Coordinates: 51°31′48″N 0°21′46″W / 51.5299°N 0.3628°W / 51.5299; -0.3628

Greenford
Ruislip Road in Greenford
Greenford  Greenford shown within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ135825
London borough	Ealing
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GREENFORD
Postcode district	UB6
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
EU Parliament	London
UK Parliament	Ealing North
London Assembly	Ealing and Hillingdon
List of places: UK • England • London

Greenford, historically Greenford Magna, is a suburb in the London Borough of Ealing in West London, England. Historically, it is part of the county of Middlesex.

The most prominent landmarks in the suburb are the A40, a large road that connects Central London with the M40 motorway, Horsenden Hill 85 metres (280 ft) above sea level, the small Parish Church of Holy Cross (14th century) and Bentham House, built by Edward Bentham (c. 1780).

The small suburb of Perivale is considered to be part of Greenford, and was referred to as Greenford Parva (Little Greenford) until the 15th century.

Contents 1 Economy 2 History 3 Sport 4 Nearest places 5 Nearest tube stations 6 Nearest railway station 7 Places of interest 8 Political representation 9 Education 10 References

[edit] Economy

Significant local businesses include British Bakeries, IBM, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK, pharmaceutical research and development), Panavision, P&O (Distribution Centre) and Royal Mail (Regional distribution centre). KBR has an office in Greenford.^[1]

[edit] History

Greenford is one of the oldest recorded places in Ealing, first referred to in a legal document dated AD 845^{[citation needed]} . Greenford is considered to be birthplace of the modern organic chemical industry^{[citation needed]}, as it was at William Perkin's chemical factory in North Greenford, by the Grand Union Canal that the world's first aniline dye was discovered in March 1856. Perkin called his amazing discovery 'mauveine'. Today there is a blue plaque marking the spot in Oldfield Lane North, just south of the Black Horse Public House. The former Rockware glassworks on the canal is commemorated by Rockware Avenue.

[edit] Sport

The trotting track at Greenford was a pioneer speedway venue and open meetings were staged 1928–1930^{[citation needed]}. The track would be called a long track now, as it was of the order of half a mile/800 metres per lap.

[edit] Nearest places

• Northolt
• Sudbury Hill
• Perivale
• Yeading
• Southall
• Hanwell
• Harrow

[edit] Nearest tube stations

• Greenford station
• Sudbury Hill tube station

[edit] Nearest railway station

• Greenford station
• South Greenford station

[edit] Places of interest

• London Motorcycle Museum

[edit] Political representation

Greenford is part of the Ealing North UK parliamentary constituency, represented since 1997 by Labour MP Stephen Pound.

Greenford is made up of three electoral wards for local council elections: Greenford Broadway, Greenford Green and North Greenford, which all elect councillors to Ealing Council. Ealing Council is currently run by a Conservative administration.

Political status of Ealing Council:

• Conservatives: 43 seats
• Labour: 23 seats
• Liberal Democrats: 3 seats

Greenford 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.

[edit] Education

• Greenford High School
• The Cardinal Wiseman School

[edit] References

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