Place:Chiswick, Middlesex, England

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NameChiswick
Alt namesChiswick St Nicholassource: Vision of Britain
TypeParish
Coordinates51.486°N 0.251°W
Located inMiddlesex, England
Also located inGreater London, England     (1965 - present)
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Chiswick is a large suburb of west London and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It is located on a meander of the River Thames, west of Charing Cross and is one of 35 major centres identified in the London Plan. It was historically an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex, with an agrarian and fishing economy. Having good communications with London from an early time the area became a popular country retreat, and as part of the suburban growth of London in the late 19th and early 20th centuries the population of Chiswick significantly expanded. With neighbouring Brentford, it became a municipal borough in 1932 and has formed part of Greater London since 1965.

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Chiswick, also known as Chiswick St Nicholas, was one of the ancient parishes of Middlesex. It became an Urban District in 1894 and merged with the neighbouring Brentford Urban District in 1927 to form the Brentford and Chiswick Urban District. This was made a Municipal Borough in 1932. Brentford and Chiswick Municipal Borough was abolished in 1965, becoming part of the London Borough of Hounslow.

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