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Ruislip
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Ruislip (pronounced "rice-lip" [raɪslɪp]) is a place in the London Borough of Hillingdon, in northwest London, England.[1]
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Nearby attractions include Ruislip Lido, a converted reservoir with an artificial sand beach, surrounded by woodlands through which runs the Ruislip Lido Railway, a miniature 12"-gauge railway with diesel and steam locomotives. Ruislip Lido was established as a reservoir to feed the Grand Union Canal by damming and flooding the lower part of the valley between Park Wood and Copse Wood, including the hamlet of Park Hearn. Work began in 1811; the reservoir began feeding the Canal in 1816.
Ruislip is home to the grounds of The London County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association, the Emerald GAA Grounds.
To the north of Ruislip High Street stand the Grade II listed Manor Farm House; a 13th-century Grade II Great Barn; and the 16th-century Little Barn, which houses Ruislip library. The 20-acre (8-hectare) site includes the remains of an 11th-century fortification that is a scheduled ancient monument. A working farm until the 1930s, the farm was let by King's College, Cambridge, the owners of the land from 1500 to the mid 20th century.
Nearby is RAF Northolt, with the Northolt Aerodrome, where a Polish War Memorial commemorates the numerous Polish airmen stationed, along with airmen of other nations, in the area during the World War II.
Ruislip, together with the adjacent areas of Northwood and Eastcote, is named after an 11th-century parish.
Its name is derived from the Old English ryse, "rush" and hlype, "leap", which is thought to refer to a spot where the little River Pinn could once be crossed. It has had various spellings until recorded as Ruislip in 1527.
The town was immortalised in Leslie Thomas's 1974 novel of suburbia, Tropic of Ruislip. (The book was actually based on nearby Carpenders Park.)
- ^ Edward Walford, Greater London. A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places. Volume 2, Adamant Media Corporation, ISBN 0543967875