Hanwell

See also: Hanwell, Oxfordshire or Hanwell, New Brunswick

Hanwell is a town situated in the London Borough of Ealing in west London, between Ealing and Southall. It is home to the Hanwell Community centre, previously known as the London district school, which at one point taught Charlie Chaplin for a term. The community centre has also been used as a filming location for movies, including some scenes in Billy Elliot. Hanwell is also know for the Hanwell Viaduct designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Boston Manor park and Hanwell lock and the clock tower at the junction of the Uxbridge road and Boston Road. Boston Manor was home to part of the Royal Family until the owner died, and it is now a public park and tourist attraction. However, technically Boston Manor is not in Hanwell.

Famous residents past and present include:

Rick Wakeman- Keyboardist for the band, Yes. Although Wakeman never lived in Hanwell, he attended Drayton Manor Grammar School, on Drayton Bridge Road, leaving in 1966.
The Magic Numbers- indie-pop band.
Charlie Chaplin- Actor.
Philip Jackson- Actor.
John Conolly was superattendant at the Hanwell asylum between 1839 and 1844. He then ran a private asylum at Lawn House, Hanwell.
Derwent Coleridge distinguished scholar, author and was rector at Hanwell.
Jim Marshall had a small shop in Hanwell where he started manufacturing and selling his world famous amplifiers.
Henry Corby -businessman and politician- b. in 1806 at Hanwell d. 25 Oct. 1881 at Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Peter Crouch -footballer- was a former pupil of Drayton Manor High School.[Drayton Manor High School]. Last accessed 24 June 2006

Nearest places:

Nearest tube station:

Boston Manor tube station

Nearest railway stations:

External Links

[Hanwell: Introduction], A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 3: Shepperton, Staines, Stanwell, Sunbury, Teddington, Heston and Isleworth, Twickenham, Cowley, Cranford, West Drayton, Greenford, Hanwell, Harefield and Harlington (1962), pp. 220-24. Date accessed: 24 June 2006.

Local Cemeteries

[Hanwell Cemetery]

Local sport clubs:

[Hanwell Town Football Club]

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