Brentford
Suburb of South West London / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Brentford is a suburban town in South West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, 8 miles (13 km) west of Charing Cross.
| Brentford | |
|---|---|
 Skyline of Brentford town centre, facing south-west. | |
  Brentford Location within Greater London | |
| Area | 5.87 km2 (2.27 sq mi) |
| Population | 27,907 (Syon, Brentford wards 2011)[1] |
| • Density | 4,754/km2 (12,310/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TQ1878 |
| • Charing Cross | 8 mi (12.9 km) WNW |
| London borough | |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BRENTFORD |
| Postcode district | TW8 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| UK Parliament | |
| London Assembly | |
| 51.486°N 0.310°W / 51.486; -0.310 | |
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 north-west 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 re-modelling of the waterfront to provide more economically active shops, townhouses and apartments, some of which comprises Brentford Dock. A 19th and 20th centuries mixed social and private housing locality: New Brentford is contiguous with the Osterley neighbourhood of Isleworth and Syon Park and the Great West Road which has most of the largest business premises.