Southall

For the town that is the home of Southwell Minster, see Southwell, Nottinghamshire. For the district of Sheffield called Sothall, see Beighton (ward). For people named Southall, see Southall (surname).

Southall
The Three Horseshoes, a former pub, once in the centre of Southall
Southall is located in Greater London
Southall
Southall
Location within Greater London
Population78,253 (2021 Census)[1][failed verification]
OS grid referenceTQ125805
• Charing Cross10.7 mi (17.2 km) Wre
London borough
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSOUTHALL
Postcode districtUB1, UB2
Dialling code020
PoliceMetropolitan
FireLondon
AmbulanceLondon
UK Parliament
London Assembly
List of places
UK
England
London
51°30′40″N 00°22′32″W / 51.51111°N 0.37556°W / 51.51111; -0.37556
Map of the London Borough of Ealing, showing the location of Southall, one of Ealing's seven major towns

Southall (/ˈsaʊθɔːl/) is a large suburban town in West London, England, part of the London Borough of Ealing and is one of its seven major towns.

It is situated 10.7 mi (17.2 km) west of Charing Cross and had a population of 69,857 as of 2011.[2] It is generally divided in three parts: the mostly residential area around Lady Margaret Road (Dormers Wells); the main commercial centre at High Street and Southall Broadway (part of the greater Uxbridge Road); and Old Southall/Southall Green to the south consisting of Southall railway station, industries and Norwood Green bounded by the M4.

It was historically a municipal borough of Middlesex administered from Southall Town Hall until 1965. Southall is located on the Grand Union Canal (formerly the Grand Junction Canal) which first linked London with the rest of the growing canal system. It was one of the last canals to carry significant commercial traffic (through the 1950s) and is still open to traffic and is used by pleasure craft. The canal separates it from Hayes on the west, whereas to the east the River Brent separates the town from Hanwell.

From the 1950s the town's local factories and proximity to Heathrow Airport attracted large numbers of Asian immigrants;[3] the town eventually became home to the largest Punjabi community outside the Indian subcontinent[4] and is today a major centre of South Asian culture,[5] having gained the nickname Little India.[6]

  1. ^ Southall has traditionally consisted of the 5 wards in the London Borough of Ealing: Dormers Wells, Lady Margaret, Southall Green, Southall Broadway, and Norwood Green. 2021 census boundaries slightly changed boundaries of Southall, this page cites the population of the traditional boundaries of Southall town not the new established 2021 boundaries (which are relatively similar). "Office for National Statistics".
  2. ^ "2011 Census Ward Population Estimates | London DataStore". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Southall". Hidden-london.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  4. ^ Chaudhary, Vivek (4 April 2018). "How London's Southall became 'Little Punjab'". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  5. ^ "The UK's biggest South Asian Festival LONDON MELA powered by Let's Go Southall returns to Southall, the home of Europe's oldest South Asian community for a dazzling celebration of Asian culture, dance and music". New-mela2017launch. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  6. ^ "U.K. - Southall - Serge :: Grace at the Fray". Serge. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.