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Until the end of the 12th century, Hounslow was just a small village positioned on the Bath Road. It was later developed into a town by Holy Trinity Priory located in the vicinity.
The area’s name was earlier recorded as ”Hundeslow” and derived from Anglo-Saxon Hundes hlāw, which can be translated as “the mound of a man named (or nicknamed) Hound”.
Hounslow as a large commercial town and district in west London also has a valuable historical and cultural heritage. For instance, Hounslow Heath is not just a large public open space and local nature reserve with about 200 acres (80 ha) of land, but also a place with major historical importance. Staines Road was the Roman Road and it still has several historic references to Roman camps.
Hounslow is London’t real melting pot. 53.3% of the population are White, 34.4% – Asian, 11.6% – Black. A little more than 40% of the people acknowledge themselves as Christian. 14% are Muslim, over 10% are Hindu and the Sikh people take up to 9% of the whole district’s population.
The list of notable residents Hounslow contains some the names of people you’ve probably heard about, including a singer and songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor, a British Indian actor Kunal Nayyar, and Olympic gold medalist and most successful UK’s distance runner Mo Farah. Hounslow was a home for many other talented people as well.
For all the Genesis music fans out there – Phil Collins, the drummer, singer and songwriter was born and raised in Hounslow.
Hounslow is situated next to Heathrow airport. That’s why there are a lot of guest-houses and hotels where people can stay overnight.
