Brentford
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Brentford is a suburban town in West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, west of Charing Cross.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- London
- UK place.official_name
- Brentford
- UK place.london_borough
- Hounslow
- UK place.post_town
- BRENTFORD
- UK place.postcode_area
- TW
- UK place.postcode_district
- TW8
- UK place.dial_code
- 020
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TQ1878
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Brentford and Isleworth
- UK place.population_ref
- (, wards )
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 5.87
- UK place.charingX_distance_mi
- 8
- UK place.charingX_direction
- WNW
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Encyclopedic overview
30 sectionsContents
- History
- Toponymy
- Early Brentford
- English Civil War
- Local fair
- Brentford Dock
- The Hardwick family
- Timeline
- Local government
- Demography and housing
- Economy
- Landmarks
- The Syon estate
- Brentford Monument
- Saint Paul's Church
- Saint Faith's Church
- Saint Lawrence's Church
- Saint John the Evangelist's Church
- Saint George's Church
- On the periphery
- Brentford Dock
- Others
- Sports
- Transport
- In literature
- In popular culture
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Brentford is a suburban town in West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, west of Charing Cross.
Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings which mark the start of the M4 corridor; in transport it also has two railway stations and Boston Manor Underground station on its northwest border with Hanwell. Brentford has a convenience shopping and dining venue grid of streets at its centre. Brentford at the start of the 21st century attracted regeneration of its little-used warehouse premises and docks including the remodelling of the waterfront to provide more economically active shops, townhouses and apartments, some of which comprise Brentford Dock.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Brentford” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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