Chiswick | |
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Chiswick shown within Greater London | |
Area | 5.72 km2 (2.21 sq mi) |
Population | 34,337 (Chiswick Homefields, Chiswick Riverside, Turnham Green wards 2011) |
• Density | 6,003/km2 (15,550/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TQ205785 |
• Charing Cross | 6 mi (9.7 km) E |
Ceremonial county | Greater London |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LONDON |
Postcode district | W4 |
Dialling code | 020 |
Police | Metropolitan |
Fire | London |
Ambulance | London |
EU Parliament | London |
UK Parliament | |
Chiswick (i/ˈtʃɪzᵻk/ CHIZ-ick) is a district of west London, England. Most of it is in the London Borough of Hounslow. Other parts of the W4 postcode area, including Chiswick Park tube station, Acton Green, and much of Bedford Park are in the London Borough of Ealing. It contains Hogarth's House, the former residence of the 18th-century English artist William Hogarth; Chiswick House, a neo-Palladian villa regarded as one of the finest in England; and Fuller's Brewery, London's largest and oldest brewery. It occupies a meander of the River Thames used for competitive and recreational rowing, with several rowing clubs on the river bank. The finishing post for the Boat Race is just downstream of Chiswick Bridge.