Ruislip-Northwood Urban District
| Ruislip-Northwood | |
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| Urban district | |
 Ruislip-Northwood within Middlesex in 1961 |
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| Area | |
| • 1911/1931 | 6,585 acres (26.6 km2) |
| • 1961 | 6,584 acres (26.6 km2) |
| • Coordinates | 51°35′28″N 0°25′48″W / 51.591°N 0.430°WCoordinates: 51°35′28″N 0°25′48″W / 51.591°N 0.430°W |
| Population | |
| • 1911 | 6,217 |
| • 1931 | 16,042 |
| • 1961 | 72,791 |
| Density | |
| • 1911 | 0.94/acre |
| • 1931 | 2.44/acre |
| • 1961 | 11.05/acre |
| History | |
| • Origin | Ruislip parish |
| • Created | 1904 |
| • Abolished | 1965 |
| • Succeeded by | London Borough of Hillingdon |
| Status | Urban district |
| Government | Ruislip-Northwood Urban District Council |
| • HQ | Oaklands Gate |
| • Motto |
Latin: 'Non Progredi Est Regredi' Not to go forward is to go backward. |
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Ruislip-Northwood was an urban district in west Middlesex, England, from 1904 to 1965. From its inception Ruislip-Northwood fell within the Metropolitan Police District and from 1933 it was part of the London Passenger Transport Area.
The urban district council presided over a huge increase in population as the Metropolitan Railway gave rise to many new development opportunities. This created many challenges to improve public services and housing while preserving the area's heritage sites. In 1931 King's College, Cambridge sold their final plots of land to the council, having been owners of much of the land in the manor of Ruislip since the mid-15th century.
The urban district was abolished in 1965 and its former area was incorporated into the newly established London Borough of Hillingdon, as part of Greater London.
The urban district was created on 30 September 1904, covering the parish of Ruislip, which had previously been part of Uxbridge Rural District. The parish of Ruislip included Ruislip Manor, South Ruislip, Eastcote, and Northwood. The new Urban District council held its first meeting at Northwood School on 1 October, the day after the district's formation.
An urban district council had been considered a year previously, in light of the expansion of areas within the parish, particularly Northwood. A report was prepared in 1903 which noted the population in Northwood—2,700 by that time, with 530 houses—compared with the largely rural character of the rest of Ruislip parish. The Metropolitan Railway extension from Harrow to Uxbridge was also discussed at the meeting on 28 October 1903, as a station was to be opened in Ruislip on the line. Kings College, Cambridge, owners of much of the land in the parish, were planning to sell some for development in light of the new line. As a result of these events, the council voted in favour of becoming an urban district.
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