London Borough of Hillingdon

London Borough of Hillingdon
—  London borough  —

Coat of arms
Council logo
Hillingdon shown within Greater London
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region London
Ceremonial county Greater London
Status London borough
Admin HQ Civic Centre,
Uxbridge
Incorporated 1 April 1965
Government
 - Type London borough council
 - Body Hillingdon London Borough Council
 - Leadership Leader (Cllr Raymond Puddifoot) [1] (Conservative)
 - Mayor Cllr Shirley Harper-O'Neill
 - MPs Nick Hurd
John McDonnell
John Randall
 - London Assembly Richard Barnes AM for Ealing and Hillingdon
 - EU Parliament London
Area
 - Total 44.7 sq mi (115.70 km2)
Area rank 203rd (of 326)
Population (2008 est.)
 - Total 253,200
 - Rank 49th (of 326)
 - Density 5,668/sq mi (2,188.4/km2)
 - Ethnicity[1] 67.9% White British
2.5% White Irish
4.8% Other White
0.7% White & Black Caribbean
0.4% White & Black African
0.9% White & Asian
0.7% Other Mixed
10.0% Indian
1.8% Pakistani
0.7% Bangladeshi
2.3% Other Asian
1.5% Black Caribbean
3.1% Black African
0.3% Other Black
1.1% Chinese
1.4% Other
Time zone GMT (UTC0)
 - Summer (DST) BST (UTC+1)
Postcodes {{{postcode_areas}}}
Police force Metropolitan Police
Website [LB Hillingdon LB Hillingdon]

The London Borough of Hillingdon (pronunciation) is the westernmost borough in Greater London, England. It is home to London Heathrow Airport and Brunel University.

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History

The borough was formed in 1965 from the Municipal Borough of Uxbridge, Hayes and Harlington Urban District, Ruislip-Northwood Urban District and Yiewsley and West Drayton Urban District of Middlesex.

The councils involved were initially unable to decide upon a name, with Keith Joseph suggesting "Uxbridge" in October 1963, later revised to Hillingdon.[2][3]

Economy

Waterside, the headquarters of British Airways in Harmondsworth

The borough is split into two divides, North Hillingdon and South Hillingdon, the latter being home to large industrial units, while North Hillingdon remains predominantly an affluent and leafy part of London, with towns of Ruislip and Northwood boasting high incomes per capita, consequent of their popular setting for wealthy bankers and city workers.

British Airways is headquartered in Waterside, Harmondsworth, in Hillingdon.[4] The building officially opened in 1998.[5] Prior to the opening of Waterside, British Airways's head office was the Speedbird House.[6] BAA Limited has its head office in the Compass Centre on the grounds of London Heathrow Airport.[7] Cadbury plc has its head office in the Cadbury House in the Uxbridge Business Park in Uxbridge.[8] In 2007 Cadbury Schweppes had announced that it was moving to Uxbridge to cut costs.[9]

Prior to the opening of British Airways, British Overseas Airways Corporation had its head office in the Speedbird House.[10] Prior to the founding of British Airways, British European Airways had its headquarters in Ruislip in Hillingdon.[11] BEA Helicopters also had its head office in Ruislip.[10] During its existence British Eagle had its head office on the grounds of Heathrow Airport.[12]

Parks and recreation

Main article: Hillingdon parks and open spaces

The London Borough of Hillingdon is responsible for 239 parks and open spaces within its boundaries. Since much of the area is within the green belt, and as it is one of the least densely populated of all the London boroughs, there are large areas of land properly called open space. They range in size from the Colne Valley corridor to the smallest gardens and playing fields.

Harmondsworth Moor, a park owned by the borough, is administered by British Airways on behalf of the borough.[13] After British Airways planned to create a new headquarters in 1992, the airline agreed to restore a former landfill to what is now Harmondsworth Moor.[14]

Education

Government

United Kingdom government

The UK Border Agency has two immigration removal centres, Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre and Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre in Harmondsworth. .[15][16]

Districts

It includes the areas:

The borough also includes RAF Northolt and RAF Uxbridge.

Transports

London bus route 81, 90, 105, 111, 114, 140, 195, 203, 207, 222, 282, 285, 331, 350, 395, 398, 423, 427, 482, 490, 607, A10, E6, E7, E9, H11, H13, H26, H98, U1, U2, U3, U4, U5, U7, U9, U10, X26, school routes 696, 697, 698, other routes 58, 60, 61, 71, 75, 76, 77, 305, 441, 555, 557, 581, 615, 724, 740, A30, A40, R21, W7 and W9, night route N9 and N207.

The numerous National Rail and London Underground stations in the borough are:

References

  1. ↑ Data Management and Analysis Group, Greater London Authority, Demography Update October 2007, (2007)
  2. ↑ Minister Names New Boroughs. The Times. October 13, 1963
  3. ↑ Chelsea Name Retained: New Decisions on Three Boroughs. The Times. January 3, 1963
  4. ↑ "Contact Information." British Airways. Retrieved on 18 May 2009.
  5. ↑ "Our locations." British Airways Jobs. Retrieved on 18 September 2009.
  6. ↑ "Blue Sky prepares for launch as PAL 737-300s are secured." Flight International. 28 January 1998. Retrieved on 14 December 2009.
  7. ↑ "Contact us." BAA Limited. Retrieved on 27 February 2010.
  8. ↑ "Contact Us." Cadbury plc. Retrieved on April 27, 2010.
  9. ↑ Muspratt, Caroline. "Cadbury swaps Mayfair for Uxbridge." The Daily Telegraph. 1 June 2007. Retrieved on 27 April 2010.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 28 September 1967. 530.
  11. ↑ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 28 September 1967. 529.
  12. ↑ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 2 April 1964. 502.
  13. ↑ "Harmondsworth Moor." London Borough of Hillingdon. Retrieved on 2 September 2009.
  14. ↑ "Contact Information." British Airways. Retrieved on 18 May 2009.
  15. ↑ "Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre." UK Border Agency. Retrieved on 13 February 2010.
  16. ↑ "Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre." UK Border Agency. Retrieved on 13 February 2010.

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London Borough of Hillingdon
District
Cowley · Eastcote · Harefield · Harlington · Harmondsworth · Hayes · Heathrow · Hillingdon · Ickenham · Longford · Northwood · Northwood Hills · Ruislip · Ruislip Manor · Sipson · South Ruislip · Uxbridge · West Drayton · Yeading · Yiewsley
 Location of the London Borough of Hillingdon in Greater London
Attractions
Beck Theatre · Compass Theatre  · Ickenham Hall  · Manor Farm Ruislip · Heathrow Airport · The Mall Uxbridge
Constituencies
Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner · Hayes and Harlington · Uxbridge and South Ruislip
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