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Encyclopedia > Feltham
Feltham
OS grid reference TQ105735
London borough Hounslow
Ceremonial county Greater London
Region London
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town FELTHAM
Postcode district TW13, TW14
Dial code 020
Police Metropolitan
Fire London
Ambulance London
UK Parliament Feltham and Heston
London Assembly South West
European Parliament London
List of places: UKEngland UKLondon

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Feltham is a suburban town in the London Borough of Hounslow.[1] It is located 13 miles (20.9 km) west south-west of Charing Cross and near to Heathrow Airport.[2] It is the location of Feltham Young Offenders' Institution.[3] The London Borough of Hounslow is a London borough in West London, England. ... The Victorian Eleanor Cross at Charing Cross The name Charing Cross, now given to a district of central London in the City of Westminster, comes from the original hamlet of Charing, where King Edward I placed a memorial to his wife, Eleanor of Castile. ... HM Young Offender Institution and Remand Centre Feltham, more commonly known as Feltham Young Offenders Institution, is a prison near Feltham in the southwest of London, England. ...

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Etymology

The name is first recorded in 969 as Feltham, although in the Domesday Book of 1086 it is recorded as Felteham.[4] Its meaning is either homestead where mullein grows or it may be formed from feld, meaning open land.[4] A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ... Species L. - Moth mullein - Denseflower mullein L. - White mullein L. - Black mullein L. - Orange mullein L. - Purple mullein L. - Wavyleaf mullein Schrad. ...


History

Feltham formed an ancient parish in the Spelthorne hundred of Middlesex.[5] In 1831 it occupied an area of 2,620 acres and had a population of 924.[6] From 1894 to 1904 the Felham parish was included in the Staines Rural District.[5] In 1901 the parish had a population of 4,534[6] and in 1904 it was split from the rural district to form the Feltham Urban District.[7] The former area of Feltham Urban District became part of Greater London in 1965 as part of the London Borough of Hounslow.[8] Feltham F.C. is a semi-professional football team from the area. London Air Park is a lost piece of history, now a cinema and out of town shopping complex. After service as a fighter repair works and wartime aircraft factory during World War II the Air Park closed down in 1946 to avoid air traffic conflicts with the new airport at Heathrow. Feltham District Council purchased the park in 1956. Spelthorne was a hundred (ancient subdivision) of the ancient county of Middlesex, England. ... The Middlesex Guildhall at Westminster Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and was the second smallest (after Rutland). ... Staines was a rural district of Middlesex in England from 1894 to 1935. ... Feltham was an urban district in Middlesex, England from 1904 to 1965. ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... Feltham F.C. is a football club based in Middlesex, England. ...


Local government and politics

The town forms part of Feltham and Heston Parliament constituency and the South West London Assembly constituency.[9]. There are two Council wards in Feltham - Feltham North and Feltham West - though locals may include sections of the Hanworth Park ward, part of which begins to the south of the railway line to the east of the high street, and even parts of Bedfont as being "Feltham". [10] Feltham and Heston is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... South West is a constituency represented in the London Assembly. ...


Redevelopment

The town is a focus for redevelopment within Hounslow.[1] The Centre, Feltham, opened in 2006, is a mixed use development of a hotel, 800 homes, 50 shops, a library and medical centre.[1]


Famous People

Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British musician, best known as the lead singer of the British rock band Queen. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Hard-Fi are an Indie rock band from Staines, Surrey - a suburban location that has significantly influenced their musical style and lyrics. ... Stars of CCTV is the debut album from Staines-based British band Hard-Fi. ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ...

Transport

The town is served by Feltham railway station with rail service to Waterloo, Windsor and Eton Riverside and Reading, and London Buses services to Kingston upon Thames, Richmond, Brentford, Heathrow and Staines.[11] The nearest places are Hounslow, East Bedfont, Hanworth and Cranford.[2] Feltham railway station is a railway station situated in Feltham, in the London Borough of Hounslow. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... Windsor and Eton Riverside station is one of two stations in Windsor, Berkshire - the other being Windsor and Eton Central railway station. ... Reading is a town, unitary authority (the Borough of Reading) and urban area in the English county of Berkshire. ... An Enviro 400 bus, a modern interpretation of the famous London red double-decker. ... Kingston upon Thames, part of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, is an ancient market town where Saxon kings were crowned, and is now a lively suburb of London. ... Richmond is a suburb and the principal settlement of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in south west London, England. ... , Brentford is a suburb in the London Borough of Hounslow at the confluence of the River Thames and the River Brent in West London, situated approximately 8 miles (12. ... “LHR” redirects here. ... Staines is a Thames-side town in the Spelthorne borough of Surrey and part of the London Commuter Belt of South East England. ... , Hounslow is the principal town of the London Borough of Hounslow in West London. ... East Bedfont, or simply Bedfont, straddles the Staines Road at the west of the London Borough of Hounslow from Baber Bridge on the River Crane to the boundary with Ashford. ... Hanworth is a town in the London Borough of Hounslow. ... Cranford is a place in the London Borough of Hounslow. ...


References

  1. ^ a b c Hounslow London Borough Council. New future for Feltham'. 14 July 2006.
  2. ^ a b Hounlsow London Borough Council - Borough map
  3. ^ politics.co.uk - politics.co.uk - What is a Young Offender Institution?]
  4. ^ a b Mills, A., Dictionary of London Place Names, (2001)
  5. ^ a b Vision of Britain - Feltham parish history (historic map)
  6. ^ a b Vision of Britain - Feltham parish area and population
  7. ^ Vision of Britain - Feltham UD
  8. ^ Vision of Britain - Hounslow UD
  9. ^ Hounlsow London Borough Council - GLA Member
  10. ^ Hounlsow London Borough Council - Your Councillors by Ward
  11. ^ Transport for London - Buses from Feltham

External links

  • British History Online - Spelthorne Hundred - Feltham. (1911)

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Every lock at Feltham changed after TV gaffe | The Guardian | Guardian Unlimited (656 words)
The Prison Service has been forced to spend £250,000 on changing every lock and key in Feltham young offenders' institution after a TV news crew filmed a prison key during a media visit last week.
Prison officials warn reporters, photographers and camera operators that their company will be liable for the cost of a "re-lock" if they publish or broadcast images which show keys or locks.
The cost to the taxpayer of replacing the 11,000 locks and 3,200 keys at Feltham is thought to be £250,000.
Feltham - LoveToKnow 1911 (263 words)
1668), English moralist, was the son of Thomas Feltham or Felltham of Mutford in Suffolk.
Hardly anything is known of his life except that T. Randolph, the adopted "son" of Ben Jonson, addressed a poem of compliment to him, and became his friend, and that Feltham attacked Ben Jonson in an ode shortly before the aged poet's death, but contributed a flattering elegy to the J onsonus Virbius in 1638.
He has not, indeed, the elegance of Bacon, whom he emulated, and he is often obscure and affected; but his copious imagery and genuine penetration give his reflections a certain charm.
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