11 Facts About Ruislip

1.

Ruislip is an area in the London Borough of Hillingdon in West London, and in the historic county of Middlesex.

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2.

Manor of Ruislip appears in the Domesday Book, and some of the earliest settlements still exist today, designated as local heritage sites.

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3.

Under Edward the Confessor, Ruislip had been valued at £30, though the reduction to £12 by the time Ernulf de Hesdin took possession is believed to have been caused by a passing unit of the Norman Army taking crops.

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4.

Ruislip used the priory at Manor Farm as his main residence The first recorded vicar was William de Berminton in 1327.

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5.

Ruislip came under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Police in 1845.

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6.

Local residents in Ruislip established their own tea gardens, which they advertised for the visitors.

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7.

Between 1911 and 1961, Ruislip-Northwood experienced a significant rise in population largely due to the extension of the railway.

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8.

Primary schools in Ruislip include Bishop Winnington Ingram Church of England Primary School, Lady Bankes Infant School, Lady Bankes Junior School, Warrender Primary School, Whiteheath Infant School, and Whiteheath Junior School.

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9.

Ruislip is represented by the Non-League football club Hillingdon Borough F C, who plays at the Middlesex Stadium.

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10.

Ruislip is the home of Eastcote Hockey Club, based at Kings College playing fields.

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11.

In one scene, a title card states "When Tom was in the money, the world was our oyster, and we chose Ruislip" before cutting to an aerial view of a large council estate.

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