Uxbridge
OS grid reference	TQ055835
London borough	Hillingdon
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	UXBRIDGE
Postcode district	UB8
Dialling code	01895
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Uxbridge
London Assembly	Ealing and Hillingdon
European Parliament	London
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Coordinates: 51°32′25″N 0°28′40″W / 51.5404, -0.4778 Uxbridge is the name of many places, including: Uxbridge, London, England Uxbridge, Massachusetts, United States Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada Oxbridge, a name used to refer to the universities of Oxford and Cambridge Oxbridge, Dorset, a village in the English county of Dorset Earls of Uxbridge, First Creation (1714) Earls of Uxbridge... Image File history File links Greater_london_outline_map_bw. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... 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 districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... The London Borough of Hillingdon is the westernmost borough in Greater London, England. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... The region, also known as Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity of England in the United Kingdom. ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... Constituent countries is a phrase used, often by official institutions, in contexts in which a number of countries make up a larger entity or grouping; thus the OECD has used the phrase in reference to the former Yugoslavia[1], the Soviet Union and European institutions such as the Council of... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... UK postal codes are known as postcodes. ... The UB postcode area is a group of ten postal districts in north west Greater London which are subdivisions of six post towns. ... 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. ... The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is the name currently used by the territorial police force which is responsible for Greater London other than the City of London (the responsibility of the City of London Police). ... A Fire Appliance belonging to the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service The fire service in the United Kingdom has undergone dramatic changes since the beginning of the 21st century, a process that has been propelled by a devolution of central government powers, new legislation and a change to operational... The London Fire Brigade (LFB) is the statutory fire and rescue service for London, England. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The London Ambulance Service (LAS) is the largest ambulance service in the world that does not directly charge its patients for its services. ... The United Kingdom House of Commons is made up of Members of Parliament (MPs). ... Uxbridge 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. ... Ealing and Hillingdon is a constituency represented in the London Assembly. ... This is a list of Members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom in the 2004 to 2009 session, ordered by name. ... London is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places within counties List of places in Bedfordshire List of places in Berkshire List of places in Buckinghamshire List of places in Cambridgeshire List of places in Cheshire List of places in Cleveland List of places... This is a partial list of places in London, England. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Uxbridge is a place in the London Borough of Hillingdon in West London, England. It is a suburban development situated 15 miles (24 km) west north-west of Charing Cross and near to the boundary with Buckinghamshire which is locally the River Colne. The London Borough of Hillingdon is the westernmost borough in Greater London, England. ... Satellite image of the inner part of West London Ayad Dibis is the best in West London. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... 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. ... Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is one of the home counties in South East England. ... The Colne is a river in England. ...

The name is derived from "Wuxen Bridge" which was likely to have been near the bottom of Oxford Road where the "Swan and Bottle" now stands. The Wuxen were a 7th-century Saxon tribe. This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Modern Uxbridge

The town centre today comprises retail outlets and major office buildings, including the main European offices of several international companies including PAREXEL International, Xerox, Arri, APL, Herbalife Europe Ltd and the Anadarko Algeria Oil Company. Other employers include Apple, Unisys, F. Hinds, The Coca-Cola Company, WMS Gaming, Manpower, AIB and General Mills. Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) (name pronounced ) is a global document management company, which manufactures and sells a range of color and black-and-white printers, multifunction systems, photo copiers, digital production printing presses, and related consulting services and supplies. ... The ARRI Group has been the largest world wide supplier of high quality motion picture film equipment since 1917. ... American President Lines Ltd. ... [http://www. ... Apple Inc. ... Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS), based in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States, and incorporated in Delaware[2], is a global provider of information technology services and solutions. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... The wave shape (known as the dynamic ribbon device) present on all Coca-Cola cans throughout the world derives from the contour of the original Coca-Cola bottles. ... WMS Industries Inc. ... Manpower may refer to: Manpower, the number of personnel available for a task or tasks, also used when referring to such personnel as a resource (e. ... Allied Irish Bank (GB) is a commercial bank operating in Great Britain. ... General Mills (NYSE: GIS) is a Fortune 500 corporation, mainly concerned with food products, which is headquartered in Golden Valley, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. ...

The population in Uxbridge in 2001 is 62,000 people.

RAF Station

See main article: RAF Uxbridge

Uxbridge also has its own Royal Air Force station, known as RAF Uxbridge, that is most famous for being the Headquarters of 11 Group (Fighter command) during the Battle of Britain. A replica Spitfire can be seen on display at the front entrance to the base. RAF Uxbridge is a Royal Air Force station in Uxbridge in the London Borough of Hillingdon. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Combatants United Kingdom Including combatants from:[1] Poland New Zealand Canada Czechoslovakia Belgium Australia South Africa France Ireland United States Jamaica Palestine Rhodesia Germany Including combatants from Italy Commanders Hugh Dowding Hermann Göring Strength 754 single-seat fighters 149 two-seat fighters 560 bombers 500 coastal 1,963 total... Spitfire may refer to: Supermarine Spitfire, a single-seat fighter plane used in World War II Triumph Spitfire, a small two-seat British sports car from Triumph Motor Company Spitfire, a slang term for a highly-excitable or passionate person, especially a woman. ...

History

Archaeologists found Bronze age remains (before 700 BC) and medieval remains when the new shopping mall The Chimes was being built. Two miles away at Denham, Upper Paleolithic remains have been found. The Bronze Age is a period in a civilizations development when the most advanced metalworking has developed the techniques of smelting copper from natural outcroppings and alloys it to cast bronze. ... Denham is the name of more than one place. ... // The Paleolithic is a prehistoric era distinguished by the development of stone tools. ...

Uxbridge is not mentioned in the Domesday Book of the 11th century, but a hundred years later the existing church, St Margaret's, was built. The pub presently called "The Queens Head" has a sign depicting Anne Boleyn, wife of Henry VIII. The pub was previously called "The Axe" and possibly dates from the 1540s. A tunnel connects the pub to the church. At the bottom of Windsor Street there is a cemetery with an archway. It was here on Lynch Green that three heretics were burned to death in 1555. Foxe's Book of Martyrs gives the names as John Denley, Robert Smith and Patrick Packingham, but other sources call the last one Patrick Rockingham. He was found guilty of denying the trinity. A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. ... An amusingly named pub (the Old New Inn) at Bourton-on-the-Water, in the Cotswold Hills of South West England A pub in the Haymarket area of Edinburgh, Scotland A public house, usually known as a pub, is a drinking establishment found mainly in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada... 1541 Hernando de Soto is the first European to see the Mississippi River. ... Look up Heresy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Events Russia breaks 60 year old truce with Sweden by attacking Finland February 2 - Diet of Augsburg begins February 4 - John Rogers becomes first Protestant martyr in England February 9 - Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake May 23 - Paul IV becomes Pope. ... William Tyndale, being burnt at the stake, cries out Lord, ope the King of Englands eies in this woodcut from an early edition of Foxes Book of Martyrs. ...

Under Elizabeth I, Roman Catholics were subject to severe constraints. Edmund Campion was a Catholic priest, trained in Douai in the Netherlands, to give covert support to Catholics. He travelled around England on horseback, giving sermons in secret and pretending to be a diamond merchant. In 1580 he came to Uxbridge and hid for a couple of weeks, in a house owned by William Catesby. In 1581 Campion was caught. He was hanged, drawn and quartered in London. The 40 or so Catholics who died in this period are called the "Douai martyrs" which is also the name of the local Catholic secondary school, in Ickenham. Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603 ) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic... Portrait of Edmund Campion St. ... Events March 1 - Michel de Montaigne signs the preface to his most significant work, Essays. ... Sir William Catesby (1450-1485) was a prominent member of the group that supported Richard III of England during his brief reign. ... Events January 16 - English Parliament outlaws Roman Catholicism April 4 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. July 26 - The Northern Netherlands proclaim their independence from Spain in the Oath of Abjuration. ... To be hanged, drawn and quartered was the penalty once ordained in England for treason. ... , Ickenham is a town in the London Borough of Hillingdon. ...

Penelope Freeman, daughter of Robert Freeman, M.D., of Uxbridge

In 1605 the Gunpowder Plot was uncovered. The flamboyant six-foot leader, Robert Catesby (son of William), escaped and hid in his house in Uxbridge. He was later shot. There were negotiations between Charles I and the Parliamentary side in Uxbridge, January 30 to February 22, 1645, commemorated in the name of a local pub and restaurant, the Crown and Treaty. This latter is on the A4020 Oxford Road where it leaves the town, at the canal overbridge. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 447 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (686 × 919 pixel, file size: 186 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) scan by R.W. de Salis of C19th photo of drawing, March 2006. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 447 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (686 × 919 pixel, file size: 186 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) scan by R.W. de Salis of C19th photo of drawing, March 2006. ... 1605 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Robert Catesby (1573 – November 18, 1605), born in Lapworth, Warwickshire, or possibly in Northamptonshire, to a strongly Roman Catholic family, was the leader of a group of Roman Catholic conspirators (the most notable of whom was Guy Fawkes) who endeavoured to blow up the Houses of Parliament in England in... Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of England, King of Scotland and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. ... A parliamentarian is a specialist in parliamentary procedure. ... is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events January 10 - Archbishop Laud executed on Tower Hill, London. ... The Crown and Treaty is an English public house. ...

The covered market was built in 1788, but the previous building was about twice as big, creating big problems for traffic. In the early 19th century, Uxbridge had an unsavoury reputation. The jurist William Arabin said of it residents "They will steal the very teeth out of your mouth as you walk through the streets. I know it from experience." 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Uxbridge originally formed a chapelry within the parish of Hillingdon. It was split out as a separate civil parish in 1866, and became part of the Uxbridge Urban District [1] in 1894 under the Local Government Act 1894. A Chapelry was a subdivision of a Parish in England up to the mid 19th Century. ... Hillingdon is a place in the London Borough of Hillingdon. ... A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... Uxbridge is a place in the London Borough of Hillingdon in west London. ... The Local Government Act 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. ...

In the 1930s George Orwell was a teacher at Frays College (Harefield Road) which later became Frays Adult Education Centre, but has since been demolished. His novel A Clergyman's Daughter was based on his experiences there. Face The 1930s (years from 1930–1939) were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression, also known in Europe as the World Depression. ... Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903[1][2] – 21 January 1950), better known by the pen name George Orwell, was an English author and journalist. ...

For about 200 years most of London's flour was produced in the Uxbridge area. There were also breweries, The last Brewery was called Harman's and was based in the High Street and extended up George Street. It was still in operation up until the early sixties. Near here Ellen Terry the Shakespearean actress spent her final years, as a pub landlady. For other uses, see Flour (disambiguation). ... Ellen Alice Terry (February 27, 1847 – July 21, 1928) was an English stage actress. ... William Shakespeare—born April 1564; baptised April 26, 1564; died April 23, 1616 (O.S.), May 3, 1616 (N.S.)—has a reputation as the greatest of all writers in English. ...

The ANITA calculator, the world's first desktop electronic calculator, was developed and manufactured by the Bell Punch Company at its site on "The Island", off Rockingham Road. The largest manufacturer in Britain of mechanical calculators, ticketing systems, and taximeters, the company's electronic calculators proved hugely successful when launched in 1961. With further development, there followed a series of desktop electronic calculators, with hand-held calculators following in the early 1970s. In 1972 the calculator division was sold to Rockwell International of the U.S.A., which decided to exit consumer electronics in 1976 and closed down calculator manufacturing. The Bell Punch Company continued manufacturing its other products till about 1986 when it too closed down. Rockwell International was the ultimate incarnation of a series of companies under the sphere of influence of Willard Rockwell, who had made his fortune after the invention and successful launch of a new bearing system for truck axles in 1919. ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ...

The infamous highwayman and thief Dick Turpin used to hold people up on the roads of Uxbridge back in the 1700s, hence Turpin's nightclub on Vine Street opposite Randall's in Uxbridge in the early 1990s. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Transport

Uxbridge station, fronted by a pedestrian high street is served by the Metropolitan and Piccadilly underground lines. Categories: Metropolitan Line stations | Piccadilly Line stations | London Underground stubs ... London Transport Portal The Metropolitan Line is part of the London Underground, coloured maroon on the Tube map. ... The Piccadilly Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured dark blue on the Tube map. ...

The station is connected to a bus terminus with connections to Hillingdon, Hayes, Ealing, Ruislip, and Slough.

If approved and funded, it is planned that by 2013, the West London Tram Service will be completed providing a faster link into central London. The 427, 207, and 607 bus services would be replaced by the tram, which would run every 10-15 minutes along the 12-mile track on the Uxbridge Road from Uxbridge to Shepherd's Bush. The tram would connect into the Westfield London development in White City, planned to open in 2008. However, there is considerable opposition to the tram due to cost and the business model which shows a requirement of substantial funding to make the model work. Whilst the Mayor of London and TfL are in favour, the boroughs through which it would run (Hammersmith and Fulham, Ealing and Hillingdon) are all opposed to the proposal. Shepherds Bush is a district of West London in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, situated 4. ... Westfield London may also refer to Westfield College, London Westfield London will be a large shopping centre in Shepherds Bush, London, England. ... White City is a place in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in London in England. ...

There were once three railway stations - Uxbridge Vine Street (originally just Uxbridge Station), Uxbridge High Street, and Uxbridge Belmont Road. All three have now closed, replaced by the underground and bus services. Uxbridge Vine Street station was the first of three railway stations in Uxbridge. ... Uxbridge High Street station was located on what is now Oxford Road at the approximate position of Sanderson Road. ...

The former Grand Junction Canal, now Grand Union Canal, which connects London with Birmingham, passes immediately to the west of Uxbridge, and forms the borough boundary. The first stretch was built in the late eighteenth century from Brentford to Uxbridge. Further upstream is Uxbridge Lock, and nearby is a flourmill belonging to Allied Mills. A Mister King, who called it “Kingsmill”, bought this in the nineteenth century. This brand name is one of the best-selling bread-makers in the UK, though most of the milling is now done on Tyneside. The Grand Junction Canal was a canal in England from Braunston in Northamptonshire to the River Thames at Brentford, with a number of branches. ... The canal at Braunston The Grand Union Canal is a canal in England and part of the British canal system. ... Birmingham (pron. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... , 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. ...

Shopping

A view of The Chimes, Costa Coffee, Abbey Bank and Starbucks at Uxbridge High Street

Much of the town centre is pedestrianised, and popular for shopping in West London. There is a current local debate about further pedestrianisation, which some local traders oppose. Image File history File linksMetadata Uxbridge. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Uxbridge. ... Abbey Head office. ... For other meanings of the name Starbuck, see Starbuck. ...

Uxbridge boasts two shopping centres, The Pavilions and The Chimes. Both contain a variety of shops, such as GAP, Next, BHS, TopShop and many more. Gap, Incorporated (NYSE: GPS) is an American clothing and accessories retailer based in San Francisco, California and founded in 1969 by Donald Fisher and Doris Fisher. ... Next on Oxford Street Next PLC is a British clothes retailer, with its headquarters in Enderby, Leicestershire, England. ... British Home Stores (also known as BHS or, more recently Bhs) is a stalwart general retailer of the British High Street, selling clothes and household items (such as bedlinen, cutlery, crockery and lighting). ... Topshop is a chain of clothing stores situated throughout the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and over 30 other countries. ...

The Chimes also is home to the 12 Screen Uxbridge Odeon. In addition, just off the High Street is Windsor Street, a short road still populated by old, traditional, independent shops; as well as being home to St Margarets Church, of the Uxbridge Parish. Odeon Cinemas is the largest chain of cinemas in the United Kingdom. ...

It is also home to popular nightclub 'Liquid', which was formerly known as 'Discotheque Royale' or more simply, 'Royales', Before Royales was a night club its used to be a cinema - which is why in liquids there is a large organ in a glass box, this was the original organ used when it was a working cinema.

The Art Deco-style department store, Randall's, is owned by the family of the Conservative MP for Uxbridge, John Randall, who was elected in a 1997 by-election when the sitting MP, Sir Michael Shersby, died shortly after the 1997 general election. John Randall is a strong supporter of independent shop-keepers. Uxbridge is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Alexander John Randall (born August 5, 1955, Uxbridge) is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom. ... Sir Michael Shersby (died May 8, 1997) was a British politician. ...

Uxbridge as a filming location

The National Lottery Advert - Was filmed in Windsor Street A play here! sign outside a newsagent, incorporating the National Lotterys logo of a stylised hand with crossed fingers. ...

McCain Oven Chips Advert

Take Three Girls - A new Bollywood Production

Extras - Comedy program written by Ricky Gervais - Many scenes were filmed around the town centre. Extras is a British television sitcom about extras working on film sets and in theatre. ... Ricky Dene Gervais (IPA: ) (born June 25, 1961) is an Emmy, Golden Globe and BAFTA award-winning English comic writer and performer from Reading, Berkshire. ...

Genevieve - Filmed in an around Uxbridge, as well as West Drayton and other nearby towns. In Eastern Orthodoxy and Catholicism, Saint Geneviève (Nanterre near Paris, ca 419/422 - Paris 512) is the patron of Paris. ... West Drayton is a place in the London Borough of Hillingdon to the west of central London. ...

Mind Your Language - Comedy Series Mind Your Language was a British comedy television series originally shown on ITV, between 1977 and 1979. ...

The Demon Headmaster - CBBC series filmed in and around the Atrium building. The Front Cover of The Demon Headmaster The Demon Headmaster is a series of books by Gillian Cross which were later adapted as a television series starring Terrence Hardiman in the title role. ... Current CBBC Logo CBBC - short for Childrens BBC - is the brand-name for the BBCs childrens television programmes aimed at children aged between 6 and 12 years old. ...

Family Affairs - Soap on channel 5 filmed outside the civic center in Uxbridge. Family Affairs was a British soap opera. ...

A Clockwork Orange (film) - scenes from the Ludovico Centre were filmed at Brunel University. This article is about the film. ... Brunel University is a university situated in West London, England. ...

Nearest places

• Cowley
• Denham, Buckinghamshire
• Hayes
• Ickenham
• Iver Heath
• Ruislip
• West Drayton
• Yiewsley
• Hillingdon

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References

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