Editing London Borough of Hounslow

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[[Andy Slaughter]]
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 | 4.7% [[Mixed (United Kingdom ethnicity category)|Mixed]]
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The '''London Borough of Hounslow''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-uk-LBHounslow.ogg|ˈ|h|aʊ|n|z|l|oʊ}} {{respell|HOWNZ|loh}}) is a [[London borough]] in [[West London (sub region)|west London]], England, forming part of [[Outer London]]. It is governed by [[Hounslow London Borough Council]].

The borough stretches from near [[Central London]] in the east (Chiswick) to the border with [[Surrey]] in the west (Feltham and Bedfont), covering five major towns: [[Chiswick]] (W4), [[Brentford]] (TW8), [[Isleworth]] (TW7), [[Hounslow]] (TW3, TW4, TW5) and [[Feltham]] (TW13, TW14); it borders the boroughs of [[London Borough of Richmond upon Thames|Richmond upon Thames]], [[London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham|Hammersmith and Fulham]], [[London Borough of Ealing|Ealing]] and [[London Borough of Hillingdon|Hillingdon]], in addition to the [[Borough of Spelthorne|Spelthorne]] district of [[Surrey]].

The borough is home to the [[London Museum of Water & Steam]] and the attractions of [[Osterley Park]], [[Gunnersbury Park]], [[Syon House]], and [[Chiswick House]]. Landmarks straddling the border of Hounslow include [[Twickenham Stadium]] and [[Heathrow Airport|London Heathrow Airport]], in the London Boroughs of [[London Borough of Richmond upon Thames|Richmond-upon-Thames]] and [[London Borough of Hillingdon|Hillingdon]], respectively.

==Toponymy==
The town of Hounslow, which has existed since the 13th century, is located at the centre of the Borough of Hounslow. The name Hounslow means 'Hund's mound'; the personal name Hund is followed by the [[Old English language|Old English]] ''hlaew'' meaning mound or [[Tumulus|barrow]]. (The mound may have been his burial place.) It was recorded in the [[Domesday Book]] as ''Honeslaw''.<ref>Room, Adrian: "Dictionary of Place-Names in the British Isles", Bloomsbury, 1988</ref>

==History==
The borough was created in 1965 under the [[London Government Act 1963]], covering the combined area of the former [[Municipal Borough of Brentford and Chiswick]], the [[Municipal Borough of Heston and Isleworth]] and [[Feltham Urban District]]. The area was transferred from [[Middlesex]] to Greater London to become one of the 32 London Boroughs. The new borough was named Hounslow after the town at the centre of the new borough.<ref>{{cite book | first=Frederic |last=Youngs | title=Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England | volume=I: Southern England | year=1979 | publisher=[[Royal Historical Society]] | location=London | isbn=0-901050-67-9}}</ref> The old Heston and Isleworth district had nearly been renamed Hounslow in 1927; a large majority of voters in a referendum had supported the change of name, but it was vetoed by [[Middlesex County Council]].<ref>{{cite news |title=A change of name |url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/search-newspapers |access-date=19 April 2024 |work=The Citizen |date=30 June 1927 |location=Gloucester |page=5}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ealing News |url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/search-newspapers |access-date=19 April 2024 |work=West Middlesex Gazette |date=9 July 1927 |location=Ealing |page=2}}</ref>

The borough is an outer borough of Greater London and lies on the north bank of the [[River Thames]]. It is the site of the first stop on an important coach route to [[Southampton]], [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]], [[Bristol]] and [[Exeter]]. The A30 [[A30 road|Great South West Road]], which runs down to [[Penzance]] in [[Cornwall]], starts in the borough. Hounslow town developed on either side of the main Great West Road (now the A3006/A4 [[A4 road (England)|Bath Road]]) from London to the west of England, causing a large number of inns to be built to serve the travellers. A few, such as ''The Bell'' retain their names, although the buildings have largely been replaced. The Bell marks the former junction of the coaching routes of the [[A314 road (Great Britain)|A314 Hanworth Road]], [[A315 road|A315 Staines Road]], [[A3005 road (Great Britain)|A3005 Lampton Road]] and the A3006 Bath Road. Historic [[milestone]]s are preserved on the Staines Road (now re-numbered as the A315 but joining the "old" A30 again just inside the borough's western boundary)

Hounslow grew rapidly in the latter half of the 20th century due to other travel, a connection to the largest of London's airports since the 1940s, [[Heathrow Airport]] which is in the Hounslow [[post town]] but administratively in the [[London Borough of Hillingdon]]. Aviation in the area dates to the early 1900s when one of London's earliest airfields was situated on [[Hounslow Heath]] because of the extremely flat terrain. The [[A4 road (Great Britain)|Great West Road]], which crosses the borough from Chiswick to Heathrow, at one time served nationally and globally famous manufacturers including [[Firestone tyre factory (London)|Firestone]], [[Global Gillette|Gillette]] and [[Coty]]. As a result, the area became known as the "[[Golden Mile (Brentford)|Golden Mile]]".  A few of these factory sites remain today, such as [[Gillette Corner]], and the Great West Road is still home to many prestigious names (see "famous companies" below), providing them with easy non-motorway access between [[Slough]], [[London Heathrow Airport]] and [[Central London]].

==Geography==
{{main|Brentford|Chiswick|Feltham|Heston|Hounslow|Isleworth|Osterley}}
===List of districts in Hounslow===
Main settlements (head district is located in the borough):

* [[Chiswick]] W4 ([[Turnham Green]], [[Gunnersbury]])
* [[Brentford]] TW8 (Gunnersbury)
* [[Isleworth]] TW7 ([[Osterley]], [[Spring Grove, London|Spring Grove]], Old Isleworth)
* [[Hounslow]] TW3, TW4, TW5 ([[Lampton]], [[Hounslow West]], [[Heston]], [[Cranford, London|Cranford]], [[North Hyde]])
* [[Feltham]] TW13, TW14 ([[Hanworth]], [[Bedfont]])


Although the majority of these towns are situated in the borough, many smaller settlements that comprise them are located in adjacent boroughs. Approximately a third of Chiswick – north of the [[London Underground]] ([[District line|District]]/[[Piccadilly line]]) railway line – falls within the [[London Borough of Ealing]]. A few roads in Brentford (around Claypond Hospital) and Isleworth (south of the [[River Crane, London|River Crane]] and around [[Whitton, London|Whitton]]) lay within the London Boroughs of Ealing and [[London Borough of Richmond upon Thames|Richmond upon Thames]] respectively. A significant minority of Hounslow – south of the railway and southeast of [[Hounslow Heath]] – fall within the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, whilst some of Hounslow – west of the River Crane – falls within the [[London Borough of Hillingdon]]. Minor parts of Feltham fall within the [[Borough of Spelthorne]] in [[Surrey]], meaning that these parts of the town are situated outside Greater London.

Minor settlements (minor areas partly in the borough):

* [[Acton, London|Acton]] W3 ([[South Acton, London|South Acton]], Gunnersbury)
* [[Ealing]] W5 (South Ealing, Gunnersbury)
* [[Hammersmith]] W6 (Stamford Brook)
* [[Hanwell]] W7 (Boston Manor)
* [[Twickenham]] TW1 (Mogden/[[Ivybridge (Isleworth)|Ivybridge]])
* Hounslow TW6 ([[Cranford, London|Cranford]])
* [[Richmond, London|Richmond]] TW9 ([[Oliver's Island]])
* [[Southall]] UB2 ([[North Hyde]], [[Norwood Green]])
* [[Hayes, Hillingdon|Hayes]] UB3 (North Hyde)

===Settlement===
The borough's area is approximately quarter parkland. Large areas of London's open space fall within its boundaries, including [[Chiswick House|Chiswick House and Gardens]], [[Gunnersbury Park]], [[Syon Park]], [[Osterley Park]], [[Hounslow Heath]], Avenue Park in Cranford, and [[London Air Park|Hanworth Park]]. The borough's predominant land use is mainly residential, with a large, commercial town centre of Hounslow. Other large town centres include Chiswick, Feltham and Brentford. Business is mainly focused on retail and aviation (due to the proximity of [[Heathrow Airport]]), especially in the west of the borough (Hounslow and Feltham). Parts of the Borough, including Chiswick, Turnham Green, Osterley and Old Isleworth are some of the most expensive parts of [[Outer London]], with other areas such as Hounslow, Feltham and Heston being more affordable.

=== Attractions, parks and open spaces ===
{{main|Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Hounslow}}

Major parks and recreational spaces include; [[Chiswick House|Chiswick Gardens]], Chiswick common, [[Turnham Green]], Gunnersbury Park, [[Gunnersbury Triangle|Gunnersbury Triangle Nature reserve]],  [[Carville Hall (Brentford)|Carville Hall Parks]], Claypond Garden, [[Boston Manor Park]], London Playing field, [[Syon Park]], [[Osterley Park]], Thornbury Park, [[Lampton Park]], Inwood Park, Heston Sports Ground, [[Hounslow Heath]], Avenue Park, [[Crane Park]], Letrim Park, [[London Air Park|Hanworth Park]] and [[Bedfont Lakes Country Park]]. Parks that are a short distance from Hounslow's border are; [[Ravenscourt Park]] ([[London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham]]), [[Acton Green, London|Acton Green common]], Acton Park, [[Ealing Common|Ealing common]], Elthorne Parkin the [[London Borough of Ealing]], [[Cranford Park]] in the [[London Borough of Hillingdon]], Hampton common, [[Fulwell Golf Course|Fulwell Golf club]], [[Crane Park]] (Whitton), Murray Park, [[Kew Gardens]], [[Old Deer Park]], [[Marble Hill Park]], [[Richmond Park]], [[Ham Lands]], [[Bushy Park]] and [[Hampton Court Park|Hampton Court]] in the [[London Borough of Richmond upon Thames|London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames]].

The [[River Thames]] forms the natural boundary between Hounslow and Richmond-upon-Thames. It runs through the borough at Chiswick, Brentford and Isleworth. Various tributaries and dis tributaries of the Thames flow through the borough, including; The [[River Crane, London|River Crane]], [[River Brent]]/[[Grand Union Canal]], [[Duke of Northumberland's River]], [[Longford River]] and the Feltham Hill Brook to name a few. <gallery>
File:River Thames - Chiswick Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 579501.jpg|River Thames at Chiswick overlooking Chiswick Bridge
File:London - Thames river - panoramio.jpg|The Thames looking towards Brentford, Chiswick and Hammersmith, with the Brentford Towers on the left.
File:Pool of Brentford Lock.jpg|Brentford Lock development with GlaxoSmithKline building in the background
File:River Thames Below Kew Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 1230475.jpg|View from Chiswick, from right to left; Brentford Museum of Water and Steam pumping tower, Kew Bridge (Centre), River Thames, Brentford Towers, GSK building
File:Richmond Lock from Isleworth,Middx looking SE.jpg|Richmond Lock view from Isleworth
File:Building at bottom of Hounslow High Street.jpg|West End of Hounslow High Street
File:Hounslow High Street.1.JPG|Central section of Hounslow High Street
File:Treaty centre Hounslow.jpg|Back of Treaty Centre, Hounslow
File:Hounslow East tube station 2.jpg|Hounslow East
File:Glaxo Smith Kline Building at Brentford - panoramio.jpg|GSK building at Brentford
File:River Crane by Hounslow Heath - geograph.org.uk - 108636.jpg|River Crane at Hounslow Heath, Separating Feltham and Hounslow
File:Twickenham Stadium Aerial Crop.JPG|View from Isleworth of Twickenham Stadium
File:Feltham, The Centre 1.jpg|The Centre, Feltham 
File:Feltham, The centre.jpg|New Developments at The Centre, Feltham
File:Hounslow Central eastbound.JPG|View of the Blenhiem Centre from Hounslow Central Station
</gallery>

== Governance ==
{{main|Hounslow London Borough Council}}
The local authority is Hounslow Council, based at [[Hounslow House]] in Bath Road.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://capitalwestlondon.co.uk/mayor-of-london-opens-new-hounslow-civic-centre/|title=Mayor of London opens new Hounslow civic centre|date=1 May 2019|publisher=Capital West London|accessdate=2 July 2021}}</ref>

===Greater London representation===
Since 2000, for elections to the [[London Assembly]], the borough forms part of the [[South West (London Assembly constituency)|South West]] constituency.

===Transport===
====Air====
Hounslow abuts the perimeter of [[Heathrow Airport]] in the [[London Borough of Hillingdon]]. Plans for the [[expansion of Heathrow Airport]] are vigorously opposed by Hounslow if such plans increase or widen noise and pollution, weighed against arguments of greater employment and spending.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hounslow.gov.uk/index/news_and_events/campaigns/heathrow.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081223154157/http://www.hounslow.gov.uk/index/news_and_events/campaigns/heathrow.htm|url-status=dead|title=Heathrow expansion |website=London Borough of Hounslow |archivedate=23 December 2008}}</ref>

==== Bridges ====
Four bridges join Hounslow to London Borough of Richmond upon Thames on the south side of the Thames:

* [[Barnes Railway Bridge]]
* [[Chiswick Bridge]]
* [[Kew Railway Bridge]]
* [[Kew Bridge]]

Previously, the Borough also encompassed part of [[Richmond Lock and Footbridge|Richmond Lock]] and [[Twickenham Bridge]]. This changed in 1994 when the adjacent areas surrounding these bridges were transferred to the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

There are several bridges crossing the [[River Brent]], [[Grand Union Canal]], [[River Crane, London|River Crane]] and [[Duke of Northumberland's River]].

====River====

River services between [[Westminster Pier]] and [[Hampton Court]] depart from [[Kew Gardens Pier]] just across the River Thames from Hounslow.

====Road====

Major roads in the Borough include:
* A4 Great West Road/Bath Road
* A205 South Circular
* A406 North Circular
* A312 The Parkway
* A316 Chiswick Lane/Great Chertsey Road
* M4

====Rail and London Underground====
The borough is well connected to Central London, Heathrow Airport, other London boroughs and Southeast England as a whole through various National Rail and London Underground stations. The [[South Western Railway (train operating company)|South Western Railway]] serves the borough's five main towns (with additional stops at Kew Bridge and Syon Lane). [[London Underground]] [[District line|District]] and [[Piccadilly line|Piccadilly]] lines enter the borough from Central London in the east heading either to other West and Southwest London suburbs (with the [[London Overground]]'s [[North London line|North London Line]]) or towards Heathrow.

National Rail stations {{Rint|GB|rail}}:

''(All stations are either on the Hounslow Loop Line or Waterloo to Reading line.)''
*[[Chiswick railway station|Chiswick]] (Zone 3)
*[[Kew Bridge railway station|Kew Bridge]] (Zone 3)
*[[Brentford railway station|Brentford]] (Zone 4)
*[[Syon Lane railway station|Syon Lane]] (Zone 4)
*[[Isleworth railway station|Isleworth]] (Zone 4)
*[[Hounslow railway station|Hounslow]] (Zone 5)
*[[Feltham railway station|Feltham]] (Zone 6)
London Underground and London Overground stations {{Rint|london|underground}}{{Rint|london|overground}}:

District Line (Ealing and Richmond branches) and Piccadilly Line (Heathrow and Uxbridge branches)
*[[Stamford Brook tube station|Stamford Brook]] {{Rint|london|district}} (Zone 2)
*[[Turnham Green tube station|Turnham Green]] {{Rint|london|district}}{{Rint|london|piccadilly}} (Zone 2/3) - only served by the Piccadilly Line early mornings and late evenings
District Line (Ealing branch) and Piccadilly Line (Heathrow and Uxbridge branches):
*[[Chiswick Park tube station|Chiswick Park]] {{Rint|london|district}} (Zone 3)*
*[[Acton Town tube station|Acton Town]] {{Rint|london|district}}{{Rint|london|piccadilly}} (Zone 3)*
District Line and North London Line (Richmond branch):
*[[Gunnersbury station|Gunnersbury]] {{Rint|london|district}}{{Rint|london|overground}} (Zone 3)
Piccadilly line (Heathrow Branch):
*[[Boston Manor tube station|Boston Manor]] {{Rint|london|piccadilly}} (Zone 4)
*[[Osterley tube station|Osterley]] {{Rint|london|piccadilly}} (Zone 4)
*[[Hounslow East tube station|Hounslow East]] {{Rint|london|piccadilly}} (Zone 4)
*[[Hounslow Central tube station|Hounslow Central]] {{Rint|london|piccadilly}} (Zone 4)
*[[Hounslow West tube station|Hounslow West]] {{Rint|london|piccadilly}} (Zone 5)
*[[Hatton Cross tube station|Hatton Cross]] {{Rint|london|piccadilly}} (Zone 5/6)*
<nowiki>*</nowiki>''Chiswick Park, Acton Town and Hatton Cross omit the borough boundaries and are in the London Boroughs of Ealing and Hillingdon.''

====Travel to work====
In March 2011, the main forms of transport that residents used to travel to work were (of all residents aged 16–74): 
* driving a car or van, 26.7%; 
* bus, minibus or coach, 10.5%; 
* underground, metro, light rail, tram, 10.5%; 
* train, 5.5%; 
* on foot, 5.0%; 
* work mainly at or from home, 2.9%; 
* bicycle, 2.2%.<ref>{{cite web|title=2011 Census: QS701EW Method of travel to work, local authorities in England and Wales|url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/2011-census/key-statistics-and-quick-statistics-for-wards-and-output-areas-in-england-and-wales/rft-qs701ew.xls|publisher=Office for National Statistics|access-date=23 November 2013}} Percentages are of all residents aged 16-74 including those not in employment. Respondents could only pick one mode, specified as the journey's longest part by distance.</ref>

== Economy ==
The borough is home to the headquarters of [[GlaxoSmithKline]] and [[Sky plc]], both based in [[Brentford]]'s '[[Golden Mile (Brentford)|Golden Mile]]' stretch of the [[A4 road (England)|A4 Great West Road]], and several supermarket outlets once known across the globe for its cluster of factories and offices, and is currently going under extensive re developments in the form of new apartment blocks and offices. [[Fuller, Smith and Turner|Fuller's]] Griffin Brewery is also in the borough, in Chiswick. Aston Martin were based in Feltham for several years before moving to [[Newport Pagnell]], [[Buckinghamshire]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.astonmartin.com/heritage|title=Heritage|publisher=Aston Martin|quote=1947 saw the dawn of the 'David Brown Era' [...] with the next few years seeing [...] the relocation of production to Hanworth Park, Feltham, Middlesex. [....] Production was moved to Newport Pagnell in 1954 [...]|access-date=14 January 2014|archive-date=6 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606235550/http://www.astonmartin.com/heritage|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[DHL Air UK]] has its head office in [[Hounslow]].<ref name=":1">"[https://onlineshipping.dhl.com/wsi/SubmitCountryServlet?moduleKey=Login&countryCode=GB Online Shipping] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111140434/https://onlineshipping.dhl.com/wsi/SubmitCountryServlet?moduleKey=Login&countryCode=GB |date=11 January 2016 }}." [[DHL Air UK]]. Retrieved on 23 April 2014. "DHL International (UK) Limited Registered Office: Orbital Park, 178-188 Great South West Road, Hounslow, Middlesex TW4 6JS"</ref>

[[Air France-KLM]]'s head office for United Kingdom and Ireland operations, which includes facilities for [[Air France]] and [[KLM]], is located in Plesman House in [[Hatton Cross]] in the borough.{{#tag:ref|The facility's inauguration was on 6 July 2006. Air France moved the office from [[Hammersmith]], where it had been located for 15 years, to Hatton.|group= n}}<ref name=":2">"[https://web.archive.org/web/20120227181016/http://www.airfrance.co.uk/GB/en/local/toutsurairfrance/actualites/pr_inauguration_afkl.htm AIR FRANCE and KLM celebrate official inauguration of new office in London.]" ''[[Air France]]''. 6 July 2006. Retrieved on 13 February 2010.</ref> The Plesman House, outside of Terminal 4 of [[London Heathrow Airport]], has the UK commercial team, sales team, and support team.<ref name=":3">"[http://www.airfrance.co.uk/GB/en/local/toutsurairfrance/emploi/career_oppo_uk.htm Career Opportunities]." [[Air France]] UK and Ireland''. Retrieved on 13 February 2010.''</ref> [[Sega Europe]] has its head office in Brentford.<ref name=":4">"[http://www.sega.com/corporate/ Corporate]." SEGA. Retrieved on 31 January 2011. "SEGA Europe Ltd. 27 Great West Road Brentford Middlesex TW8 9BW United Kingdom ."</ref> [[Menzies Aviation]] has its head office by the airport in [[Feltham]].<ref name=":5">"[http://www.menziesaviation.com/contact/list/p/26/ref/Contact-Us Contact Us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215053312/http://menziesaviation.com/contact/list/p/26/ref/Contact-Us |date=15 December 2010 }}." Menzies Aviation. Retrieved on 18 February 2011. "Menzies Aviation plc, 4 New Square, Bedfont Lakes, Feltham, Middlesex, TW14 8HA, United Kingdom."</ref><ref name=":6">"[http://www.menziesaviation.com/downloads/New%20Head%20Office%20Map.pdf Head Office Location] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714072618/http://www.menziesaviation.com/downloads/New%20Head%20Office%20Map.pdf |date=14 July 2011 }}." Menzie's Aviation. Retrieved on 18 February 2011.</ref> [[JCDecaux]] UK has its head office in Brentford.<ref name=":7">"[http://www.jcdecaux.co.uk/contact/?departmentid=58 Contact Us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301040459/http://www.jcdecaux.co.uk/contact/?departmentid=58 |date=1 March 2012 }}." [[JCDecaux]] UK. Retrieved on 28 September 2011. "JCDecaux UK - Head Office 991 Great West Road Brentford, Middlesex"</ref>

Before winding-up [[British Mediterranean Airways]] was headquartered at Hetherington House near [[London Heathrow Airport]]

A 2017 study by [https://www.trustforlondon.org.uk Trust for London] and [https://www.npi.org.uk/ New Policy Institute] found that pay inequality in Hounslow is the second largest of any London borough. It also found that 25% people in Hounslow live in poverty, which is slightly lower than the London-wide poverty rate of 27%.<ref>{{cite web |title=London's Poverty Profile |url=https://www.trustforlondon.org.uk/data/boroughs/hounslow-poverty-and-inequality-indicators/ |website=Trust for London |access-date=25 July 2018}}</ref>

== Demography ==
[[File:Hounslow population pyramid.svg|thumb|Population pyramid of the Borough of Hounslow in 2021]]
44.1% of the borough's population is White, 36.6% is Asian, and 7.2% is Black. The most noticeable South Asian populations in the borough are in Hounslow, Heston and Cranford, all of which also have considerable Eastern European populations. The majority of Afro-Caribbean, East & West African populations are situated around the Brentford, Isleworth and Feltham areas. The majority of the White British population reside in the eastern and western parts of the borough (Chiswick, Brentford, Isleworth, Osterley, Hounslow East, Hanworth, Feltham and Bedfont), with this population being most prominent in the affluent areas of Chiswick and Osterley.

In terms of religion, 42% identify themselves as Christian, 14% Muslim, 10.3% Hindu, 5.5% Sikh, 1.4% Buddhist and 0.3% Jewish; 18% of the population is not religious. At 5.5%, Hounslow has one of the largest proportion of Sikhs in London, and the eighth-highest in England. Hounslow also has a very large [[Somalia|Somali]] community (the 3rd largest in London behind [[London Borough of Ealing|Ealing]] and [[London Borough of Brent|Brent]]). Somalia being the most common African representation in the borough, mainly settling in areas such as Heston and Brentford. 

The following table shows the ethnic group of respondents in the 2001 and 2011 census in Hounslow.

{{Historical populations
| title= Population census
| percentages = 
| 1801 |11672
| 1811 |13717
| 1821 |15861
| 1831 |17817
| 1841 |20924
| 1851 |23095
| 1861 |32942
| 1871 |42789
| 1881 |52637
| 1891 |65836
| 1901 |85688
| 1911 |111565
| 1921 |132823
| 1931 |158134
| 1941 |183060
| 1951 |211916
| 1961 |209161
| 1971 |206469
| 1981 |198967
| 1991 |209016
| 2001 |212344
| 2011 |253957
|footnote=Note:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_table_page.jsp?data_theme=T_POP&data_cube=N_TPop&u_id=10057346&c_id=10001043&add=N|title=Hounslow: Total Population |access-date=6 September 2011 |work=A Vision of Britain Through Time |publisher=Great Britain Historical GIS Project }}</ref>
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right"
! rowspan="3" |Ethnic Group
! colspan="12" |Year
|-
! colspan="2" |1971 estimations<ref>{{Cite web |title=Migration and London's growth |url=https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/74375221.pdf#page=94 |publisher=LSE}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |1981 estimations<ref>{{Cite journal |date=1985 |title=Ethnic minorities in Britain: statistical information on the pattern of settlement |url=https://jstor.org/stable/community.28327806 |journal=Commission for Racial Equality |language=English |pages=Table 2.2|last1= Equality|first1= Commission for Racial}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |1991 census<ref>{{cite web |title=1991 census – theme tables |url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/asv2htm.aspx |access-date=20 January 2017 |publisher=NOMIS |archive-date=30 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930205650/https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/asv2htm.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2001 census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/submit.asp?forward=yes&menuopt=201&subcomp=|title=KS006 - Ethnic group|publisher=NOMIS|access-date=30 January 2016}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2011 census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/QS201EW/view/1946157259?cols=measures|title=Ethnic Group by measures|publisher=NOMIS|access-date=8 January 2016}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2021 census<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home - Office for National Statistics |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/ |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=www.ons.gov.uk}}</ref>
|-
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
![[White people in the United Kingdom|White]]: Total
!–
!91.8%
!163,161
!82.9%
!154,473
!75.6%
!137,754
!64.87%
!130,505
!51.39%
!127,083
!44.09%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | White: [[White British|British]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–|| 118,421|| 55.77% || 96,264 || 37.91%
|81,933
|28.40%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | White: [[White Irish|Irish]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–|| 6,198 || 2.92% || 4,775|| 1.88%
|3,894
|1.40%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | White: [[White Gypsy or Irish Traveller|Gypsy or Irish Traveller]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–||  –||  –|| 183|| 0.07%
|1,276
|0.40%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | White: [[Other White|Other]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–|| 13,135|| 6.19% || 29,283|| 11.53%
|39,980
|13.90%
|-
! style="text-align:left" | [[British Asian|Asian or Asian British]]: Total 
!–
!–
!–
!–
!40,178
!19.7%!! 54,352 !! 25.60% !! 87,257 !! 34.36%
!105,846
!36.7%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Asian or Asian British: [[British Indians|Indian]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|29,128
| 14.6% || 36,812 || 17.34% || 48,161|| 18.96%
|60,827
|21.10%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Asian or Asian British: [[British Pakistanis|Pakistani]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|5,244
| 2.6% || 9,127|| 4.30% || 13,676 || 5.39%
|17,454 
|6.10%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Asian or Asian British: [[British Bangladeshis|Bangladeshi]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|635
| 0.3% || 1,125|| 0.53% || 2,189|| 0.86%
|2,699 
|0.90%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Asian or Asian British: [[British Chinese|Chinese]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|1,293
| 0.6% || 1,842 || 0.87% || 2,405|| 0.95%
|2,664 
|0.90%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Asian or Asian British: Other Asian 
|–
|–
|–
|–
|3,878
| 1.9% || 5,446 || 2.56% || 20,826|| 8.20%
|22,202 
|7.70%
|-
! style="text-align:left" | [[Black British people|Black or Black British]]: Total  
!–
!–
!–
!–
!5,608
!2.7%!! 9,237 !! 4.35% !! 16,813 !! 6.62%
!20,810
!7.2%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Black or Black British: [[British African-Caribbean people|African]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|2,299
| 1.1% || 5,723 || 2.70% || 10,787 || 4.25%
|14,895 
|5.2%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Black or Black British: [[British African-Caribbean people|Caribbean]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|2,300
| 1.1% || 2,826 || 1.33% || 3,381 || 1.33%
|3,573 
|1.2%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Black or Black British: [[Classification of ethnicity in the United Kingdom|Other Black]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|1,009
| 0.5% || 688 || 0.32% || 2,645 || 1.04%
|2,342 
|0.8%
|-
! style="text-align:left" | [[Mixed (United Kingdom ethnicity category)|Mixed or British Mixed]]: Total 
!–
!–
!–
!–
!–
!–!! 6,447 !! 3.04% !! 10,349 !! 4.08%
!13,514
!4.6%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Mixed: White and Black Caribbean 
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–|| 1,382 || 0.65% || 2,273 || 0.90%
|2,726 
|0.9%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Mixed: White and Black African 
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–|| 843 || 0.40% || 1,730 || 0.68%
|2,142 
|0.7%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Mixed: White and Asian 
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–|| 2,407 || 1.13% || 3,390|| 1.33%
|4,128 
|1.4%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Mixed: Other Mixed 
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–|| 1,815 || 0.85% || 2,956 || 1.16%
|4,518 
|1.6%
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Other: Total 
!–
!–
!–
!–
!4,138
!2%!! 4,551 !! 2.14% !! 9,033 !! 3.56%
!20,928
!7.3%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Other: Arab 
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–||  –||  –|| 3,638|| 1.43%
|5,461 
|1.9%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Other: Any other ethnic group 
|–
|–
|–
|–
|4,138
|2%|| || || 5,395 || 2.12%
|15,467 
|5.4%
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Ethnic minority: Total 
!–
!8.2%
!33,609
!17.1%
!49,924
!24.4%!! 74,587 !! 35.13% !! 123,452 !! 48.61%
!161,098
!55.8%
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Total 
!–
!100%
!196,770 
!100%
!204,397
!100%!! 212,341 !! 100.00% !! 253,957 !! 100.00%
!288,181
!100%
|}

==Education==
{{See also|List of schools in Hounslow}}

==Football clubs==
* [[Brentford F.C.]] 
The borough of Hounslow has several [[Non-League football]] clubs:
* [[CB Hounslow United F.C.]] who play at the Osterley Sports Ground.
* [[Hanworth Villa F.C.]] who play at Rectory Meadow.
* [[Bedfont & Feltham F.C.]] who play at the Orchard in East Bedfont.
* [[Bedfont Sports F.C.]] who play at the Bedfont Sports Recreation Ground.
* [[Ashford Town F.C. (Middlesex)]] who play at The Robert Parker Stadium.
The borough is also home to the rugby side [[Staines RFC]] who play at the Reeves Ground in Hanworth.

==Twinning==
Hounslow has a sister district agreement with [[Leningradsky District, Krasnodar Krai|Leningradsky District]] in [[Krasnodar Krai]], [[Russia]].<ref name=chronicle-twinning>{{cite web| title=Council to revive links with Palestinian town| last=Cumber| first=Robert| publisher=Hounslow, Heston & Whitton Chronicle| date=17 December 2010| url=http://www.hounslowchronicle.co.uk/west-london-news/local-hounslow-news/2010/12/17/council-to-revive-links-with-palestinian-town-109642-27845665/| access-date=16 August 2012}}</ref> Hounslow is also twinned with [[Issy-les-Moulineaux]] in Île-de-France, France.<ref>{{Cite web |title=International {{!}} Issy-les-Moulineaux |url=https://www.issy.com/villesjumelles |access-date=2023-10-28 |website=www.issy.com |language=fr}}</ref>

==People from Hounslow==
{{main|Brentford|Chiswick|Feltham|Heston|Hounslow|Isleworth|Osterley}}
[[Ian Gillan]], vocalist for [[Deep Purple]], and formerly of [[Black Sabbath]] and [[Gillan (band)|Gillan]], is a native of Hounslow. [[Alistair Overeem]] a UFC fighter was born here, Hip-Hop rapper and producer [[MF DOOM]] also was born in Hounslow.

==Freedom of the Borough==
The following people and military units have received the [[Freedom of the City|Freedom of the Borough]] of Hounslow.

{{Incomplete list|date=July 2020}}

===Individuals===
* [[Lance sergeant|Lance Sergeant]] [[Johnson Beharry]]: 17 September 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/local-news/vc-hero-johnson-beharry-hounslow-7784131|title=VC hero Johnson Beharry says Hounslow will always feel like home|first=Robert|last=Cumber|date=17 September 2014|website=MyLondon}}</ref>

===Military Units===
* 2nd Battalion the [[Royal Regiment of Fusiliers]]: 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/west-london-news/hounslow-councillors-mp-awarded-freedom-10379003 |title=Freedom of the borough awarded to Hounslow MP and councillors |access-date=2017-01-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920022434/http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/west-london-news/hounslow-councillors-mp-awarded-freedom-10379003 |archive-date=2016-09-20 |date=3 November 2015 }}</ref>
* The [[Royal British Legion]]: 12 March 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chiswickw4.com/shared/hounscoun451.htm|title=Freedom of the Borough for Royal British Legions|website=www.chiswickw4.com}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|London}}
*[[Hounslow local elections]]
*[[The Community Group (London Borough of Hounslow)]]
*[[Hounslow power station]]

==Notes and references==
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==External links==
*[http://www.hounslow.gov.uk/ The London Borough of Hounslow]
*[http://www.hounslow.gov.uk/public_transport_guide.pdf Public Transport Guide]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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