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{{Infobox UK place
|country= England
|map_type= Greater London
|region= London
|population= {{#expr:{{london ward populations|00ATGH|population}}+{{london ward populations|00ATGJ|population}}+{{london ward populations|00ATGK|population}}}}
|population_ref= ({{london ward populations|00ATGH|ward}}, {{london ward populations|00ATGJ|ward}}, {{london ward populations|00ATGK|ward}} wards {{London ward populations|year}})<ref name=ons>[http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk Key Statistics; Quick Statistics: Population Density] 2011 census ''[[Office for National Statistics]]''</ref>
|area_total_km2= 7.51
|official_name= Heston
|latitude= 51.4852
|longitude= -0.3788
|os_grid_reference= TQ1277
|post_town= HOUNSLOW
|postcode_area= TW
|postcode_district= TW5
|dial_code= [[020]]
|london_borough= Hounslow
|constituency_westminster= [[Feltham and Heston (UK Parliament constituency)|Feltham and Heston]]
}}
'''Heston''' is a suburban area of the [[London Borough of Hounslow]], west London. The residential settlement covers a slightly smaller area than its predecessor farming village, 10.8 miles (17.4 km) west south-west of [[Charing Cross]] and adjoins the [[M4 motorway (Great Britain)|M4 motorway]] but has no junction with it; Heston also adjoins the [[Golden Mile (Brentford)|Great West Road]], a dual carriageway, mostly west of the 'Golden Mile' headquarters section of it.
==History==
The village of Heston is north of [[Hounslow]], and has been settled since [[Anglo-Saxon England|Saxon times]]. A charter of [[Henry II of England|Henry II]] gives the name as Hestune, meaning "enclosed settlement", which is justified by its location in what was the Warren of [[Staines-upon-Thames|Staines]], between the ancient [[Roman road]] to [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]], and the Uxbridge Road to [[Oxford]]. Another suggested etymology is [[Anglo-Saxon language|Anglo-Saxon]] ''Hǣs-tūn'' = "[[wikt:brushwood|brushwood]] farmstead".
Before 1229, Heston was part of the parish of Gistleworth ([[Isleworth]]) before being taken by [[Henry III of England|Henry III]], who subsequently granted it to the [[Earl of Cornwall]]. It covered until the late 19th century creation of Hounslow from outlying parts of two adjoining parishes, {{convert|3,823|acres|km2}}.<ref name=r>{{cite web |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=22270 |title=Heston and Isleworth: Introduction |author=Susan Reynolds (Editor) |publisher=Institute of Historical Research |date=1962 |work=A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 3 |accessdate=24 December 2013 }}</ref> The close association pre-dates the town of Hounslow, when that was simply [[Hounslow Priory]], the two parishes had long been associated: the medieval manor of Isleworth covered all of that parish and this. After Henry III died in 1316, Heston was owned by the [[The Crown|Crown]], and later by the wardens of [[St. Giles Hospital]], until it was surrendered to [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]] during the [[Dissolution of the Monasteries]]. [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth I]] granted Heston to Sir [[Thomas Gresham]], and, after eating some bread made from locally grown wheat, insisted on a supply for her own personal use.
[[File:Heston Village Hall.jpeg|thumb|right|Heston Village Hall]]
The separation from Isleworth in the 14th century gave the locals a sense of independence from the inhabitants and [[feudal system|feudal lords]] of Isleworth, with whom they frequently quarrelled. The practice of "[[beating the bounds]]" was practised annually when the inhabitants went in procession around the parish boundaries, to show locals the extent of their lands. A contemporary account of such a procession describes an occasion when the parishioners of Heston came across some from Isleworth, and the ensuing "quarrel" saw men from Heston throwing the others across a ditch.
A single board of health for the parishes mentioned was formed in 1875 and a very large [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in 1927.<ref name=r/> The [[A4 road (England)|Great West Road]] was completed in 1925, forming the southern border with [[Hounslow]] and the farming and market garden land around the village was snapped up for industry and housing developments.<ref name=Sherwood/>
===Heston Aerodrome===
{{Main|Heston Aerodrome}}
Heston Aerodrome was operational between 1929 and 1947. In September 1938, the British Prime Minister, [[Neville Chamberlain]], flew from Heston to Germany three times in two weeks for talks with [[Adolf Hitler]], and he returned to Heston from the [[Munich Agreement|Munich Conference]] with the paper referred to in his later "[[Peace for our time]]" speech from 10 Downing Street.<ref name=Sherwood>Sherwood (1999)</ref>
Housing and industrial estates have been built on some of the area that was Heston Aerodrome, and the M4 motorway with its large service area ([[Heston services]]) cuts across the former aerodrome site east-west, but a substantial area to the north of the M4 is host to the Airlinks 18-hole golf course. Many of the roads in the area have aviation-related names: Alcock Road ([[Alcock and Brown]]), Brabazon Road ([[Bristol Brabazon|Brabazon]]), Bleriot Road ([[Louis Blériot]]), Cobham Road (Sir [[Alan Cobham]]), De Havilland Road ([[de Havilland]]), Norman Crescent ([[Nigel Norman]]), Phoenix Way ([[Heston Phoenix]]), Sopwith Road ([[Thomas Sopwith]]), Spitfire Way ([[Supermarine Spitfire]]), Whittle Road ([[Frank Whittle]]), and Wright Road (the [[Wright brothers]]).<ref name=Sherwood/>
==Churches==
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[[File:Heston Church.jpeg|thumb|right|St. Leonard's Church, Heston]]
St Leonard's Church ([[Church of England]]) dates from the 14th century, though there are records of a priest in Heston in the 7th century. The church tower survived the necessary rebuilding works in the 19th century, as did the [[lychgate]]. <span id="Private_Frederick_John_White">The grave of Private Frederick John White, who was flogged to death at [[Hounslow Barracks]] in 1846, can be found in the graveyard. The outcry at the manner of his death brought about a reduction in the maximum number of lashings that could be given as punishment, and eventually the banning of the practice altogether.</span>
Naturalist Sir [[Joseph Banks]] (1743–1820) was laid to rest at St Leonard's Church.
Our Lady Queen of Apostles is the Catholic Church in the area. Built in the 20th century, it is smaller than St Leonard's, though has a larger congregation, and is popular among families who send their children to the local Rosary RC Junior School.
Notably, all the altar-servers from Our Lady Queen of Apostles are specially chosen by the parish priest from the Rosary RC Junior School.
As of 2006, with the replacement of the parish priest Father Michael Tuck, for the first time in the parish's history, females may be chosen to be altar-servers.
==Schools==
There are five [[primary school]]s in Heston: Berkeley, The Rosary Catholic School, Westbrook Primary, Springwell Junior School, Heston Primary School.
Heston Community School is a [[secondary school]] with a [[sixth form]].
==Transport==
===London Underground===
Whilst there are no stations within the boundaries of Heston itself there are stations nearby.
To the East, the nearest underground station is [[Osterley tube station]] ({{convert|1.3|mi|km}} from the village hall) and to the South West is [[Hounslow West tube station]] ({{convert|1.1|mi|km}} from the village hall).
===East–West roads===
The [[A4 road (England)|A4 Great West Road]], having left the historic [[A315 road (Great Britain)|A315]] on the [[Chiswick]]–[[Brentford]] border, forms the southern border of Heston and then reaches Henlys Roundabout by Hounslow West from which two routes leave. A [[Boxing the compass|WNW]] route passes [[London Heathrow Airport]] [[London Heathrow Airport Terminal 1|Terminals 1]]–[[London Heathrow Airport Terminal 3|3]] and [[London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5|5]] as the ''Bath Road'' and a [[Boxing the compass|WSW]] route, the [[A30 road (Great Britain)|A30]], passes [[London Heathrow Airport Terminal 4|Terminal 4]], bypasses [[Staines]] and reaches the [[M25 motorway|M25]]; the remainder is for the most part a minor route to [[Land's End]], [[Cornwall]].
The [[M4 motorway]] is {{convert|1/2|mi|m}} north; its nearest junction is J3, accessed from Hyde Lane or Southall Lane, crossing over the [[M4 motorway]] into North Hyde and then turning left (west) to reach the [[A312 road (Great Britain)|A312]], ''The Parkway'', {{convert|200|m|yd|disp=flip}} north of the junction.
===North–South roads===
The north–south [[A312 road (Great Britain)|A312]], ''The Parkway'', to the west of Heston leads south to [[Feltham]] and [[Hampton, London|Hampton]] or north to [[Harrow, London|Harrow]] passing Waggoners' Roundabout ([[Boxing the compass|WNW]] of Henlys Roundabout in Hounslow West), [[Hayes, Hillingdon|Hayes]], [[Yeading]] and [[Northolt]].
Three minor roads converge on Heston from the A315 in parts of Hounslow, the A3063, A3005 and B363. The single road re-divides just north in [[Norwood Green]] into a northwest road to [[Southall]] (the A3005) and into the [[A4127 road (Great Britain)|A4127]] that passes by [[Hanwell]], briefly using the [[A4020 road (Great Britain)|A4020]] west before bypassing [[Dormers Wells]], passing [[Greenford]] to reach [[Sudbury, London|Sudbury]], the town immediately to the west of [[Wembley]] and [[North Wembley]].
For longer journeys north, the M4 then M25 provide the best routes. For longer journeys south, Hanworth Road in Hounslow leads to the [[A316 road (Great Britain)|A316]] which becomes the [[M3 motorway (Great Britain)|M3 motorway]].
===Nearest places===
{{Geographic location
|title = '''Nearest Settlements'''
|Centre = Heston
|North = [[Norwood Green]]<br>[[North Hyde]]
|Northeast = <small>''across Osterley Park''</small><br>[[Hanwell]]
|East = [[Osterley]]
|Southeast = [[Isleworth]]<br>[[Hounslow]]
|South = [[Hounslow]]
|Southwest = [[Hounslow West]]<br>[[Feltham|North Feltham]]
|West = [[Cranford, London|Cranford]]
|Northwest = [[Hayes, Hillingdon|Hayes]]<br>[[North Hyde]]
}}
==Notable people==
* Oarsman [[Don Allum]] (1937–1992), first man to row the Atlantic Ocean in both directions, lived in Heston.<ref>{{cite news| title=Obituary: Don Allum| last=Bird| first=Peter| newspaper=[[The Independent]]| date=5 December 1992| url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-don-allum-1561706.html| accessdate=20 August 2012}}</ref>
* Guitarist [[Ritchie Blackmore]], of [[Rock music|rock]] bands [[Deep Purple]] and [[Rainbow (English band)|Rainbow]], grew up in Heston.
* [[Anthony Collins]] (1676–1729), philosopher friend of [[John Locke]], was born in Heston.
* Composer [[Ernest John Moeran]] (1894–1950) was born in Heston.
* Guitarist [[Jimmy Page]], of [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Led Zeppelin]], was born in Heston.<ref>{{cite web| title=Jimmy Page| work=www.led-zeppelin.org| url=http://www.led-zeppelin.org/joomla/biographies/87| accessdate=19 August 2012}}</ref>
* Horticulturist [[Ellen Willmott]] (1858–1934) was born in Heston.
==Gallery==
<gallery class="center" widths="175px" heights="150px">
File:St Leonard, Heston - Window - geograph.org.uk - 1776313.jpg|St Leonard's Church<br>Main window: the [[crucifixion]]
File:St Leonard, Heston - Window - geograph.org.uk - 1776304.jpg|St Leonard's Church<br>Madonna and Child
File:St Leonard, Heston - Window - geograph.org.uk - 1776302.jpg|St Leonard's Church<br>[[Saint Clare of Assisi|St Clare]] and [[Francis of Assisi|St Francis]]
File:St Leonard, Heston -Window - geograph.org.uk - 1776306.jpg|St Leonard's Church<br>[[inscription|Inscribed]] window
File:St Leonard, Heston - East end - geograph.org.uk - 1776299.jpg|St Leonard's Church<br>Interior
File:Heston Type 1 Phoenix II G-AESV Elstree 1951x.jpg|Heston Type 1 Phoenix II G-AESV at [[Elstree Aerodrome]]
File:Moto Heston East services.jpg|Moto Heston East services
</gallery>
==Demography and housing==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ '''2011 Census Homes'''
|-
!Ward !!Detached !!Semi-detached!!Terraced!!Flats and apartments!!Caravans/temporary/mobile homes/houseboats!!Shared between households<ref name=ons/>
|-
|Heston Central|| 215 || 1,930 || 534 || 1,210 || 1 || 6
|-
|Heston East|| 287 || 1,680 || 749 || 1,282 || 1 || 5
|-
|Heston West|| 175 || 1,405 || 855 || 1,558 || 20 || 3
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ '''2011 Census Households'''
!Ward !!Population !!Households !!% Owned outright !!% Owned with a loan!!hectares<ref name=ons/>
|-
|Heston Central||12,288 || 3,896 || 24 || 31 || 168
|-
|Heston East||12,319 || 4,004 || 25 || 32 || 200
|-
|Heston West||12,438 || 4,016 || 20 || 26 || 383
|}
Heston's ethnic groups in 2011 were:
14.9% White British
7.2% Other White (Not covering Irish and Gypsy)
60.9% Asian
7.2% Black
This is 2011 combined data for Heston's three wards, Heston East, West and Central.
==Notes==
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==References==
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*Sherwood, Tim. 1999. Coming in to Land: A Short History of Hounslow, Hanworth and Heston Aerodromes 1911-1946. [http://www.hounslowlibraries.org Heritage Publications (Hounslow Library)] ISBN 1-899144-30-7
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