London Borough of Hillingdon | |
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Motto: Forward | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | London |
Ceremonial county | Greater London |
Created | 1 April 1965 |
Admin HQ | Hillingdon Civic Centre, Uxbridge |
Government | |
• Type | London borough council |
• Body | Hillingdon London Borough Council |
• London Assembly | Onkar Sahota (Lab) AM for Ealing and Hillingdon |
• MPs | David Simmonds (Con) John McDonnell (Lab) Danny Beales (Lab) |
Area | |
• Total | 44.67 sq mi (115.70 km2) |
• Rank | 180th (of 296) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 310,681 |
• Rank | 45th (of 296) |
• Density | 7,000/sq mi (2,700/km2) |
Time zone | UTC (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
Postcodes | |
Area codes | 01895, 01923, 020 |
ISO 3166 code | GB-HIL |
ONS code | 00AS |
GSS code | E09000017 |
Police | Metropolitan Police |
Website | www |
The London Borough of Hillingdon (London borough in Greater London, England. It forms part of outer London and West London, being the westernmost London borough. It was formed in 1965 from the districts of Hayes and Harlington, Ruislip-Northwood, Uxbridge, and Yiewsley and West Drayton. The borough includes most of Heathrow Airport and Brunel University, and is the second largest of the 32 London boroughs by area.
) is aThe main towns in the borough are Hayes, Ruislip, Northwood, West Drayton and Uxbridge. Hillingdon is the second least densely populated of the London boroughs, due to a combination of rural land in the north, RAF Northolt Aerodrome, and Heathrow Airport.[1]