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Brentford
Brentford skyline.JPG
Skyline of Brentford town centre.

The background comprises Kew Gardens in Kew, to which the town is linked by Kew Bridge, Richmond Park, Wimbledon Common and the North Downs.
Brentford is located in Greater London
Brentford
Brentford
Brentford shown within Greater London
Area 5.87 km2 (2.27 sq mi)
Population 27,907 (Syon, Brentford wards 2011)
• Density 4,754/km2 (12,310/sq mi)
OS grid reference TQ1878
• Charing Cross 8 mi (12.9 km) WNW
Civil parish
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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
EU Parliament London
UK Parliament
London Assembly
List of places
UK
England
LondonCoordinates: 51°29′10″N 0°18′36″W / 51.486°N 0.310°W / 51.486; -0.310

Brentford (/ˈbrɛntfəd/) is a town in west London, England, historic county town of Middlesex and part of the London Borough of Hounslow, at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, 8 miles (13 km) west-by-southwest of Charing Cross. It has formed part of Greater London since 1965.

Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings which mark the start of the M4 corridor; in transport it also has two railway stations and the Boston Manor tube 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.

The name is recorded as Breguntford in 705 in an Anglo-Saxon charter and means 'ford over the River Brent'. The name of the river is Celtic and means 'holy one' and the '-ford' suffix is Old English. The ford was most likely located where the main road crossed the river. New Brentford is recorded as Newe Braynford in 1521 and was previously known as Westbraynford. Old Brentford is recorded as Old Braynford in 1476 and was previously known as Estbraynford.


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