London Borough of Hillingdon

St Laurence Cowley Church, HillingdonSt Laurence Cowley Church, Hillingdon
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The London Borough of Hillingdon is a borough of Greater London on the westernmost part of Outer London. It covers 115.7 sq km (44.7 sq mi) and has a population of 253,000 (2011 estimate). Some 68% of the population is White British. It is bordered by by the London Borough of Harrow to the northeast, the London Borough of Ealing to the east, and the London Borough of Hounslow to the southeast.

The London Borough of Hillingdon is the location of Heathrow Airport. Brunel University is also located here, as is the headquarters of British Airways. The borough comprises North Hillingdon, which is the more affluent neighbourhood, and South Hillingdon, which is more working-class.

The London Borough of Hillingdon has a big area within the Metropolitan Green Belt. As such, it is not as densely populated compared to other parts of London.

Tourist Attractions in Hillingdon

  1. Harmondsworth Great Barn

How to reach Hillingdon

There are a good number of rail stations for the National Rail and London Underground in the London Borough of Hillingdon, among them Eastcote tube station, Hatton Cross tube station, Hayes and Harlington railway station, Heathrow Terminals 1, 2, 3 tube station, Heathrow Terminal 4 railway station, Heathrow Terminal 4 tube station, Heathrow Terminal 5 station, Hillingdon tube station, Ickenham tube station, Northwood Hills tube station, Northwood tube station, Ruislip Gardens tube station, Ruislip Manor tube station, Ruislip tube station, South Ruislip station, Uxbridge tube station, West Ruislip station, and West Drayton railway station.

Ickenham Pump in Ickenham, London Borough of HillingdonIckenham Pump in Ickenham, London Borough of Hillingdon
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Districts of the London Borough of Hillingdon

  1. Colham Green
  2. Cowley
  3. Cowley Peachy
  4. Eastcote
  5. Eastcote Village
  6. Harefield
  7. Harefield Grove
  8. Harlington
  9. Harmondsworth
  10. Hatton
  11. Hayes
  12. Hayes End
  13. Hayes Town
  14. Heathrow
  15. Hill End
  16. Hillingdon
  17. Hillingdon Heath
  18. Ickenham
  19. Longford
  20. Newyears Green
  21. North Hillingdon
  22. Northwood
  23. Northwood Hills
  24. Ruislip
  25. Ruislip Common
  26. Ruislip Gardens
  27. Ruislip Manor
  28. Sipson
  29. South Harefield
  30. South Ruislip
  31. Uxbridge
  32. West Drayton
  33. West Ruislip
  34. Wood End Green
  35. Yeading
  36. Yiewsley

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