London Borough of Hillingdon
St Laurence Cowley Church, HillingdonSource: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:6E9H7091.JPG
Author: Northofbrent
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
- 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 HillingdonSource: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ickenham_Pump_-_geograph.org.uk_-_89802.jpg
Author: David Squire
Districts of the London Borough of Hillingdon
- Colham Green
- Cowley
- Cowley Peachy
- Eastcote
- Eastcote Village
- Harefield
- Harefield Grove
- Harlington
- Harmondsworth
- Hatton
- Hayes
- Hayes End
- Hayes Town
- Heathrow
- Hill End
- Hillingdon
- Hillingdon Heath
- Ickenham
- Longford
- Newyears Green
- North Hillingdon
- Northwood
- Northwood Hills
- Ruislip
- Ruislip Common
- Ruislip Gardens
- Ruislip Manor
- Sipson
- South Harefield
- South Ruislip
- Uxbridge
- West Drayton
- West Ruislip
- Wood End Green
- Yeading
- Yiewsley
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