West Drayton
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Coordinates: 51°30′15″N 0°27′53″W / 51.5043°N 0.4646°W
| West Drayton | |
  West Drayton shown within Greater London |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| London borough | Hillingdon |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | London |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WEST DRAYTON |
| Postcode district | UB7 |
| Dialling code | 01895 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| European Parliament | London |
| UK Parliament | Uxbridge |
| London Assembly | Ealing and Hillingdon |
| List of places: UK • England • London | |
West Drayton is an area of West London in the London Borough of Hillingdon.
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[edit] Geography
It is split by the Great Western Railway and the Grand Union Canal, which both run east-west. West Drayton can be said to be south of this divide and Yiewsley to the north.
Historically employment was connected to the railway and canal and to some extent still is. It is becoming more of a commuter town due to its proximity to the M25, M4, M40 and M3 motorways, Heathrow Airport and Stockley Business Park. It is situated just north of junction 4 of the M4 (Heathrow Airport spur) which intersects with the A408 (for Stockley Business Park), north for Uxbridge and it terminates south at Heathrow Airport itself. The nearby A3044 goes through Harmondsworth to the south.
West Drayton railway station provides rail links on the First Great Western Link service from London Paddington to Reading and Bristol. There is a primary school. The local secondary school is Stockley Academy on Falling Lane. The school used to be called Evelyns Community School which was knocked down making way for the new Stockley Academy.
West Drayton also incorporates a conservation area, The Green. Around The Green are a number of listed buildings, both residential and business.
[edit] History
The former RAF West Drayton was host to a military air traffic control (ATC) centre co-located with the civil London Area and Terminal Control Centre (LATCC), but these functions have been relocated to Swanwick), with the last ATC functions ending in January 2008. The former RAF station barracks are currently under redevelopment as an exclusive gated community.
[edit] Local economy
A new shopping complex is soon to be built in the town centre. An Ofcom-licensed community radio station, 91.8 Hayes FM, serves the area's populace.
[edit] Community
The area now has some important local development groups. The Town Centre Action Group, and the UB7 Projects Development Group are two. The groups' work is listed in the new UB7 website at http://www.ub7.org.
[edit] External links
- UB7 local website
- British History - West Drayton
- Uxbridge & Hillingdon Times - local newspaper
- Yiewsley and West Drayton Band
- Library
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