| Hillingdon | |
|---|---|
 Hillingdon Court Park | |
  Hillingdon Location within Greater London | |
| OS grid reference | TQ071827 |
| • Charing Cross | 14.2 mi (22.9 km) E |
| London borough | |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | UXBRIDGE |
| Postcode district | UB8, UB10 |
| Dialling code | 020 01895 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| UK Parliament | |
| London Assembly | |
Hillingdon is an area of Uxbridge within the London Borough of Hillingdon, centred 14.2 miles (22.8 km) west of Charing Cross. It was an ancient parish in Middlesex that included the market town of Uxbridge. During the 1920s the civil parish bore a rapid, planned increase in population and housing, and was absorbed by Uxbridge Urban District in 1929.[1] It has formed part of Greater London since 1965.[2]
Much of Hillingdon has lasting, albeit minor, administrative effect as the current Hillingdon East ward for electing councillors to Hillingdon London Borough Council. In November 2010, the ward had a recorded population of 12,403.[3]
- ^ Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Hillingdon East CP (historic map) population (area ). Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ Young, K.; Garside, P. (1982). Metropolitan London: Politics and Urban Change 1837–1981. Edward Arnold. ISBN 9780713163315.
- ^ "A focus on Hillingdon East" (PDF). London Borough of Hillingdon. April 2011. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2011.