FELTHAM

'Feltham' is a suburban town in the London Borough of Hounslow.Hounslow London Borough Council. ''New future for Feltham'. 14 July 2006. It is located 13 miles (20.9 km) west south-west of Charing Cross and near to Heathrow Airport.Hounlsow London Borough Council - Borough map It is the location of Feltham Young Offenders' Institution.politics.co.uk - politics.co.uk - What is a Young Offender Institution?]

Contents

Etymology

History

Local government and politics

Redevelopment

Famous People

Transport

References

External links

Etymology

The name is first recorded in 969 as ''Feltham'', although in the Domesday Book of 1086 it is recorded as ''Felteham''.Mills, A., ''Dictionary of London Place Names'', (2001) Its meaning is either ''homestead where mullein grows'' or it may be formed from ''feld'', meaning ''open land''.

History

Feltham formed an ancient parish in the Spelthorne hundred of Middlesex.Vision of Britain - Feltham parish history (historic map) In 1831 it occupied an area of and had a population of 924.Vision of Britain - Feltham parish area and population From 1894 to 1904 the Felham parish was included in the Staines Rural District. In 1901 the parish had a population of 4,534 and in 1904 it was split from the rural district to form the Feltham Urban District.Vision of Britain - Feltham UD The former area of Feltham Urban District became part of Greater London in 1965 as part of the London Borough of Hounslow.^[1] Feltham F.C. is a semi-professional football team from the area. London Air Park is a lost piece of history, now a cinema and out of town shopping complex. After service as a fighter repair works and wartime aircraft factory during World War II the Air Park closed down in 1946 to avoid air traffic conflicts with the new airport at Heathrow. Feltham District Council purchased the park in 1956.

Local government and politics

The town forms part of Feltham and Heston Parliament constituency and the South West London Assembly constituency.^[2]. There are two Council wards in Feltham - Feltham North and Feltham West - though locals may include sections of the Hanworth Park ward, part of which begins to the south of the railway line to the east of the high street, and even parts of Bedfont as being "Feltham". ^[3]

Redevelopment

The town is a focus for redevelopment within Hounslow. ''The Centre, Feltham'', opened in 2006, is a mixed use development of a hotel, 800 homes, 50 shops, a library and medical centre.

Famous People

★ Freddie Mercury of the band Queen.

★ Indie rock band Hard-Fi wrote a song called 'Feltham is Singing Out', about the town on their Stars of CCTV album.

Transport

The town is served by Feltham railway station with rail service to Waterloo, Windsor and Eton Riverside and Reading, and London Buses services to Kingston upon Thames, Richmond, Brentford, Heathrow and Staines.Transport for London - Buses from Feltham The nearest places are Hounslow, East Bedfont, Hanworth and Cranford.

References

1. Vision of Britain - Hounslow UD
2. Hounlsow London Borough Council - GLA Member
3. Hounlsow London Borough Council - Your Councillors by Ward

External links

★ British History Online - Spelthorne Hundred - Feltham. (1911)