Yiewsley
Encyclopedia
Yiewsley is a place in the London Borough of Hillingdon
. Its name derives from the Anglo-Saxon Wifeleslēah: "Wifel's woodland clearing".
The nearest places to Yiewsley are Hayes
, Harlington
, Cowley
, Harmondsworth
, Sipson
, and West Drayton
.
The population of Yiewsley was recorded as 11,767 in 2008, by the Office for National Statistics
.
. The place-name probably derives from the Anglo-Saxon Wifeleslēah: "Wifel's woodland clearing".
There is little recorded about Yiewsley until the late 18th century, when the Grand Junction Canal
was cut. A branch of the canal known as Otter Dock
was cut between Yiewsley and West Drayton
in the years 1876-1879 in order to service Yiewsley's brickworks
. Brick-making
and agriculture were the main industries in Yiewsley during the late 18th and 19th centuries, and the expansion of the brickworks resulted in a large growth in population. Five million bricks moulded and fired in the Hillingdon Brickfields every year were transported by canal to a yard near South Wharf Basin
, Paddington
. The last brick-field closed in 1935 following strikes and the Great Depression
, and around this time Otter Dock was filled in.
The arrival of the Great Western Railway
and the building of West Drayton railway station
in 1838 resulted in new houses being built and a sharp increase in both population and trade. A branch line to Uxbridge
was completed in 1856. This ran until closed as part of the Beeching plan
in 1965.
As the population grew, a new church — St Matthew's — was dedicated on 6 July 1859, and enlarged in 1898. Yiewsley remained a parish
of Hillingdon
until 1896.
The area has some important local neighbourhood groups.
The Yiewsley and West Drayton Town Centre Action Group co-ordinates local interests to make the area vibrant and attractive. The group's work can be found at the UB7.org website at http://www.ub7.org.
West Drayton is also home to an arts centre, which is located near to the Green. The arts centre, Southlands, is keen to attract new members and has its own website at http://www.southlandsarts.co.uk.
The area also has its own history society.
Hillingdon Primary Care Trust is based in Yiewsley.
, Iver
and West Drayton
.
London Borough of Hillingdon
The London Borough of Hillingdon is the westernmost borough in Greater London, England. The borough's population was recorded as 243,006 in the 2001 Census. The borough incorporates the former districts of Ruislip-Northwood, Uxbridge, Hayes and Harlington and Yiewsley and West Drayton in the...
. Its name derives from the Anglo-Saxon Wifeleslēah: "Wifel's woodland clearing".
The nearest places to Yiewsley are Hayes
Hayes, Hillingdon
Hayes is a town in the London Borough of Hillingdon, West London. It is a suburban development situated west of Charing Cross. Hayes was developed in the late 19th and 20th centuries as an industrial locality to which residential districts were later added in order to house factory workers...
, Harlington
Harlington, London
Harlington is a suburban area in the London Borough of Hillingdon, on the northern perimeter of London Heathrow Airport. It is situated west of Charing Cross.-Etymology:...
, Cowley
Cowley, London
Cowley is a place in the London Borough of Hillingdon. It is a suburban development situated 15.4 miles west of Charing Cross. Cowley is home to , which was mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book....
, Harmondsworth
Harmondsworth
Harmondsworth is a village in the London Borough of Hillingdon, close to London Heathrow Airport. The village is situated south of West Drayton.The nearest places are: Hayes, Harlington, Heathrow Airport, Longford, London, Sipson, West Drayton and Yiewsley....
, Sipson
Sipson
Sipson is a village in the London Borough of Hillingdon, in west London, England. It is situated west of Charing Cross and near the northern perimeter of London Heathrow Airport.-Toponymy:...
, and West Drayton
West Drayton
West Drayton is a suburban area in the London Borough of Hillingdon in the far west of London, England. Formerly part of the Yiewsley and West Drayton Urban District of Middlesex, the district became part of Greater London in 1965....
.
The population of Yiewsley was recorded as 11,767 in 2008, by the Office for National Statistics
Office for National Statistics
The Office for National Statistics is the executive office of the UK Statistics Authority, a non-ministerial department which reports directly to the Parliament of the United Kingdom.- Overview :...
.
History
Yiewsley is not mentioned in the Domesday BookDomesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
. The place-name probably derives from the Anglo-Saxon Wifeleslēah: "Wifel's woodland clearing".
There is little recorded about Yiewsley until the late 18th century, when the Grand Junction Canal
Grand Junction Canal
The Grand Junction Canal is a canal in England from Braunston in Northamptonshire to the River Thames at Brentford, with a number of branches. The mainline was built between 1793 and 1805, to improve the route from the Midlands to London, by-passing the upper reaches of the River Thames near Oxford...
was cut. A branch of the canal known as Otter Dock
Otter Dock
Otter Dock was a branch of the Grand Union Canal between Yiewsley and West Drayton in Middlesex . It was cut during the years 1876 to 1879 to service Yiewsley's brickworks. Bricks were moulded and fired in the local brickfields and transported by canal to a yard near South Wharf Basin, Paddington...
was cut between Yiewsley and West Drayton
West Drayton
West Drayton is a suburban area in the London Borough of Hillingdon in the far west of London, England. Formerly part of the Yiewsley and West Drayton Urban District of Middlesex, the district became part of Greater London in 1965....
in the years 1876-1879 in order to service Yiewsley's brickworks
Brickworks
A brickworks also known as a brick factory, is a factory for the manufacturing of bricks, from clay or shale. Usually a brickworks is located on a clay bedrock often with a quarry for clay on site....
. Brick-making
Brick
A brick is a block of ceramic material used in masonry construction, usually laid using various kinds of mortar. It has been regarded as one of the longest lasting and strongest building materials used throughout history.-History:...
and agriculture were the main industries in Yiewsley during the late 18th and 19th centuries, and the expansion of the brickworks resulted in a large growth in population. Five million bricks moulded and fired in the Hillingdon Brickfields every year were transported by canal to a yard near South Wharf Basin
Paddington Basin
Paddington Basin is an area of Paddington, London named after the nearby canal basin.The junction of the Regent's Canal and the Grand Junction Canal is close to this point but the basin itself is the terminus of the Paddington Arm of the Grand Junction Canal. It was opened in 1801...
, 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...
. The last brick-field closed in 1935 following strikes and the Great Depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
, and around this time Otter Dock was filled in.
The arrival of the Great Western Railway
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...
and the building of West Drayton railway station
West Drayton railway station
West Drayton railway station is a railway station serving West Drayton, a western suburb of London, England. The station is served by local services operated by First Great Western from to stations.-History:...
in 1838 resulted in new houses being built and a sharp increase in both population and trade. A branch line to Uxbridge
Uxbridge
Uxbridge is a large town located in north west London, England and is the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Hillingdon. It forms part of the ceremonial county of Greater London. It is located west-northwest of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres...
was completed in 1856. This ran until closed as part of the Beeching plan
Richard Beeching
Richard Beeching, Baron Beeching , commonly known as Doctor Beeching, was chairman of British Railways and a physicist and engineer...
in 1965.
As the population grew, a new church — St Matthew's — was dedicated on 6 July 1859, and enlarged in 1898. Yiewsley remained a 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 Hillingdon
Hillingdon
Hillingdon is a suburban area within the London Borough of Hillingdon, situated 14.2 miles west of Charing Cross.Much of Hillingdon is represented as the Hillingdon East ward within the local authority, Hillingdon Council...
until 1896.
The area has some important local neighbourhood groups.
The Yiewsley and West Drayton Town Centre Action Group co-ordinates local interests to make the area vibrant and attractive. The group's work can be found at the UB7.org website at http://www.ub7.org.
West Drayton is also home to an arts centre, which is located near to the Green. The arts centre, Southlands, is keen to attract new members and has its own website at http://www.southlandsarts.co.uk.
The area also has its own history society.
Hillingdon Primary Care Trust is based in Yiewsley.
Transport
The nearest railway stations are Hayes and HarlingtonHayes and Harlington railway station
thumb|right|Up freight west of Hayes & Harlington in 1962Hayes and Harlington railway station is a railway station in Hayes and Harlington in the London Borough of Hillingdon.-History:...
, Iver
Iver railway station
Iver railway station is a railway station in the village of Richings Park, near Iver, Buckinghamshire, England. It is the first station outside Greater London on the Great Western Main Line.-History:...
and West Drayton
West Drayton railway station
West Drayton railway station is a railway station serving West Drayton, a western suburb of London, England. The station is served by local services operated by First Great Western from to stations.-History:...
.
Notable people
- Ronnie Wood, guitarist in rockRock musicRock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
bands the Rolling StonesThe Rolling StonesThe Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
and The FacesFaces (band)Faces are an English rock band formed in 1969 by members of the Small Faces after Steve Marriott left that group to form Humble Pie...
, grew up in Yiewsley, attending St Stephen's Primary School and St Matthew's Church of England Secondary School
- Musician Kim GardnerKim GardnerKim Gardner was a musician. He was part of the British invasion of the 1960s, and recorded more than thirty albums during his music career.-Career:...
(1948–2001), of power rockRock musicRock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
trio Ashton, Gardner and DykeAshton, Gardner and DykeAshton, Gardner and Dyke were a power rock trio, most popular in the early 1970s. They are best remembered for their song, "Resurrection Shuffle", a transatlantic Top 40 success in 1971...
, grew up in Yiewsley
- Special effectSpecial effectThe illusions used in the film, television, theatre, or entertainment industries to simulate the imagined events in a story are traditionally called special effects ....
s man Wally Gentleman (1926–2001), whose credits include 2001: A Space Odyssey2001: A Space Odyssey (film)2001: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 epic science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick, and co-written by Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke, partially inspired by Clarke's short story The Sentinel...
and Universe, was born in Yiewsley