Norwood Green
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| Norwood Green shown within Greater London | |
| Population | 14,032 (2011 Census. Ward) |
| OS grid reference | TQ135785 |
| • Charing Cross | 10.7 mi (17.2 km) E |
| London borough | |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Southall |
| Postcode district | UB2 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| EU Parliament | London |
| UK Parliament | |
| London Assembly | |
Norwood Green is a place in the London Borough of Ealing, and partly within the London Borough of Hounslow, in London, England. It is a suburban development situated 10.7 miles (17.2 km) west of Charing Cross and 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Heathrow Airport. It lends its name to a much larger electoral ward within Ealing, which has a population of 12,500.
Norwood Green is the modern name for the old hamlet called Norwood in the manor of Norwood; this name in turn derives from the Saxon settlement name of Northuuda.
The manor of Norwood was in the parish of Hounslow until 1859 when the church of St Mary became the parish church for a new parish that also took the name Norwood. This new parish encompassed also the hamlets of Southall and Northcotte.
In 1894, under the Local Government Act 1894, Norwood Green formed part of the Southall Norwood Urban District of Middlesex. The urban district gained further status as a municipal borough in 1936 and was renamed Southall. When the municipal borough was abolished in 1965, under the London Government Act 1963, the area became part of the London Borough of Ealing.
The New Zealand Bass Player Gary Thain of the band Uriah Heep died of a heroin overdose in Norwood Green on 8 December 1975.
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