Norwood Green
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Norwood Green is a place in the London Borough of Ealing
in London
, England. It is a suburb
an development situated 10.7 miles (17.2 km) west of Charing Cross
and 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Heathrow Airport. It lends its name to a much larger electoral ward within Ealing, which has a population of 12,500.
called Norwood in the manor of Norwood, this name in turn derives from the Saxon settlement name of Northuuda.
The manor of Norwood was in the parish
of Hounslow
until 1859 when the church of St Mary became the parish church for a new parish that also took the name Norwood. This new parish encompassed also the hamlets of Southall
and Northcotte.
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 and was renamed Southall. When the municipal borough was abolished in 1965, under the London Government Act 1963
, the area became part of the London Borough of Ealing
.
The area of this settlement 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 village retains its green, church and local pub but the local metropolitan police
station and Post Office closed in 2008. There is a primary school in Norwood Green. The roadsides are lined with trees and there are several open spaces and wooded areas. Residential property consists of a mix of bungalow
s, large and small detached, semi-detached and terraced houses.
The parish church
, St Mary The Virgin, has a bell-tower and is a Grade II* listed building. One local pub, The Plough, has an old stable
block and both are grade II listed building. The Plough serves hand-drawn Fullers
beers and featured in the Good Beer Guide
published by CAMRA
. The pubs to the north of the Green, The Wolf, and further on, by the canal
, The Lamb both closed in 2009, however The Lamb reopened in November 2009 under new management. The second Saturday of June is when the residents' Association hold Village Day on the green - a local fete - and the church is dressed and opened to visitors.
Engineer
, Isambard Kingdom Brunel
) 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.
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
. Southwards from Norwood Green, lies the Hounslow
(London Underground
Piccadilly Line
stations (Hounslow East, Hounslow Central or Hounslow West) to Heathrow 20 minutes and Central London 40 minutes). London Buses
provide the 120 bus service along Norwood Road with a stop at The Green. Buses run every 10–12 minutes during the day and every 20 minutes or so during the evening. The H32 bus service runs through the Western edge of Norwood Green ward (Hounslow
to Southall
). Northwards it is a mile and half to Southall railway station
( First Great Western
to Ealing Broadway and Paddington
(15–20 minutes); Slough
; Reading
and Oxford
plus Heathrow Connect
trains serving Heathrow Airport and local stations to Paddington).
The M4 motorway
is accessed at Junction 2 for Central London
and Junction 3 for Heathrow and Bristol
. The A40 "Western Avenue" to the north and the A4 to the south are the nearest east-west trunk roads.
ary constituency of Ealing Southall, represented since 2007 by Labour
Member of Parliament
Virendra Sharma
. The Norwood Green ward for local council
election
s elects councillors to Ealing Council
. Norwood Green ward has three Labour councillor
s. Ealing Council is currently run by a Labour administration.
Norwood Green ward is in the London Assembly
constituency of Ealing and Hillingdon which has one assembly member: Richard Barnes (Conservative), who was re-elected in May 2008. The Norwood Green Ward Forum (formerly the Area committee) is held in the main hall of St Mary's Church, Norwood Green.
. India
n/Pakistan
i is the largest ethnic group, making up 49.8% of the population of the Norwood Green ward.
London Borough of Ealing
The London Borough of Ealing is a borough in west London.-Location:The London Borough of Ealing borders the London Borough of Hillingdon to the west, the London Borough of Harrow and the London Borough of Brent to the north, the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham to the east and the London...
in London
London
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, England. It is a suburb
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
an development situated 10.7 miles (17.2 km) west of Charing Cross
Charing Cross
Charing Cross denotes the junction of Strand, Whitehall and Cockspur Street, just south of Trafalgar Square in central London, England. It is named after the now demolished Eleanor cross that stood there, in what was once the hamlet of Charing. The site of the cross is now occupied by an equestrian...
and 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Heathrow Airport. It lends its name to a much larger electoral ward within Ealing, which has a population of 12,500.
History
Norwood Green is the modern name for the old hamletHamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
called Norwood in the manor of Norwood, this name in turn derives from the Saxon settlement name of Northuuda.
The manor of Norwood was in the parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
of Hounslow
Hounslow
Hounslow is the principal town in the London Borough of Hounslow. It is a suburban development situated 10.6 miles west south-west of Charing Cross. It forms a post town in the TW postcode area.-Etymology:...
until 1859 when the church of St Mary became the parish church for a new parish that also took the name Norwood. This new parish encompassed also the hamlets of Southall
Southall
Southall is a large suburban district of west London, England, and part of the London Borough of Ealing. It is situated west of Charing Cross. Neighbouring places include Yeading, Hayes, Hanwell, Heston, Hounslow, Greenford and Northolt...
and Northcotte.
In 1894, under the Local Government Act 1894
Local Government Act 1894
The Local Government Act 1894 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales outside the County of London. The Act followed the reforms carried out at county level under the Local Government Act 1888...
, Norwood Green formed part of the Southall Norwood Urban District
Municipal Borough of Southall
Southall was a local government district in the county of Middlesex, United Kingdom from 1891 to 1965. It consisted of the civil parish of Norwood....
of Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The low-lying county contained the wealthy and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary and was dominated by it from a very early time...
. The urban district
Urban district
In the England, Wales and Ireland, an urban district was a type of local government district that covered an urbanised area. Urban districts had an elected Urban District Council , which shared local government responsibilities with a county council....
gained further status as a municipal borough
Municipal borough
Municipal boroughs were a type of local government district which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974, in Northern Ireland from 1840 to 1973 and in the Republic of Ireland from 1840 to 2002...
in 1936 and was renamed Southall. When the municipal borough was abolished in 1965, under the London Government Act 1963
London Government Act 1963
The London Government Act 1963 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which recognised officially the conurbation known as Greater London and created a new local government structure for the capital. The Act significantly reduced the number of local government districts in the area,...
, the area became part of the London Borough of Ealing
London Borough of Ealing
The London Borough of Ealing is a borough in west London.-Location:The London Borough of Ealing borders the London Borough of Hillingdon to the west, the London Borough of Harrow and the London Borough of Brent to the north, the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham to the east and the London...
.
Geography
Grand Union Canal
The Grand Union Canal in England is part of the British canal system. Its main line connects London and Birmingham, stretching for 137 miles with 166 locks...
to the north, Osterley
Osterley
Osterley is a district in the London Borough of Hounslow in west London. It is situated approximately west south-west of Charing Cross.Osterley lies north of the A4 and extends further northwards beyond the M4 Motorway...
Lane to the south, Windmill Lane to the east and Norwood Road to the west. The village retains its green, church and local pub but the local metropolitan police
Metropolitan police
Metropolitan Police is a generic title for the municipal police force for a major metropolitan area, and it may be part of the official title of the force...
station and Post Office closed in 2008. There is a primary school in Norwood Green. The roadsides are lined with trees and there are several open spaces and wooded areas. Residential property consists of a mix of bungalow
Bungalow
A bungalow is a type of house, with varying meanings across the world. Common features to many of these definitions include being detached, low-rise , and the use of verandahs...
s, large and small detached, semi-detached and terraced houses.
The parish church
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
, St Mary The Virgin, has a bell-tower and is a Grade II* listed building. One local pub, The Plough, has an old stable
Stable
A stable is a building in which livestock, especially horses, are kept. It most commonly means a building that is divided into separate stalls for individual animals...
block and both are grade II listed building. The Plough serves hand-drawn Fullers
Fuller, Smith and Turner
Fuller's Brewery is a regional brewery founded in 1845 at the Griffin Brewery in Chiswick, West London.It has an estate of over three hundred public houses.-History:...
beers and featured in the Good Beer Guide
Good Beer Guide
The Good Beer Guide is a book published annually by the Campaign for Real Ale listing what they consider to be the best cask ale outlets in the United Kingdom.-Details:...
published by CAMRA
Campaign for Real Ale
The Campaign for Real Ale is an independent voluntary consumer organisation based in St Albans, England, whose main aims are promoting real ale, real cider and the traditional British pub...
. The pubs to the north of the Green, The Wolf, and further on, by the canal
Canal
Canals are man-made channels for water. There are two types of canal:#Waterways: navigable transportation canals used for carrying ships and boats shipping goods and conveying people, further subdivided into two kinds:...
, The Lamb both closed in 2009, however The Lamb reopened in November 2009 under new management. The second Saturday of June is when the residents' Association hold Village Day on the green - a local fete - and the church is dressed and opened to visitors.
Transport
Three Bridges (a transport intersection, designed and built by the VictorianVictorian era
The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence...
Engineer
Engineer
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, Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Isambard Kingdom Brunel, FRS , was a British civil engineer who built bridges and dockyards including the construction of the first major British railway, the Great Western Railway; a series of steamships, including the first propeller-driven transatlantic steamship; and numerous important 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
Grand Union Canal
The Grand Union Canal in England is part of the British canal system. Its main line connects London and Birmingham, stretching for 137 miles with 166 locks...
as it "flows" West-East towards the Thames at Brentford
Brentford
Brentford is a suburban town in west London, England, and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It is located at the confluence of the River Thames and the River Brent, west-southwest of Charing Cross. Its former ceremonial county was Middlesex.-Toponymy:...
and where the canal goes over the single track, freight only, railway line running from the main GWR
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
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
Canal
Canals are man-made channels for water. There are two types of canal:#Waterways: navigable transportation canals used for carrying ships and boats shipping goods and conveying people, further subdivided into two kinds:...
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.
Osterley tube station
Osterley tube station
Osterley is a London Underground station in Osterley in west London. The station is on the Heathrow branch of the Piccadilly Line, between Boston Manor and Hounslow East. The station is located on Great West Road close to the National Trust-owned Osterley Park. It is in Travelcard Zone 4...
on the Piccadilly line
Piccadilly Line
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, is 30–40 minutes walk using footpaths across the fields or down Osterley Lane and then through Osterley Park
Osterley Park
Osterley Park is a mansion set in a large park of the same name. It is in the London Borough of Hounslow, part of the western suburbs of London. When the house was built it was surrounded by rural countryside. It was one of a group of large houses close to London which served as country retreats...
. Southwards from Norwood Green, lies the Hounslow
Hounslow
Hounslow is the principal town in the London Borough of Hounslow. It is a suburban development situated 10.6 miles west south-west of Charing Cross. It forms a post town in the TW postcode area.-Etymology:...
(London Underground
London Underground
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Piccadilly Line
Piccadilly Line
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stations (Hounslow East, Hounslow Central or Hounslow West) to Heathrow 20 minutes and Central London 40 minutes). London Buses
London Buses
London Buses is the subsidiary of Transport for London that manages bus services within Greater London, UK. Buses are required to carry similar red colour schemes and conform to the same fare scheme...
provide the 120 bus service along Norwood Road with a stop at The Green. Buses run every 10–12 minutes during the day and every 20 minutes or so during the evening. The H32 bus service runs through the Western edge of Norwood Green ward (Hounslow
Hounslow
Hounslow is the principal town in the London Borough of Hounslow. It is a suburban development situated 10.6 miles west south-west of Charing Cross. It forms a post town in the TW postcode area.-Etymology:...
to Southall
Southall
Southall is a large suburban district of west London, England, and part of the London Borough of Ealing. It is situated west of Charing Cross. Neighbouring places include Yeading, Hayes, Hanwell, Heston, Hounslow, Greenford and Northolt...
). Northwards it is a mile and half to Southall railway station
Southall railway station
Southall railway station, is in Southall in west London, England. The station is in Travelcard Zone 4 and passenger services are provided by First Great Western from London to , and , and by Heathrow Connect from Paddington to Heathrow Airport....
( First Great Western
First Great Western
First Great Western is the operating name of First Greater Western Ltd, a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup that serves Greater London, the South East, South West and West Midlands regions of England, and South Wales....
to Ealing Broadway and Paddington
Paddington
Paddington is a district within the City of Westminster, in central London, England. Formerly a metropolitan borough, it was integrated with Westminster and Greater London in 1965...
(15–20 minutes); Slough
Slough
Slough is a borough and unitary authority within the ceremonial county of Royal Berkshire, England. The town straddles the A4 Bath Road and the Great Western Main Line, west of central London...
; Reading
Reading, Berkshire
Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....
and Oxford
Oxford
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plus Heathrow Connect
Heathrow Connect
Heathrow Connect is a train operating company in London provided jointly by Heathrow Express and First Great Western, connecting Heathrow Airport with station. The service follows the same route as the Heathrow Express service but serves intermediate stations en route, thus connecting several...
trains serving Heathrow Airport and local stations to Paddington).
The M4 motorway
M4 motorway
The M4 motorway links London with South Wales. It is part of the unsigned European route E30. Other major places directly accessible from M4 junctions are Reading, Swindon, Bristol, Newport, Cardiff and Swansea...
is accessed at Junction 2 for Central London
Central London
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and Junction 3 for Heathrow and Bristol
Bristol
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. The A40 "Western Avenue" to the north and the A4 to the south are the nearest east-west trunk roads.
Nearest places
Politics
As stated above, Norwood Green also gives its name to the local electoral ward which is part of the parliamentParliament
A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French , the action of parler : a parlement is a discussion. The term came to mean a meeting at which...
ary constituency of Ealing Southall, represented since 2007 by Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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Virendra Sharma
Virendra Sharma
Virendra Kumar Sharma is a British Labour Party politician and the Member of Parliament for Ealing Southall since 2007.-Parliamentary career:...
. The Norwood Green ward for local council
Local government in the United Kingdom
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election
Election
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s elects councillors to Ealing Council
London Borough of Ealing
The London Borough of Ealing is a borough in west London.-Location:The London Borough of Ealing borders the London Borough of Hillingdon to the west, the London Borough of Harrow and the London Borough of Brent to the north, the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham to the east and the London...
. Norwood Green ward has three Labour councillor
Councillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
s. Ealing Council is currently run by a Labour administration.
Norwood Green ward is in the London Assembly
London Assembly
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constituency of Ealing and Hillingdon which has one assembly member: Richard Barnes (Conservative), who was re-elected in May 2008. The Norwood Green Ward Forum (formerly the Area committee) is held in the main hall of St Mary's Church, Norwood Green.
Demographics
According to the 2001 census, the population of the Norwood Green ward stood at 12,650. 67% of ward are in ethnic groups other than BritishBritish people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
. India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n/Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i is the largest ethnic group, making up 49.8% of the population of the Norwood Green ward.