Osterley

Osterley
Osterley  Osterley shown within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ145775
London borough	Hounslow
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ISLEWORTH
Postcode district	TW7
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
EU Parliament	London
UK Parliament	Brentford & Isleworth
London Assembly	South West
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Coordinates: 51°29′05″N 0°21′00″W / 51.4848°N 0.3500°W / 51.4848; -0.3500

Osterley is an affluent district of the historic parish of Isleworth in west London approximately 9.5 miles (15.3 km) west south-west of Charing Cross and is part of the London Borough of Hounslow. Most of its land use is mixed agricultural and aesthetic parkland at Osterley House (National Trust), charity-run, much of which is open to paying visitor access.

Osterley is on the most elevated soil of the parish,^[1] north of the A4 (The Great West Road) and extends further north than the M4 Motorway. Syon Lane forms the border to the east, while the border with the town of Heston is to the west.

Most of the land of Osterley is the large ancestral private estate of Osterley Park (one of the largest open spaces in west London) and its mansion. These were formerly owned by the Jersey family and were used during World War II as the home for Tom Wintringham's Home Guard training school. They are now National Trust property. During the inter-war period of the 1930s when the Great West Road was completed ribbon development housing appeared, and this gradually expanded to form the comparatively small residential sections within Osterley.

Besides Osterley House and Park, the district is also known for embracing one of the London residences of The Sultan of Brunei (The Aviary Farm in Windmill Lane).

The electoral ward of Osterley and Spring Grove now has its own dedicated Police team as part of the Metropolitan Police Safer Neighbourhoods programme.

Sport & Leisure

Osterley has a Non-League football club CB Hounslow United F.C. who play at the Osterley Sports Ground.

Transport and locale

Map of Osterley - Click to enlarge

Nearest places

Nearest Settlements

	Norwood Green	Hanwell	Northfields
	Heston		Brentford
	Osterley
	Hounslow	Isleworth	Syon Park, Isleworth

Nearest tube station

• Osterley tube station

Nearest railway stations

• Syon Lane railway station
• Isleworth railway station

References

London Borough of Hounslow Districts Brentford Brentford End Chiswick Cranford East Bedfont Feltham Grove Park Gunnersbury Hanworth Hatton Heston Hounslow Hounslow West Isleworth Lampton Lower Feltham North Feltham North Hyde Osterley Spring Grove Turnham Green Woodlands Attractions Boston Manor Chiswick House Griffin Park football stadium Gunnersbury Park and Museum Hogarth's House Holland Gardens London Museum of Water & Steam Musical Museum, Brentford Osterley Park and House (NT) Syon House Tabard Theatre Watermans Arts Centre Parks and open spaces Crane Park Duke's Hollow Duke's Meadows Gunnersbury Park Hanworth Park Hounslow Heath Inwood Park Lampton Park Osterley Park Pevensey Road Nature Reserve Turnham Green Constituencies Brentford and Isleworth Feltham and Heston Bridges Barnes Railway Bridge Chiswick Bridge Kew Bridge Kew Railway Bridge Tube and rail stations Boston Manor Brentford railway station Chiswick railway station Feltham railway station Gunnersbury Hounslow railway station Hounslow Central Hounslow East Hounslow West Isleworth railway station Kew Bridge railway station Osterley Stamford Brook Syon Lane railway station Turnham Green Places of worship All Saints Church, Hanworth All Saints Church, Isleworth Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God and the Holy Royal Martyrs Christ Church, Turnham Green Church of the Good Shepherd, Hounslow Holy Trinity Church, Hounslow St Dunstan's Church, Cranford St Dunstan's Church, Feltham St Francis of Assisi, Isleworth St George's Church, Hanworth St John the Baptist's Church, Isleworth St Joseph's Church, Grove Park St Leonard's Church, Heston St Mary's Church, Bedfont St Michael's Church, Chiswick St Michael and All Angels, Bedford Park St Nicholas' Church, Chiswick St Paul's Church, Brentford St Paul's Church, Grove Park Other topics Council Grade I and II* listed buildings People Public art Schools