14 Facts About Hanwell

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Hanwell is a town in the London Borough of Ealing, in the historic County of Middlesex, England.

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2.

Near to the old Rectory and close to Hanwell spring is a large stone of about a ton in weight.

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3.

Only other Hanwell in Britain is a small parish in Oxfordshire on the boundary with Warwickshire.

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Central London District School at Hanwell was built between 1856 and 1861 by a group of central London poor law unions to house and educate pauper children away from the workhouse; the original site at Norwood having proved to be too small and unsuitable for extension.

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Hanwell added that it was "downright ugly…built in the thirties, one of the worst periods for design".

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6.

Hanwell commented "the motive behind it was largely self-congratulatory on the part of a small village community".

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Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Cemetery, Hanwell is an extramural Victorian cemetery run by Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

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8.

The event was so successful that it was repeated the following year with more pubs taking part, and in 2015 every pub in Hanwell was included, with even some coffee shops and delicatessens joining in.

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9.

Hanwell is represented by Non-League football club Hanwell Town F C, which plays at the Reynolds Field, in Perivale.

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10.

Hanwell has been the filming location for a number of films and television programmes:.

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11.

Hanwell is depicted in the opening story of "An Unreliable Guide to London", published in 2016 by Influx Press:.

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12.

Hanwell is divided between two parliamentary constituencies: Ealing North, represented since 1997 by Labour Member of Parliament Stephen Pound until his retirement in 2019.

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13.

Hanwell is in the London Assembly constituency of Ealing and Hillingdon, which has one assembly member: Richard Barnes, was re-elected in May 2008 but lost his seat to Dr Onkar Sahota in May 2012.

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14.

Hanwell is served by three main bus routes; London Buses route E3, London Buses route E1 and London Buses route E11.

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