Harmondsworth is a village in the London Borough of Hillingdon, close to London Heathrow Airport. 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 tithe barn, made entirely without nails.[2]
Government
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]
United Kingdom government
The UK Border Agency has two immigration removal centres, Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre and Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre in Harmondsworth.[6][7]
Economy
British Airways is headquartered in Waterside in Harmondsworth.[8] The building officially opened in 1998.[9]
Education
Harmondsworth Primary School is located in Harmondsworth.[10]
There are two pubs, The Crown and the excellent Five Bells. Curiously there is a village next to Gatwick called Horley with a pub called the Six Bells. What's with the airports and bells?
The center of the historic village is a charming place to sit out on a summer's evening; the last chance for travelers to get an English pub experience just 5min easy walk north of their hotels. Superb bangers and mash and a pint of beer in the garden if the Five Bells will cost you less than £10 in this author's experience.
Transport and locale
Nearest places
Nearest railway station
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. pp. 1–7. Retrieved 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. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
- ^ "Heathrow Villages ward". London Borough of Hillingdon. 2009-01-14. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
- ^ "Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre." UK Border Agency. Retrieved on 13 February 2010.
- ^ "Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre." UK Border Agency. Retrieved on 13 February 2010.
- ^ "Contact Information." British Airways. Retrieved on 18 May 2009.
- ^ "Our locations." British Airways Jobs. Retrieved on 18 September 2009.
- ^ "Harmondsworth Primary School." London Borough of Hillingdon. Retrieved on 27 June 2010.
