Sipson

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Sipson

Coordinates: 51.4951° N 0.4505° W
OS grid reference	TQ075785
London borough	Hillingdon
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WEST DRAYTON
Postcode district	UB7
Dial code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Hayes and Harlington
London Assembly	Ealing and Hillingdon
European Parliament	London
List of places: UK • England • London

Sipson is a place in the London Borough of Hillingdon situated near the northern perimeter of London Heathrow Airport and 14.3 miles (23 km) west of Charing Cross.

The majority of the village may disappear because of BAA's plan to create a Third Runway at Heathrow Airport. However, plans have been delayed due to both pressure from NOTRAG (the local No Third Runway Action Group http://www.notrag.org/) and concerns over environmental damage. Residents remain split over whether to accept substantial compensation as some are prepared to reject financial settlement to protect the village.

Its name came from the Anglo-Saxon Sibbwines tūn = "Sibbwine's farmstead".