London Borough of Hounslow
The London Borough of Hounslow [ haʊnzləʊ ] is a city district of London. It is located in the west of the city. With the establishment of the administrative region of Greater London in 1965, he emerged from the Municipal Borough of Brentford and Chiswick, the Feltham Urban District and the Municipal Borough of Heston and Isleworth in the County of Middlesex.
The population continued in 2008, composed of 61.7 % White, 26.7 % Asian, 5.0% black and 0.9 % Chinese.
The head offices of GlaxoSmithKline and British Sky Broadcasting on the "Golden Mile " in the district.
Districts
- Brentford
- Chiswick
- Cranford
- East Bedfont
- Feltham *
- Gunnersbury
- Hanworth
- Hatton
- Heston
- Hounslow *
- Isleworth *
- Lower Feltham
- North Feltham
- North Hyde
- Osterley
- Spring Grove
* - There are no separate article, only redirects here For the corresponding parts of the city.
Personalities
- Charles Robert Ashbee, architect and poet
- Ritchie Blackmore, Deep Purple, Rainbow
- Sebastian Coe, athlete and politician
- Phil Collins, singer-songwriter
- Colin Firth, actor
- Ian Gillan, lead singer of the band Deep Purple
- Edmund Goulding, film director and screenwriter
- Charles Hawtrey, actor and comedian
- Patsy Kensit, Actress
- Dave Lambert, Rock Musician
- Ian McLagan, Rock Musician
- Dave McMurdo Jazz trombonist
- M.I.A., singer
- Ernest John Moeran, composer
- Jimmy Page, rock guitarist
- John Entwistle, bassist
- Vince Taylor, singer
- Kim Wilde, singer
- Michael Mancienne, football player
- Jay Sean R & B singer
- Alexander Trotman, Baron Trotman, Manager