Hayes, Hillingdon

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Hayes
Former EMI headquarters, Hayes
Hayes is located in Greater London
Hayes
Hayes
Location within Greater London
Population93,928 (2021 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceTQ095805
• Charing Cross13 mi (21 km) E
London borough
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHAYES
Postcode districtUB3, UB4
Dialling code020
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51°30′46″N 0°25′16″W / 51.5127°N 0.4211°W / 51.5127; -0.4211

Hayes is a town in west London. Historically situated within the county of Middlesex, it is now part of the London Borough of Hillingdon. The town's population, including its localities Hayes End, Harlington and Yeading, was recorded in the 2021 census as 93,928.[2] It is situated 13 miles (21 km) west of Charing Cross, or 6.5 miles (10.5 km) east of Slough. Hayes is served by the Great Western Main Line, and Hayes & Harlington railway station is on the Elizabeth line. The Grand Union Canal flows through the town centre.

Hayes has a long history. The area appears in the Domesday Book (1086).[3][4] Landmarks in the area include the Grade II* listed Parish Church, St Mary's[5] – the central portion of the church survives from the twelfth century[6]: 9 & 18  and it remains in use (the church dates back to 830 A.D.[7]) – and Grade-II-listed Barra Hall, the Town Hall from 1924 to 1979.[8]

Hayes is known as the erstwhile home of EMI. The words "Hayes, Middlesex" appear on the reverse of The Beatles' albums, which were manufactured at the town's Old Vinyl Factory.[9] The town centre's "gold disc" installation marks the fiftieth anniversary on 1 June 2017 of the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album, manufactured in Hayes in 1967.[10] Nearby London Heathrow Airport is the largest single provider of employment.[11]

Notable historical residents include the early modern "father of English music", William Byrd, and a pre-eminent figure of twentieth-century English literature, George Orwell.

  1. ^ Hayes is made up of 6 wards in the London Borough of Hillingdon: Barnhill, Botwell, Charville, Pinkwell, Townfield, and Yeading. "2021 Census Ward Population Estimates | London DataStore". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  2. ^ "2021 Census Ward Population Estimates | London DataStore". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Hayes". Open Domesday. Anna Powell-Smith. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Place name: Hayes, Middlesex Folio: 127r Great Domesday Book". E 31/2/1/5178. National Archives, Kew. 1086. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  5. ^ Historic England (1949). "Grade II* Listing (1080233)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  6. ^ Kelter, Catherine (1988). Hayes. Uxbridge: Hillingdon Borough Libraries. ISBN 0907869106.
  7. ^ "St. Mary the Virgin, Hayes, Middlesex". Archbishops' Council, The Church of England. 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Barra Hall Park". London Borough of Hillingdon. 2011. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  9. ^ "EMI Archive Trust "Made in Hayes" Exhibition". 4 September 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  10. ^ Rivers, David (9 June 2017). "A look at the Hayes factory where Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was made, 50 years on". MyLondon. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Relocating to Hillingdon". Middlesex Land & Property. 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2023. Heathrow airport is situated in the south of the borough, and is the largest employer