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Encyclopedia > Norwood Green
Norwood Green
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference: Maps for TQ135785
Administration
London borough: Ealing
County level: Greater London
Region: London
Nation: England
Other
Ceremonial county: Greater London
Historic county: Middlesex
Services
Police force: Metropolitan Police
Fire brigade: London Fire Brigade
Ambulance service: London Ambulance
Media
ITV franchise: ITV London
BBC region: BBC London
BBC Local Radio: BBC London 94.9
Post office and telephone
Post town: Norwood Green
Postal district: UB2
Dialling code: 0208
Politics
UK Parliament: Ealing
London Assembly: Ealing and Hillingdon
European Parliament: London
London

Norwood Green is a place in the London Borough of Ealing. It is a suburban development situated 10.7 miles (17.2 km) west of Charing Cross and 4 miles (6.4 km) north east of Heathrow Airport. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The administrative area of Greater London contains 32 London Boroughs, of which 12 (plus the City of London) make up Inner London and 20 Outer London. ... The London Borough of Ealing is a London borough in the west of the city. ... Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London and forms one of the nine regions of England. ... 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Locale

The area is bounded by the Grand Union Canal to the north, Osterley Lane to the south, Windmill Lane to the east and Norwood Road to the west. Norwood Green is a conservation area with heavy traffic excluded at night. The roadsides are lined with trees and there are several open spaces and wooded areas. Residential property consists of a mix of bungalows, large and small detached, semi-detached and terraced houses. The canal at Braunston The Grand Union Canal is a canal in England and part of the British canal system. ... Osterley is a place in the London Borough of Hounslow in South West London. ...


The local metropolitan police station is open part-time. The nearest fully open stations are at Osterley and Southall. There are primary and junior schools within walking distance of Norwood Green. Metropolitan Police redirects here. ...


Village

The Plough. Norwood Green
The Plough. Norwood Green

Norwood Green has developed from an ancient parish and retains a village green, church and local pub. A "Village Day" is hosted on the green each June by the Norwood Green Residents' Association with stalls, children’s rides, side-shows and displays. Image File history File links The_plough_at_norwood_green. ... Image File history File links The_plough_at_norwood_green. ...


The Parish Church, St Mary The Virgin, has a bell-tower.


The local pubs are the Plough with a garden and serves hand-drawn Fullers beers Fuller, Smith and Turner and sometimes features in the good beer guide published by CAMRA. And The North Star pub. Fuller, Smith and Turner PLC is the full name of the brewery company better known simply as Fullers. ... CAMRA (the CAMpaign For Real Ale) is an independent, voluntary, consumer organisation in the United Kingdom, with the main aim of promoting real ale and the traditional British pub. ...


Demographics

According to the 2001 census, 67% of the population of Norwood Green ward are in ethnic groups other than British. Indian/Pakistani being the largest ethnic group making 49.8% of the population of Norwood Green. [1]


History

In 1894, under the Local Government Act 1894, Norwood Green formed part of the Southall Norwood Urban District of Middlesex. The urban district gained further status as a municipal borough in 1936. When the municipal borough was abolished in 1965, under the London Government Act 1963, the area became part of the London Borough of Ealing. [2] The Local Government Act 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. ... Southall is a London suburb in the London Borough of Ealing. ... Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England. ... A borough is a political division originally used in England. ... The London Government Act 1963 was an Act of the UK parliament which led to the official recognition of the conurbation known as Greater London. ...


Places of interest

Osterley Park House and Osterley farm are to the south. The National Trust acquired Osterley Park House and grounds from the 9th Earl of Jersey. The standard of the National Trust The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as The National Trust, is a British preservation organization. ... Osterley House with Stable Block to right Design for the entrance facade of Osterley House by Robert Adam A design for one of the walls of the Estruscan dressing room at Osterly Park by Robert Adam. ... Earl of Jersey is a title in the Peerage of England. ...


Transport

Osterley tube station on the Piccadilly line, is 30–40 minutes walk using footpaths across the fields or down Osterley Lane and then through Osterley Park. Osterley is a London Underground station on the A4 Great West Road in Osterley in west London. ... The Piccadilly Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured dark blue on the Tube map. ...


London Buses provide the 120 bus service along Norwood Road with a stop at The Green. Buses run every twenty minutes or so northwards the mile and half towards Southall railway station (BR to Ealing Broadway and Paddington, Slough and Reading) and southwards the same distance to Hounslow (London Underground Piccadilly Line to Heathrow 20 minutes and Central London 40 minutes). The H32 bus service also runs through Norwood Green (Kingston to Southall). An Enviro 400 bus, a modern interpretation of the famous London red double-decker. ... Southall railway station is a station in Southall, London. ... Ealing Broadway is a National Rail and London Underground station, in Ealing in west London. ... Paddington is an area in the west of London in the City of Westminster. ... Slough (pronounced ) is a town and unitary authority (Borough of Slough) in the county of Berkshire in the south of England. ... Hounslow is the principal town of the London Borough of Hounslow in West London. ... The nickname the Tube comes from the circular tube-like tunnels through which the small-profile trains travel. ...


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Three Bridges

Three Bridges in the north-east corner is claimed as an ancient monument. It is located where north-south running Windmill Lane goes over the Grand Union Canal as it "flows" West-East towards the Thames at Brentford and where the canal goes over the single track, freight only, railway line running from the main GWR line to its end just north of the A4 trunk road. There are in fact just "two" bridges at "Three Bridges" (the road over the canal bridge and the canal over the railway bridge) but they are stacked one above another with the road on top of the canal which is on top of the railway which is in a deep cutting at this point. There are weight and width restrictions on the road bridge. Several places exist with the name Thames, and the word is also used as part of several brand and company names Most famous is the River Thames in England, on which the city of London stands Other Thames Rivers There is a Thames River in Canada There is a Thames... Brentford is a suburb in the London Borough of Hounslow at the confluence of the River Thames and the River Brent in South West London, situated approximately 8 miles (12. ... GWR is a TLA that can mean: Great Western Railway of Canada (AAR reporting mark GWR) Great Western Railway of the United Kingdom Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway — a heritage railway that has taken the initials of the GWR. GWR Group, who until early 2005 own several radio stations, including GWR FM... The A4 at Hotwells in Bristol The A4 crosses Picadilly Circus in central London The A4 is a major road in England, also known as the Great West Road. ...


Nearest places

Hanwell is a town situated in the London Borough of Ealing in west London, between Ealing and Southall. ... Heston is a place in the London Borough of Hounslow. ... Hounslow is the principal town of the London Borough of Hounslow in West London. ... Osterley is a place in the London Borough of Hounslow in South West London. ...

External links


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