Hounslow

Hounslow
High Street
Hounslow is located in Greater London
Hounslow
Hounslow
Location within Greater London
Population103,337 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceTQ140760
• Charing Cross10.7 mi (17.2 km) ENE
London borough
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHOUNSLOW
Postcode districtTW3–TW6
Dialling code020
PoliceMetropolitan
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UK Parliament
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51°28′00″N 0°22′30″W / 51.4668°N 0.375°W / 51.4668; -0.375
Junction of Bell Road and High Street
Hounslow Heath Nature Reserve
ASDA store with apartments at the Blenheim Centre
High Street
Hounslow railway station
Hounslow East tube station

Hounslow (/ˈhnzl/ HOWNZ-loh) is a large suburban district of West London, England, 10+34 miles (17.5 kilometres) west-southwest of Charing Cross. It is the administrative centre of the London Borough of Hounslow, and is identified in the London Plan as one of the 14 metropolitan centres in Greater London.

It is bounded by Isleworth to the east, Twickenham to its south, Feltham to its west and Southall to its north.

The Hounslow post town covers the TW3, TW4, TW5 and TW6 postcodes. Most of the post town is in the London Borough of Hounslow, but parts fall within the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and the London Borough of Hillingdon, notably including Heathrow Airport.

  1. ^ Hounslow is made up of 8 wards in the London Borough of Hounslow: Cranford, Heston Central, Heston East, Heston West, Hounslow Central, Hounslow Heath, Hounslow South, and Hounslow West. "2011 Census Ward Population Estimates | London DataStore". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.