Hounslow
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- See Hounslow Green for the town in Essex.
Hounslow is the principal town of the London Borough of Hounslow in West London. It is a suburban development situated 10.6 miles (17 km) west south-west of Charing Cross.
The centre of Hounslow is focussed around the pedestrianised high street and a shopping centre known as the Treaty Centre, which includes multiple stories with a mix of shops, cafes and the Hounslow local library. It also has a multi-story carpark which provides valuable parking spaces for the town centre.
The town centre is currently undergoing some re-development with an ASDA supermarket and cinema being built in the vicinity of the post office.
The area is served by the Piccadilly Line of the London Underground at Hounslow Central tube station, Hounslow West tube station and Hounslow East tube station. South West Trains also provide National Rail services from Hounslow railway station.
On Hounslow Heath the Cavalry Barracks, Hounslow, was one of 40 barracks built in 1793 as part of the preparations to meet possible invasion by the French. Hounslow Harriers were the main football team in the film Bend It Like Beckham.
The council offices of the London Borough of Hounslow are located here. Hounslow abuts the perimeter of London Heathrow Airport, itself located in the London Borough of Hillingdon. To the north of Hounslow is the Great West Road.
The local newspaper, the Hounslow Borough Chronicle, was established in 1858 as the Middlesex Chronicle.
For more information on the history of Hounslow, the library located in the Treaty Centre may be a useful place to go.