Editing Southall (section)

==Geography and transport==
{{Geographic location
|title     = '''Neighbouring areas of Southall:'''
|Northwest = [[Yeading]]
|North     = [[Greenford]], [[Northolt]]
|Northeast = [[Greenford]], [[Hanwell]]
|West      = [[Hayes, Hillingdon|Hayes]]
|Centre    = Southall<br /><small>The Broadway/Lady Margaret Road/High Street/South Road</small>
|East      = [[Hanwell]]
|Southwest = [[Hayes, Hillingdon|Hayes]]
|South     = [[North Hyde]]/[[Norwood Green]], [[Heston]], [[Hounslow]]
|Southeast = [[Norwood Green]], [[Osterley]]
}}
[[File:Adelaide Dock (geograph.org.uk 3135425).jpg|thumb|Docks at the [[Grand Union Canal]] in Southall]]
Nearby places include [[Hayes, Hillingdon|Hayes]], [[Hanwell]], [[Hounslow]], [[Greenford]], [[Northolt]] and [[Ealing]] The area is identified in the [[London Plan]] as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.<ref name=london_plan_f08>{{cite web |url=http://www.london.gov.uk/thelondonplan/docs/londonplan08.pdf |author=Mayor of London |publisher=[[Greater London Authority]] |title=London Plan (Consolidated with Alterations since 2004) |date=February 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100602000714/http://www.london.gov.uk/thelondonplan/docs/londonplan08.pdf |archive-date=2 June 2010 |author-link=Mayor of London}}</ref>

Southall is served by [[Southall railway station]] on the [[Great Western Main Line]], providing links to and from [[Heathrow Airport]], [[Reading railway station|Reading]] and [[Oxford railway station|Oxford]] as well as [[Paddington railway station|London Paddington]].

The nearest [[London Underground]] to the town centre is [[Osterley tube station|Osterley station]], on the [[Piccadilly line]], which is located approximately {{cvt|2|mi|km}} to the south.

Frequent bus services link Southall with all neighbouring suburbs and [[Heathrow Airport]].

There is an express coach service between Southall, [[Leicester]] and [[Birmingham]] which specialises in serving the many family connections in both areas' South Asian populations.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}

===Parks and recreational grounds===
[[File:Southall Park - geograph.org.uk - 3301268.jpg|thumb|Southall Park mid winter]]
[[File:Glade Lane Canalside Park - geograph.org.uk - 2082800.jpg|thumb|Glade Lane Canalside Park]]
There are several parks in Southall, the most notable being Southall Park. It is mainly recreational and has a playground, play centre, tennis court, and also has a shared multi use games areas with [[Villiers High School]]. Other features include a mosaic globe and a water cascade.