Norwood Green
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- For Norwood Green, in West Yorkshire, see Norwood Green, West Yorkshire
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  Norwood Green shown within Greater London |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| London borough | Ealing |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | London |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SOUTHALL |
| Postcode district | UB2 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| European Parliament | London |
| London Assembly | Ealing and Hillingdon |
| List of places: UK • England • 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.
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[edit] 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. 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 local metropolitan police station is open part-time. There is a primary school in Norwood Green.
[edit] Village
Norwood Green has developed from an ancient parish and retains a village green, church and local pub.
The Parish Church, St Mary The Virgin, has a bell-tower and is listed Grade II*.
One of the local pubs, the Plough, has a garden and an old stable block which is a listed grade II building and serves hand-drawn Fullers beers Fuller, Smith and Turner. In addition, it featured once in the Good Beer Guide published by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). To the north of The Green is the Wolf and further on, by the canal, the Lamb.
The most popular public house in Norwood Green for the modern generation is the North Star.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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]
[edit] 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]
[edit] 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.
London Buses provide the 120 bus service along Norwood Road with a stop at The Green. Buses run every ten to fifteen minutes during the day and every twenty minutes or so during the evening, 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 the Western edge of Norwood Green (Hounslow to Southall).
The M4 motorway is accessed at Junction 2 for Central London and Junction 3 for Heathrow and Bristol.
[edit] Nearest places
[edit] External links
- A History of Norwood Green at British History Online
- This Links to a Canal Museum article on The Grand Union
- Osterley Park at the National Trust
- Osterley Park
- 120 bus timetable
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