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Its name came from [[Anglo-Saxon language|Anglo-Saxon]] ''Wifeleslēah'' = "Wifel's woodland clearing". |
Its name came from [[Anglo-Saxon language|Anglo-Saxon]] ''Wifeleslēah'' = "Wifel's woodland clearing". |
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Probably its most famous |
Probably its most famous son is [Ronnie Wood], guitarist with the [Rolling Stones]. His early career was with a local band, The Birds. The Rod Stewart hit 'Maggie May' was penned by Ronnie Wood. |
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==Transport and locale== |
==Transport and locale== |
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The area now has some important local development groups. The Town Centre Action Group, and the UB7 Projects Development Group are two. The groups work is listed in the new UB7 website at http://www.ub7.org. |
The area now has some important local development groups. The Town Centre Action Group, and the UB7 Projects Development Group are two. The groups work is listed in the new UB7 website at http://www.ub7.org. |
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==History== |
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Yiewsley is not mentioned in the [Domesday Book] the name first appears in recods dated to the 13thC. The name probably comes from the [[Anglo-Saxon language|Anglo-Saxon]] ''Wifeleslēah'' = "Wifel's woodland clearing". |
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There is little recorded about Yiewsley from the 13th to the late 18thC when the [Grand Junction Canal] was cut. A branch of the canal known as Otter Dock was cut between Yiewsley and West Drayton during the years 1876 to 1879 to service Yiewsley's brickworks. 5 million bricks moulded and fired in the Hillingdon Brickfields every year were transported by canal to a yard near South Wharf Basin, Paddington. The last brickfield closed in 1935 and Otter Dock was filled in around that time. *1 |
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The subsequent arrival of the [Great Western Railway] and the building of [West Drayton] station in 1838 resulted in new houses being built and a sharp increase in both population and trade |
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A branch line to Uxbridge was completed in 1856 and this ran until closed as part of the Beeching plan in 1965 *2 |
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Brick making and Agriculture was the main industry in Yiewsley during the late 18th and 19th century. The expansion of the brick making in Yiewsley resulted in a large growth in Yiewsley's population. But the following strikes and the great depression the final brick field closed in 1935. *2 |
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As the population grew a new church - St Matthew's - was dedicated on July 6th 1859 and enlarged in 1898. Yiewsley remained a Parish of Hillingdon until 1896. |
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==References== |
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*1 http://www.yiewsley.org.uk/history.htm |
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*2 http://www.geocities.com/justinnailard/westdraytonpart2.html |
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* [http://www.ub7.org UB7 local website] |
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* [http://www.yiewsley.org.uk yiewsley.org.uk] |
* [http://www.yiewsley.org.uk yiewsley.org.uk] |
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Revision as of 13:32, 11 February 2009
Yiewsley is a place in the London Borough of Hillingdon.
Its name came from Anglo-Saxon Wifeleslēah = "Wifel's woodland clearing".
Probably its most famous son is [Ronnie Wood], guitarist with the [Rolling Stones]. His early career was with a local band, The Birds. The Rod Stewart hit 'Maggie May' was penned by Ronnie Wood.
Transport and locale
Nearest places
Nearest railway stations
Community
The area now has some important local development groups. The Town Centre Action Group, and the UB7 Projects Development Group are two. The groups work is listed in the new UB7 website at http://www.ub7.org.
History
Yiewsley is not mentioned in the [Domesday Book] the name first appears in recods dated to the 13thC. The name probably comes from the Anglo-Saxon Wifeleslēah = "Wifel's woodland clearing".
There is little recorded about Yiewsley from the 13th to the late 18thC when the [Grand Junction Canal] was cut. A branch of the canal known as Otter Dock was cut between Yiewsley and West Drayton during the years 1876 to 1879 to service Yiewsley's brickworks. 5 million bricks moulded and fired in the Hillingdon Brickfields every year were transported by canal to a yard near South Wharf Basin, Paddington. The last brickfield closed in 1935 and Otter Dock was filled in around that time. *1
The subsequent arrival of the [Great Western Railway] and the building of [West Drayton] station in 1838 resulted in new houses being built and a sharp increase in both population and trade
A branch line to Uxbridge was completed in 1856 and this ran until closed as part of the Beeching plan in 1965 *2
Brick making and Agriculture was the main industry in Yiewsley during the late 18th and 19th century. The expansion of the brick making in Yiewsley resulted in a large growth in Yiewsley's population. But the following strikes and the great depression the final brick field closed in 1935. *2
As the population grew a new church - St Matthew's - was dedicated on July 6th 1859 and enlarged in 1898. Yiewsley remained a Parish of Hillingdon until 1896.
References
- 1 http://www.yiewsley.org.uk/history.htm
- 2 http://www.geocities.com/justinnailard/westdraytonpart2.html
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