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Greenford
OS grid reference	TQ135825
London borough	Ealing
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GREENFORD
Postcode district	UB6
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Ealing North
London Assembly	Ealing and Hillingdon
European Parliament	London
List of places: UK • England • London

Coordinates: 51°31′48″N 0°21′46″W / 51.5299, -0.3628

Greenford, historically Greenford Magna, is a suburb in the London Borough of Ealing in west London, England. Greenford is one of the oldest recorded places in Ealing, first referred to in a legal document dated 845 AD.

The most prominent landmarks in the suburb are the A40, a large road that connects central London with the M40 motorway, Horsenden Hill 85 m (278ft) above sea level, the small Parish Church of Holy Cross (14th century) and Betham House, built by Edward Betham (C:1780).

The small suburb of Perivale is considered to be part of Greenford, and was referred to as Greenford Parva (Little Greenford) until the 15th century.

Greenford is considered to be birthplace of the modern organic chemical industry, as it was at William Perkin's chemical factory in North Greenford, by the Grand Union Canal that the worlds first aniline dye was discovered in March 1856. Perkin called his amazing discovery 'mauveine'. Today there is a blue plaque marking the spot in Oldfield Lane North, just south of the Black Horse Public House. The former Rockware glassworks on the canal is commemorated by Rockware Avenue.

Greenford is one of the most culturally diverse areas in West London, accommodating people from: India, Caribbean, the Middle-East, Poland, Somalia and Sri Lanka and many more. When walking down Greenford broadway today it can be hard to determine the dominant race in this area.

For more on Greenford, see the Ealing Council website [1]

Contents 1 Sport 2 Nearest places 3 Nearest tube stations 4 Nearest railway station 5 Business Based in Greenford 6 Education

The trotting track at Greenford was a pioneer speedway venue and open meetings were staged 1928 - 1930. The track would be called a long track now as it was of the order of half a mile/800 m per lap.

• Northolt
• Sudbury Hill
• Perivale
• Yeading
• Southall
• Hanwell
• Harrow

• Greenford station
• Sudbury Hill tube station

• Greenford station
• South Greenford station

• British Bakeries
• IBM
• GlaxoSmithKline - (GSK), pharmaceutical research and development
• Panavision
• P&O - Distribution Center
• Royal Mail Regional distribution center
• Entertainment UK distribution center

• Greenford High School

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Osterley	Greenford	Kenton

v • d • e London Borough of Ealing
Districts	Acton · Ealing · East Acton · Greenford · Hanwell · North Acton · Northolt · Norwood Green · Perivale · Southall
Attractions	Pitzhanger Manor Gallery and House · Gunnersbury Park Museum · London Transport Museum Depot
Constituencies	Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush · Ealing North · Ealing Southall
Parks and open spaces in Ealing