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81-541: Bedfont is a suburb in the London Borough of Hounslow , approximately 15 miles (24 km) west of Charing Cross . Originally a distinct village, Bedfont has a large central conservation area around Bedfont Green . The majority of the housing was built at a time of an emerging economy of aviation and distribution-related businesses. The area was formerly part of the Staines Rural District and

162-605: A Northern Europe blacksmith centre. Swords from Solingen have turned up in places such as the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in the British Isles. Northern Europe prized the quality of Solingen's manufactured weaponry, and they were traded across the European continent. Solingen today remains the knife-centre of Germany. It was a tiny village for centuries, but became a fortified town in the 15th century. After being ravaged by

243-473: A baseball and softball club from Solingen. The club was founded in 1991 and the first men's team was promoted to the first division of the Baseball Bundesliga for the 2003 season. It has played there in every season since, winning the league championship in 2006 and 2014. The club claims over 250 members. The Schachgesellschaft Solingen e.V. 1868 is best known for its chess team, which plays in

324-629: A council and a mayor since 1374, the year the town was granted its charter. The mayor changed annually on 24 June. Solingen has had a mayor since 1896. During the Nazi era (1933–1945), the mayor was appointed by the NSDAP and not democratically elected by the people of Solingen. After the Second World War, the military government of the British occupation zone appointed a Lord Mayor . From 1946,

405-543: A large majority of voters in a referendum had supported the change of name, but it was vetoed by Middlesex County Council . The borough is an outer borough of Greater London and lies on the north bank of the River Thames . It is the site of the first stop on an important coach route to Southampton , Bath , Bristol and Exeter . The A30 Great South West Road , which runs down to Penzance in Cornwall , starts in

486-399: A plaque in the porch commemorating this. In 1865 the original wooden tower and spire were removed and the nave lengthened. A new tower, spire, porch, and chancel doorway were built. The tower clock is of uncertain date: it may have been installed to commemorate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee (1897) or King Edward VII's coronation (1902). The church is a Grade II listed building . The church

567-750: A representative of the entire Bergisches Land region. The team plays its home games at both Solingen's Klingenhalle (2,600 seats) and Wuppertal's Uni-Halle (3,200 seats). In May 1955, the city of Solingen took over the partnership of the German general cargo ship Solingen of the Hamburg-American Packet Transit Actien-Gesellschaft (Hapag) . Solingen is twinned with: Since 1990, Solingen also sponsors Złotoryja County in Poland. The founders of Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company, which later became

648-455: A short distance from Hounslow's border are; Ravenscourt Park ( London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham ), Acton Green common , Acton Park, Ealing common , Elthorne Parkin the London Borough of Ealing , Cranford Park in the London Borough of Hillingdon , Hampton common, Fulwell Golf club , Crane Park (Whitton), Murray Park, Kew Gardens , Old Deer Park , Marble Hill Park , Richmond Park , Ham Lands , Bushy Park and Hampton Court in

729-582: A similar swathe the east of Heathrow airport. Hatton remains part of Bedfont in the Anglican community The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin is on the edge of the village green and is the oldest surviving church in the borough dating from around 1150. Its Norman chancel, chancel arch and south doorway have survived the centuries, as have medieval wall paintings from the mid 13th century, which were uncovered in 1865. The Domesday Book has an entry stating that

810-534: A small chapel. Its casting off from the rest of the parish and new allegiance to Stanwell church occurred at some point in its descent of the manor in the 12th century. Larger East Bedfont, on the Greater London side of the boundary, has fallen again a little in size and developed into modern-day Bedfont: in the early 20th century some land was given over to Ashford . Later a swathe of Hatton's extent (its manor and its devolved estates) became North Feltham and

891-467: Is Bergischer HC , playing in the top-tier Handball-Bundesliga which they were promoted to for the second time in 2013, reaching 15th place in the 2013–14 campaign and therefore staying in the top flight for a second consecutive season. BHC originates from a 2006 cooperation between the SG Solingen and rivals LTV Wuppertal from the nearby city of the same name . The club advertises itself as

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972-526: Is 62 kilometres (39 mi) long, and the city's dimensions are 15.6 kilometres (9.7 mi) east to west and 11.7 kilometres (7.3 mi) north to south. The Wupper river , a right tributary of the Rhine , flows through the city for 26 kilometres (16 mi). The city's highest point at 276 metres (906 ft) is in the northern borough of Gräfrath at the Light Tower, previously the water tower , and

1053-575: Is Black. The most noticeable South Asian populations in the borough are in Hounslow, Heston and Cranford, all of which also have considerable Eastern European populations. The majority of Afro-Caribbean, East African, and West African populations are situated around the Brentford, Isleworth and Feltham areas. The majority of the White British population reside in the eastern and western parts of

1134-418: Is a London borough in west London , England, forming part of Outer London . It is governed by Hounslow London Borough Council . The borough stretches from near Central London in the east (Chiswick) to the border with Surrey in the west (Feltham and Bedfont), covering five major towns: Chiswick (W4), Brentford (TW8), Isleworth (TW7), Hounslow (TW3, TW4, TW5) and Feltham (TW13, TW14); it borders

1215-643: Is also twinned with Issy-les-Moulineaux in Île-de-France, France. Ian Gillan , vocalist for Deep Purple , and formerly of Black Sabbath and Gillan , is a native of Hounslow. Alistair Overeem a UFC fighter was born here, Hip-Hop rapper and producer MF DOOM also was born in Hounslow. The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of Hounslow. 51°28′3″N 0°21′42″W  /  51.46750°N 0.36167°W  / 51.46750; -0.36167 Solingen Solingen

1296-490: Is approximately quarter parkland. Large areas of London's open space fall within its boundaries, including Chiswick House and Gardens , Gunnersbury Park , Syon Park , Osterley Park , Hounslow Heath , Avenue Park in Cranford, and Hanworth Park . The borough's predominant land use is mainly residential, with a large, commercial town centre of Hounslow. Other large town centres include Chiswick, Feltham and Brentford. Business

1377-440: Is called the "City of Blades", and has long been renowned for the manufacturing of fine swords, knives, scissors and razors made by firms such as WKC , DOVO, Wüsthof , Zwilling J. A. Henckels , Böker , Güde, Hubertus, Diefenthal, Puma, Clauberg/Klauberg, Eickhorn, Linder, Carl Schmidt Sohn, Dreiturm, Herder, Martor Safety Knives, Wolfertz, Ralf Aust and numerous other manufacturers. The medieval swordsmiths of Solingen designed

1458-595: Is classified as oceanic ( Köppen : Cfb ; Trewartha : Dolk ). The average annual temperature in Solingen is 9.1 °C (48.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,046.1 mm (41.19 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 17.1 °C (62.8 °F), and lowest in January, at around 1.2 °C (34.2 °F). The Solingen weather station has recorded

1539-459: Is currently operated by RheinRuhrBahn, a subsidiary of Transdev Germany . The Rhein-Wupper-Bahn (RB 48) runs over the Gruiten–Köln-Deutz line to Bonn-Mehlem via Opladen and Cologne . It has been operated by National Express as of 13 December 2015. Starting 11 December 2022, an additional line RE47, running from Remscheid to Düsseldorf via Solingen has been established. This line

1620-547: Is famous for the two yew trees in the churchyard, which are referred to as the 'yew trees into peacocks shorn' in a poem by George Colman the Elder , a friend of the actor-manager David Garrick . They were also the subject of Thomas Hood 's poem 'The Two Peacocks of Bedfont'. The local legend is that 'two overbearing damsels . . dismissed a suitor with such contempt that in revenge he had the trees trimmed to typify them as two proud and haughty peacocks' and they were for two centuries

1701-637: Is located in Plesman House in Hatton Cross in the borough. The Plesman House, outside of Terminal 4 of London Heathrow Airport , has the UK commercial team, sales team, and support team. Sega Europe has its head office in Brentford. Menzies Aviation has its head office by the airport in Feltham . JCDecaux UK has its head office in Brentford. Before winding-up British Mediterranean Airways

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1782-825: Is mainly focused on retail and aviation (due to the proximity of Heathrow Airport ), especially in the west of the borough (Hounslow and Feltham). Parts of the Borough, including Chiswick, Turnham Green, Osterley and Old Isleworth are some of the most expensive parts of Outer London , with other areas such as Hounslow, Feltham and Heston being more affordable. Major parks and recreational spaces include; Chiswick Gardens , Chiswick common, Turnham Green , Gunnersbury Park, Gunnersbury Triangle Nature reserve , Carville Hall Parks, Claypond Garden, Boston Manor Park , London Playing field, Syon Park , Osterley Park , Thornbury Park, Lampton Park , Inwood Park, Heston Sports Ground, Hounslow Heath , Avenue Park, Crane Park , Letrim Park, Hanworth Park and Bedfont Lakes Country Park . Parks that are

1863-619: Is served by Regiobahn . Solingen has a trolleybus network, one of only three in Germany remaining besides Eberswalde and Esslingen am Neckar . The nearest airports are Düsseldorf Airport and Cologne Bonn Airport . Both airports can be reached by train from Solingen-Hauptbahnhof (change trains at Köln Messe/Deutz station for the S-Bahn 13 to Cologne Bonn Airport). Other easily reached airports are Frankfurt Airport ( ICE train stop ), Dortmund Airport (railway station " Holzwickede " on

1944-595: Is the chairman of the council, the head of the city administration and the first representative of the city. Since 1999, the Lord Mayor has been directly elected by the electorate in a secret ballot. The current mayor of Solingen is Tim Kurzbach of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), elected in 2015 and re-elected in 2020. The most recent mayoral election was held on 13 September 2020, and the results were as follows: The Solingen city council governs

2025-417: The London Borough of Hillingdon . Aviation in the area dates to the early 1900s when one of London's earliest airfields was situated on Hounslow Heath because of the extremely flat terrain. The Great West Road , which crosses the borough from Chiswick to Heathrow, at one time served nationally and globally famous manufacturers including Firestone , Gillette and Coty . As a result, the area became known as

2106-456: The London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames . The River Thames forms the natural boundary between Hounslow and Richmond-upon-Thames. It runs through the borough at Chiswick, Brentford and Isleworth. Various tributaries and dis tributaries of the Thames flow through the borough, including; The River Crane , River Brent / Grand Union Canal , Duke of Northumberland's River , Longford River and

2187-754: The New Apostolic Church also have communities in Solingen. Most of the Turkish immigrants belong to the Muslim faith and they have several mosques/worship places in Solingen: The Solingen Paladins  [ de ] is an American football club which was founded in 2006. Until its bankruptcy in 1990, SG Union Solingen was the main club, playing at the Stadion am Hermann-Löns-Weg . The Solingen Alligators are

2268-581: The Prussian Rhine Province , 17 miles (27 km) by rail north of Cologne became part of Solingen. In World War II , the Old Town was completely destroyed by a bombing raid by the RAF in 1944; 1,800 people died and over 1,500 people were injured. As such, there are few pre-war sites in the centre. From 1945 to 1949 Solingen was part of the British occupation zone. Reconstruction of

2349-472: The Schachbundesliga (Chess Bundesliga) , the top tier of the German chess league system, and is the most successful club in German chess history, having won a record 12 national titles (1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1980/81, 1986/87, 1987/88, 1996/97 and 2015/16), three national cups (1986, 2006 und 2009) and 2 European cups (1976 and 1990). In handball , Solingen's most successful team

2430-535: The plague with about 1,800 deaths in 1614–1619, Solingen was heavily fought over during the Thirty Years' War , repeatedly attacked and plundered, and the Burg Castle was destroyed. Early in the 20th century, Ohligs's chief manufactures were cutlery and hardware , and there were iron-foundries and flour mills . Other industries were brewing, dyeing, weaving and brick-making. In 1929, Ohligs located in

2511-483: The " Golden Mile ". A few of these factory sites remain today, such as Gillette Corner , and the Great West Road is still home to many prestigious names (see "famous companies" below), providing them with easy non-motorway access between Slough , London Heathrow Airport and Central London . Main settlements (head district is located in the borough): Although the majority of these towns are situated in

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2592-588: The A3006 Bath Road. Historic milestones are preserved on the Staines Road (now re-numbered as the A315 but joining the "old" A30 again just inside the borough's western boundary) Hounslow grew rapidly in the latter half of the 20th century due to other travel, a connection to the largest of London's airports since the 1940s, Heathrow Airport which is in the Hounslow post town but administratively in

2673-531: The Bedfont area during these periods. However much of the parish soil was unworkable by the till, a large stony heath after which Hatton is named, Hounslow Heath , some turned into Bedfont Powder Mills by the 19th century in North Feltham and later industry/storage buildings. The obsolete locality name of West Bedfont mainly lies around Long Lane in the parish (area) of neighbouring Stanwell . It once had

2754-843: The Feltham Hill Brook to name a few. The local authority is Hounslow Council, based at Hounslow House in Bath Road. Since 2000, for elections to the London Assembly , the borough forms part of the South West constituency. Hounslow abuts the perimeter of Heathrow Airport in the London Borough of Hillingdon . Plans for the expansion of Heathrow Airport are vigorously opposed by Hounslow if such plans increase or widen noise and pollution, weighed against arguments of greater employment and spending. Four bridges join Hounslow to London Borough of Richmond upon Thames on

2835-601: The Gunnersbury Park Museum. There is also one on display at Warwick University. The Longford River , which also flows through Bedfont, also dates from the reign of Charles I. During the English Civil War , when both the Royalist and Parliamentary armies passed through Bedfont, the mill was taken by Parliamentary forces, and was converted to a gunpowder mill in 1654. This converted mill

2916-625: The London Boroughs of Richmond-upon-Thames and Hillingdon respectively. The town of Hounslow, which has existed since the 13th century, is located at the centre of the Borough of Hounslow. The name Hounslow means 'Hund's mound'; the personal name Hund is followed by the Old English hlaew meaning mound or barrow . (The mound may have been his burial place.) It was recorded in the Domesday Book as Honeslaw . The borough

2997-639: The RE7 trainline) and the low cost Weeze Airport (coaches from Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof). Solingen has belonged from its beginnings to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne ( Erzbistum Köln ), and more specifically to the Archdeaconry of the Probst ( provost ) of St. Kunibert , the deanery of Deutz. For reasons that are unclear, the city has long been associated with St. Clement,

3078-496: The River Thames from Hounslow. Major roads in the Borough include: The borough is well connected to Central London, Heathrow Airport, other London boroughs and Southeast England as a whole through various National Rail and London Underground stations. The South Western Railway serves the borough's five main towns (with additional stops at Kew Bridge and Syon Lane). London Underground District and Piccadilly lines enter

3159-481: The Solingen City Council elected an honorary Lord Mayor and a full-time Lord Mayor from among its members. Until 1997, the honorary lord mayors had mainly representative functions, while the full-time lord mayors were the chief administrative officers of the city of Solingen. In 1997, the dual leadership of the city administration was abolished. Since then there has been only one full-time Lord Mayor. He

3240-667: The South West. The sole survivor is the Bell, now known as The Bell on the Green. St Mary's church, the parish church of Bedfont, is of unknown foundation, although it retains its original Norman chancel and arch. There are wall paintings of Christ on the Cross and Christ in Glory, of about 1250 to the north of the arch. They were uncovered in 1865. In 1829, the church was enlarged, and there is

3321-587: The beginning of the new millennium, the Klingenstadt has undergone a massive transformation as a result of urban development projects such as Regionale 2006 and City 2013. For example, the new Korkenzieherstrasse cycle path was created and the demolition of the Turmhotel and the former Karstadt Passage made it possible to build a new shopping centre on Neumarkt in Solingen-Mitte. After the closure of

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3402-478: The borough (Chiswick, Brentford, Isleworth, Osterley, Hounslow East, Hanworth, Feltham and Bedfont), with this population being most prominent in the affluent areas of Chiswick and Osterley. In terms of religion, 42% identify themselves as Christian, 14% Muslim, 10.3% Hindu, 9% Sikh, 1.4% Buddhist and 0.3% Jewish; 18% of the population is not religious. At 9%, Hounslow has the largest proportion of Sikhs in London, and

3483-533: The borough boundaries and are in the London Boroughs of Ealing and Hillingdon. In March 2011, the main forms of transport that residents used to travel to work were (of all residents aged 16–74): The borough is home to the headquarters of GlaxoSmithKline and Sky plc , both based in Brentford 's ' Golden Mile ' stretch of the A4 Great West Road , and several supermarket outlets once known across

3564-857: The borough from Central London in the east heading either to other West and Southwest London suburbs (with the London Overground 's North London Line ) or towards Heathrow. National Rail stations [REDACTED] : (All stations are either on the Hounslow Loop Line or Waterloo to Reading line.) London Underground and London Overground stations [REDACTED] [REDACTED] : District Line (Ealing and Richmond branches) and Piccadilly Line (Heathrow and Uxbridge branches) District Line (Ealing branch) and Piccadilly Line (Heathrow and Uxbridge branches): District Line and North London Line (Richmond branch): Piccadilly line (Heathrow Branch): * Chiswick Park, Acton Town and Hatton Cross omit

3645-622: The borough, many smaller settlements that comprise them are located in adjacent boroughs. Approximately a third of Chiswick – north of the London Underground ( District / Piccadilly line ) railway line – falls within the London Borough of Ealing . A few roads in Brentford (around Claypond Hospital) and Isleworth (south of the River Crane and around Whitton ) lay within the London Boroughs of Ealing and Richmond upon Thames respectively. A significant minority of Hounslow – south of

3726-633: The borough. Hounslow town developed on either side of the main Great West Road (now the A3006/A4 Bath Road ) from London to the West of England, causing a large number of inns to be built to serve the travellers. A few, such as The Bell retain their names, although the buildings have largely been replaced. The Bell marks the former junction of the coaching routes of the A314 Hanworth Road , A315 Staines Road , A3005 Lampton Road and

3807-545: The boroughs of Richmond upon Thames , Hammersmith and Fulham , Ealing and Hillingdon , in addition to the Spelthorne district of Surrey . The borough is home to the London Museum of Water & Steam and the attractions of Osterley Park , Gunnersbury Park , Syon House , and Chiswick House . Moreover, landmarks straddling the border of Hounslow include; Twickenham Stadium and London Heathrow Airport in

3888-405: The boroughs' important administrative affairs. The five city boroughs: Ohligs/Aufderhöhe/Merscheid and Höhscheid/Burg are divided into sections ("Stadtteile") that were once separate towns and are still statistical and planning units but are no longer self-governing. The city further comprises many neighborhoods with their own names, although they often lack precise borders: Solingen's climate

3969-463: The city alongside the mayor. The most recent city council election was held on 13 September 2020, and the results were as follows: Solingen Hauptbahnhof is served by Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S1 from Düsseldorf and Düsseldorf Airport Station. S-Bahn line S7 links Solingen (including the station nearest the city centre, Solingen Mitte , and Solingen-Grünewald ) to Wuppertal via Remscheid , Remscheid-Lennep and Wuppertal-Ronsdorf . This line

4050-477: The construction of the Viehbachtalstraße motorway through the city in the late 1970s. In 1975, the city grew again with the incorporation of the previously independent town of Burg an der Wupper. In 1993, Solingen made international headlines for a right-wing extremist arson attack in which five Turkish girls and women were killed. The attack was followed by demonstrations and riots in the city. Since

4131-1038: The district synod of Lennep, today part of the city Remscheid . A new synod was established in Solingen in 1843, and the city acquired its own superintendent , a form of church administrator. This formed the basis for the present-day Church District of Solingen, a member of the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland . With the exception of the free churches , most Protestant churches belong to the Church District of Solingen. Today approximately 34% of Solingen's population belongs to Protestant churches, and roughly 26% belong to Catholic churches. Other church communities in Solingen include Greek Orthodox , Evangelical Free (including Baptist and Brethren ), Methodist , Seventh-day Adventist , Pentecostal , Salvation Army , and free churches. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , Jehovah's Witnesses and

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4212-494: The family who had owned it from the 17th century. As population and coach services grew from the 17th to 18th centuries the number of inns in Bedfont grew to at least six. The Duke’s Head and The Bell were on Bedfont Green, and The Plough, The Sun, The White Horse and the Queen’s Head joined them in providing stabling and refreshments to the weary travellers and goods distributors on the road between London and much of Hampshire and

4293-516: The first unclear and the latter certain (in meaning). In the most orthodox Old English language (Old English), a tongue relatively little-written and standardised, funta or funde means spring or small pool. Excavations before the building of Heathrow 's Terminal 5 site (2 miles (3.2 km) north-west) found evidence of settlement during the Bronze Age , Iron Age and Roman periods, suggesting there may have been people living in and around

4374-409: The following extreme values: Solingen was first mentioned in 1067 by a chronicler who called the area "Solonchon". Early variations of the name included "Solengen", "Solungen", and "Soleggen", although the modern name seems to have been in use since the late 14th and early 15th centuries. Blacksmiths' smelters, dating back over 2000 years, have been found around the town, adding to Solingen's fame as

4455-509: The globe for its cluster of factories and offices, and is currently going under extensive re developments in the form of new apartment blocks and offices. Fuller's Griffin Brewery is also in the borough, in Chiswick. Aston Martin were based in Feltham for several years before moving to Newport Pagnell , Buckinghamshire . DHL Air UK has its head office in Hounslow . Air France-KLM 's head office for United Kingdom and Ireland operations, which includes facilities for Air France and KLM ,

4536-450: The larger district of Feltham . East is the River Crane around which are a few remaining parts of Hounslow Heath . The nearest railway station is at Feltham and the area adjoins the Hatton Cross Underground station on the Piccadilly line . Heathrow Airport is 2 miles (3 km) to the north. A typical list of evolving Middle English orthography follows the Domesday Book 's "Bedefunde" (1086). All forms confirm two components,

4617-408: The largest employer in the area, with the effect of increasing the demand for local housing. The village of Heathrow was lost, as was some of the hamlet of Hatton . This sits beneath the airport's flight path, but The Green Man public house survives from around the 16th century together with a few period properties near the pub and London Underground station on the edge of the airport. Bedfont has

4698-461: The lowest point at 53 metres (174 ft) is in the southwest. The following cities and communities share a border with Solingen, starting in the northeast and going clockwise around the city: Solingen currently consists of five Stadtbezirke, or boroughs . Each borough has a municipal council of either 13 or 15 representatives ( Bezirksvertreter ) elected every five years by the borough's population. The municipal councils are responsible for many of

4779-424: The manors of Bedfont, Hatton and Stanwell were all held by William Fitz Other. From the early 14th century the Manor of East Bedfont was held by the Trinitarian Priory of Hounslow, before being taken by the Crown during the reformation. The Berkeley family of Cranford then held the manor before selling it to the Earl of Northumberland in 1656. Pates Manor, architecturally a Grade II listed building also in Bedfont,

4860-572: The motorway network was built, this situation resumed Captain Matthew Webb , who was the first man to swim the English Channel (25 August 1875), lived in The Limes, New Road, Bedfont from 1880 until 1883 when he died attempting to swim the rapids below the Niagara Falls . Bedfont has three Non-League football teams : [REDACTED] London portal [REDACTED] Media related to Bedfont at Wikimedia Commons London Borough of Hounslow The London Borough of Hounslow ( / ˈ h aʊ n z l oʊ / HOWNZ -loh )

4941-418: The newly defined Archdiocese of Cologne, to which the city's current parishes still belong. As mentioned, the Reformation only gradually gained a foothold in Solingen. A reformed church affiliated with the Bergisch synod was established in 1590, and the city's parish church became reformed in 1649. Lutherans had been present in Solingen since the beginning of the 17th century, and a Lutheran congregation

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5022-410: The old central station in Solingen-Mitte, Ohligs station was officially named the new Solingen central station by Deutsche Bahn AG on 10 December 2006. On 23 August 2024, a mass stabbing occurred during a festival for the city's 650th founding anniversary. Solingen's population doubled between the years 1880 and 1890 due to the incorporation of the town of Dorp into Solingen in 1889, at which time

5103-429: The old town began in 1949. The newly built Protestant church in Fronhof was consecrated in 1954, and the destroyed towers of the Catholic church of St. Clemens were rebuilt in a different style. By the end of the 1970s, the city's population had increased due to numerous new housing developments in all parts of the city. The city's infrastructure continued to grow, with the opening of the theatre and concert hall in 1963 and

5184-403: The population reached 36,000. The population again received a large boost on 1 August 1929 through the incorporation of Ohligs, Wald, Höhscheid, and Gräfrath into the city limits. This brought the population above the 100,000 mark, which gave Solingen the distinction of being a "large city" ( Großstadt ). The number of inhabitants peaked in 1971 with 177,899 residents, and the 2006 population figure

5265-468: The pride of the village. For a time they were not maintained but they were recreated in 1990 at the initiative of the chairman of Princes Sporting Club, David Spyer, who remembered in the early 50's being told about Hood's poem. In later years, on becoming interested in topiary work, he recalled the history of the trees and went to look at them. In discussion with the then vicar, he learnt that the local authority had given permission for them to be truncated, it

5346-432: The railway and southeast of Hounslow Heath – fall within the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, whilst some of Hounslow – west of the River Crane – falls within the London Borough of Hillingdon . Minor parts of Feltham fall within the Borough of Spelthorne in Surrey , meaning that these parts of the town are situated outside Greater London. Minor settlements (minor areas partly in the borough): The borough's area

5427-411: The railway heyday the twentieth century saw motor cars take en masse to the old arterial coaching route and so prompted the Great South West Road in 1925 skirting the bulk of Bedfont south of today's airport and much of Hounslow in a decade when the Bath Road , which branches off, was also improved. By 1946 another form of transport began to impact on the village when Heathrow Airport opened and became

5508-405: The rare status for a metropolitan traditional area (an old parish) in the UK to have two surviving manor houses : Pates, once owned by the Page family is behind the church, the oldest house in the Borough – one wing dates to the late 15th century. Fawns, on the south side of the Green, dates from the 16th century and was sold to the British Airways Housing Association in 1983 by Derek Sherborn of

5589-492: The south side of the Thames: Previously, the Borough also encompassed part of Richmond Lock and Twickenham Bridge . This changed in 1994 when the adjacent areas surrounding these bridges were transferred to the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. There are several bridges crossing the River Brent , Grand Union Canal , River Crane and Duke of Northumberland's River . River services between Westminster Pier and Hampton Court depart from Kew Gardens Pier just across

5670-431: The third Pope, symbols of whose martyrdom appear on the city’s shield. Although the Protestant Reformation gradually made gains in the city, which was under the control of the Counts of Berg , the population by and large remained Roman Catholic for a while. The Catholic community was newly endowed by the local lord in 1658 and in 1701 received a new church building. In 1827 Solingen became the seat of its own deanery within

5751-447: The third-highest in England after Slough and Wolverhampton . The following table shows the ethnic group of respondents in the 2001 and 2011 census in Hounslow. The borough of Hounslow has several Non-League football clubs: The borough is also home to the rugby side Staines RFC who play at the Reeves Ground in Hanworth. Hounslow has a sister district agreement with Leningradsky District in Krasnodar Krai , Russia . Hounslow

5832-558: The town's coat of arms . In the late 17th century, a group of swordsmiths from Solingen broke their guild oaths by taking their sword-making secrets with them to Shotley Bridge , County Durham, in England. Solingen lies southwest of Wuppertal in the Bergisches Land . The city has an area of 89.45 square kilometres (34.54 sq mi), of which roughly 50% is used for agriculture, horticulture, or forestry. The city's border

5913-474: The trees. The building of the Great Western Railway between London and Bristol in 1841 marked the beginning of the end for the golden age of the stagecoach , and by 1847 stage and mail coaches had ceased to run to the west. The Waterloo to Staines line opened in 1848. It skirts the far south-west of the parish. For a few decades this left the roads less used by long-distance traffic. After

5994-465: Was 163,263. The following chart shows the population figures within Solingen's city limits at the respective points in time. The figures are derived from census estimates or numbers provided by statistical offices or city agencies, with the exception of figures preceding 1843, which were gathered using inconsistent recording techniques. 30.9% of the population of Solingen has foreign roots (statistics 2012). The people of Solingen have been able to elect

6075-630: Was created in 1965 under the London Government Act 1963 , covering the combined area of the former Municipal Borough of Brentford and Chiswick , the Municipal Borough of Heston and Isleworth and Feltham Urban District . The area was transferred from Middlesex to Greater London to become one of the 32 London Boroughs. The new borough was named Hounslow after the town at the centre of the new borough. The old Heston and Isleworth district had nearly been renamed Hounslow in 1927;

6156-478: Was difficult to find anyone who could advise him on restoration of these trees. Eventually he was advised of a Dutch topiarist. Funds were raised from the local Bank and SGB supplied scaffolding and the Dutchmen came over and stayed with local parishioners, this happened over a three years until the trees began to take shape, they were then maintained by a local gardener, the dates '1704 – 1990' were then trained into

6237-562: Was founded in 1635. In 1672 a formalized religious agreement was reached between the city's religious groups. The Reformation was also introduced in Gräfrath in 1590, where a church council was apparently established in 1629. The Reformed and Lutheran churches were formed into a united church community in 1838 following the general merger of Reformed and Lutheran churches in Prussia in 1817. The Protestant parishes originally belonged to

6318-474: Was headquartered at Hetherington House near London Heathrow Airport A 2017 study by Trust for London and New Policy Institute found that pay inequality in Hounslow is the second largest of any London borough. It also found that 25% people in Hounslow live in poverty, which is slightly lower than the London-wide poverty rate of 27%. 53.3% of the borough's population is White, 34.4% is Asian, and 6.6%

6399-812: Was held by the Page family, a branch of the Pages of Harrow on the Hill . Col. John Page , a member of the family, became a wealthy Virginia merchant who served on the colonial council. Charles I licensed the Hounslow Sword Mill in 1630 on the banks of the Duke of Northumberland's River . The sword smiths, who came from Solingen in Germany , produced one thousand swords a month, which have become collector's items and an impressive collection of these can be seen at

6480-405: Was one of the formerly agricultural areas chosen for significant low-rise social housing , planned and built in the mid 20th century. Bedfont straddles Staines Road (A315) and traditionally includes North Feltham north of Staines Road – a mainly commercial area – and the neighbourhood of Hatton . The heart of the area has many parks and the south-eastern streets and Cage Park are contiguous with

6561-428: Was supplemented by new mills closer to Baber Bridge, in the area now known as Donkey Woods. The manufacture of gunpowder was a dangerous occupation and workers were killed or maimed in many explosions down the years, with the mills being demolished and rebuilt a number of times. The water-powered gunpowder mills continued to be used until 1926 when they were closed by the then owners, Imperial Chemical Industries . After

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