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Encyclopedia > Old Oak Common
Old Oak Common
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference: TQ216823
Administration
London borough: Hammersmith and Fulham
Area: Greater London
Region: London
Nation: England
Other
Ceremonial county: Greater London
Traditional county: Middlesex
Post office and telephone
Post town: LONDON
Postcode: NW10
Dialling code: 020
Politics
UK Parliament: Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush
London Assembly: West Central London
European Parliament: London
London

Old Oak Common is an area of London best known for its railway depots. 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 Hammersmith and Fulham is a west London borough. ... 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, England. ... The region (sometimes known as Government Office Region) is currently the highest tier of local government in England. ... Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... Home Nations is a term used to refer to the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom — England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland — collectively, but as separate entities, distinct from the United Kingdom as a whole. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to administrative counties of England. ... Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... The traditional counties of England are historic subdivisions of the country into around 40 regions. ... Middlesex as a traditional county before 1888. ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... UK and Australian postal codes are known as postcodes. ... The UK telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Numbering Plan, is regulated by the Office of Communications (Ofcom), which replaced the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) in 2003. ... To see the list in alphabetical order see the categories UK Parliamentary constituencies and UK Parliamentary constituencies (historic). ... Ealing, Acton and Shepherds Bush is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Greater London is divided into a number of constituencies for London Assembly elections. ... Greater London is divided into a number of constituencies for London Assembly elections. ... The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... London is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... Image File history File links Summary Remade LCC/GLC crest. ... The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ...


The trains which operate the Heathrow Express and Heathrow Connect services are maintained at a depot north of the Great Western Main Line while south of the line is North Pole Depot where the Eurostar trains which operate on Channel Tunnel routes have their UK base. Heathrow Express unit 332 008 at Paddington Station Heathrow Express is a train service from Heathrow Airport to Paddington in central London operated by the Heathrow Express Operating Authority, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BAA. The service is not part of the National Rail system, even though for part of... Heathrow Connect is a train service in London, connecting Heathrow Airport with Paddington station. ... Categories: Rail stubs | British railway lines ... Eurostar logo Eurostar is a train service that connects London with Paris and Brussels. ... Channel Tunnel The British terminal at Cheriton, from the Pilgrims Way The Channel Tunnel, (French: le tunnel sous la Manche; once popularly nicknamed the Chunnel in English) is a 50-km-long rail tunnel beneath the English Channel at the Straits of Dover, connecting Cheriton in Kent, United Kingdom, and...


Further south is an open area Wormwood Scrubs Park and the well known prison. Wormwood Scrubs is a place in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in west London. ... Wormwood Scrubs is a British prison built in the 1880s. ...


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