71-403: Hounslow Community Land Project was a community garden and sports area on a derelict piece of land on Hanworth Road, Hounslow , western Greater London. The site, owned by Transport for London , had been occupied by a group of land rights activists who have set up a camp and created a football pitch, badminton court, wildlife pond and vegetable growing areas. Transport for London , who owned
142-398: A 27-storey residential tower along with many shops, restaurants, and a ten-screen Cineworld cinema multiplex. Hounslow Heath is a large public open space and local nature reserve to the west of Hounslow, a London borough. It now covers about 200 acres (80 ha) and is only the residue of the historic Hounslow Heath that once covered over 4,000 acres (1,600 ha). Bell Square
213-545: A food court along with over 50 shops. There is a large ASDA superstore located within the Blenheim Centre complex (which was completed in 2006) along with B&M , a Barnado's charity shop, a local health centre, a gym run by The Gym Group and Jungle V.I.P (a children's indoor play area). A new retail area, the High Street Quarter, will be located near Hounslow High Street and is set to contain
284-521: A natural boundary between Hounslow and Hayes Historically, Hounslow's traditional western boundary followed the River Crane; however, it now extends to the Bath Road (A4), Duke of Northumberlands River and Great South-West Road (A30) and back to the river (to include Heathrow Airport). The suburban district of Hounslow, including its localities Cranford , Heston , Hounslow West and Lampton ,
355-471: A small village into a town with regular markets and other facilities for travellers heading to and from London. Although the priory was dissolved in 1539, the town remained an important staging post on the Bath Road. The construction of the Great Western Railway line from London to Bristol from 1838 reduced long-distance travel along the Bath Road. By 1842, the local paper was reporting that
426-673: A system of forts in the lowland region c. 80 –220 to control the indigenous population beyond Hadrian's Wall and annexed the Lowlands briefly with the construction of the Antonine Wall in 164. This barrier, across the 'neck' of Scotland, from the Firth of Clyde to the Firth of Forth , was held for twenty years. The Romans' main routes from Hadrian's Wall to the Antonine Wall, built by c. 120 , were: There
497-638: A teaching hospital of the Imperial College School of Medicine . London Ambulance Service provides emergency ambulance services. Hounslow forms part of the London Borough of Hounslow, governed by Hounslow Council based at Hounslow House at 7 Bath Road. As part of Greater London it is also covered by the London Assembly and Mayor of London for certain strategic functions. The original settlement of Hounslow grew up on
568-530: Is an outdoor performance space next to the Bell pub. Hounslow Community Land Project was a community garden and sports area on a derelict piece of land on Hanworth Road. Hounslow is twinned with the following settlements around the world: The London Borough of Hounslow also has a sister district agreement with Leningradsky District in Krasnodar Krai , Russia. One of the earliest surviving houses in
639-565: Is difficult to identify sites with certainty. Approximately every 12 mi (19 km) – a typical day's journey for an ox-drawn wagon – was a mansio (literally: "a sojourn", from which derive the English word "mansion" and French maison or "house"). This was a full-scale wayside inn, with large stables, tavern, rooms for travellers and even bath-houses in the larger establishments. Mansiones also housed detachments of troops, primarily auxiliaries, who regularly garrisoned and patrolled
710-612: Is separated from Twickenham by Hanworth Road (A314) Nelson Road, Hounslow Road (B361) and Whitton Dene/ Murray Park. Hall Road, Bridge Road, the Hounslow Loop Line, Thornbury Park, Worton Way, the Piccadilly Line, Stucley Road and Osterley Park separate Hounslow and Isleworth. The Norwood Green estate and Industrial area in North Hyde, separate Hounslow and Southall whilst the River Crane and Cranford Park form
781-545: Is taken from Wade of Germanic and Norse mythology . English place names continue to reflect the settlement of Britain by the Anglo-Saxons. As these Germanic Pagan peoples advanced westward across the British isles, they encountered the decaying infrastructure of the former Roman Empire. Many settlements were founded on or near Roman roads (suffix -street e.g. Watling Street). The prefix strat-, strait-, streat-
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#1732800740497852-869: Is the Metropolitan Police . Hounslow Police Station is located on Montague Road, adjacent to the High Street. The statutory fire and rescue service in Hounslow is the London Fire Brigade (LFB), with the nearest fire station in Isleworth on London Road. The nearest accident and emergency hospital is West Middlesex University Hospital , in Isleworth, which is part of the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and
923-673: Is the administrative centre of the London Borough of Hounslow , and is identified in the London Plan as one of the 14 metropolitan centres in Greater London . It is bounded by Isleworth to the east, Twickenham to its south, Feltham to its west and Southall to its north. The Hounslow post town covers the TW3, TW4, TW5 and TW6 postcodes. Most of the post town is in the London Borough of Hounslow, but parts fall within
994-635: The Via Aemilia in northern Italy by the Emperor Augustus (reigned 37 BC – AD 14), two centuries after it was first built. After the final withdrawal of Roman government and troops from Britain in 410, regular maintenance ended on the road network. Repairs became intermittent and based on ad hoc work. Despite the lack of any national management of the highways, Roman roads remained fundamental transport routes in England throughout
1065-766: The A3006 Bath Road (from the A315) before Henlys Roundabout, which is in Hounslow West . From there a WNW route passes Heathrow Airport , terminals 1 to 3 and terminal 5 as the Bath Road and a WSW route, the A30 , passes terminal 4, bypasses Staines and reaches the M25 ; the remainder is a mostly-minor route to Land's End , Cornwall. The M4 motorway is two miles north; its nearest junction, J3, being northwest along
1136-676: The A312 . The A315 is the historic WSW road out of London, on which Hounslow's High Street is placed. To the east, it bisects Isleworth , Brentford and Chiswick . To the west it bisects North Feltham and Bedfont before joining the A30. The north–south A312 , The Parkway , to the west of Hounslow leads south to Hampton or north to Harrow passing Waggoners' Roundabout (WNW of Henlys Roundabout in Hounslow West), Hayes , Yeading and Northolt . Three minor roads converge on Heston from
1207-552: The A4 'Great West Road' and the 'Bath Road' that connects Hounslow to Central London and Slough , and the A30 'Great South West Road' that connects it to Staines-upon-Thames , which meet at Henlys Roundabout in Hounslow West. There is also the north–south road, the A312 'The Causeway' and 'The Parkway', which connects Hounslow to Hampton in the south and Harrow to the north. Additionally, A and B roads in Hounslow include
1278-664: The Commuter Belt with access between 45 and 60 minutes from most of Central London . DHL Air UK has its head office in the Orbital Park in Hounslow. Hounslow Town Centre is a busy predominantly retail centre, with a small number of commercial offices and civic buildings. There is a large shopping centre called the Treaty Centre which opened in 1987, containing JD, Next, H&M and many large branches of chain stores found in British high streets. It includes
1349-511: The Early , High and Late Middle Ages . Systematic construction of paved highways did not resume until the building of the first turnpikes in the early 18th century. Extant remains of Roman roads are often much degraded or contaminated by later surfacing. Well-preserved sections of structures sometimes identified as Roman roads include Wade's Causeway in Yorkshire , and at Blackpool Bridge in
1420-477: The Forest of Dean , although their integrity as original Roman surfaces is not certain. In many places, Roman roads were built over in the 18th century to create the turnpikes . Where they have not been built over, many sections have been ploughed over by farmers and some stripped of their stone to use on turnpike roads. There are numerous tracts of Roman road which have survived, albeit overgrown by vegetation, in
1491-620: The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and the London Borough of Hillingdon , notably including Heathrow Airport . In old records, Hounslow is spelt 'Hundeslow' which points to the Anglo-Saxon phrase ' Hundes hlāw ', translating to 'the Hound's barrow' or more accurately 'the barrow of a man named or nicknamed Hound'. Hounslow was centred around the Holy Trinity Priory founded in 1211. The priory developed what had been
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#17328007404971562-504: The Norman period, in which it lent its name to the hamlet of Heathrow . It was infamously known for the numbers of highwaymen and footpads in the area, who targeted wealthy individuals and noblemen. The Heath once had strategic importance as its routes acted as a throughway from London to the west and southwest of Britain. The present northern boundary of the Heath - Staines Road - was
1633-623: The Roman Road later known as the Devils Highway . There are several historic references to Roman camps surrounding the Heath. Both Oliver Cromwell and James II used the heath as a military encampment. In 1784 the first accurate measurements were made on the heath to establish the base line for the Ordnance Survey trigonometrical survey of Great Britain. The event was attended by King George IV and Joseph Banks , president of
1704-510: The Roman army during the nearly four centuries (AD 43–410) that Britannia was a province of the Roman Empire . It is estimated that about 2,000 mi (3,200 km) of paved trunk roads (surfaced roads running between two towns or cities) were constructed and maintained throughout the province. Most of the known network was complete by 180. The primary function of the network
1775-693: The Royal Society . In 1793, the Cavalry Barracks were constructed and were extended with the Beavers Lane Camp . Between 1914 and 1920 the heath became Hounslow Heath Aerodrome . Hounslow Heath Aerodrome was a grass airfield and was operational from 1910 to 1920. It was in the London borough of Hounslow, and in 1919 was where the first scheduled daily international commercial air services began. The territorial police force
1846-880: The South Downs Way . Although most routes were unpaved tracks, some British tribes had begun engineering roads during the first century BC. Beginning in AD ;43, the Romans quickly created a national road network. Engineers from the Roman army, in most cases, surveyed and built them from scratch. Key locations, both strategic and administrative, were connected by the most direct routes possible. Main roads were gravel or paved , had bridges constructed in stone or wood, and manned waypoints where travellers or military units could stop and rest. The roads' impermeable design permitted travel in all seasons and weather. Following
1917-489: The agger and the boundary ditches were used by pedestrians and animals, and were sometimes lightly metalled . The agger was sometimes, but not always, bordered by deep ditches to take rainwater and keep the road structure as dry as possible. The metalling was in two layers, a foundation of medium to large stones covered by a running surface, often a compacted mixture of smaller flint and gravel. About one quarter of road pavements were "bottomed" with large stones, mostly in
1988-595: The withdrawal of the Roman legions in 410, the road system soon fell into disrepair . Large sections were abandoned and lost. Parts of the network were retained by the Anglo-Saxons , eventually becoming integral routes in Anglo-Saxon Britain . The earliest roads, built in the first phase of Roman occupation (the Julio-Claudian period, AD 43–68), connected London with the ports used in
2059-472: The 'formerly flourishing village' (which used to stable 2000 horses) was suffering a 'general depreciation of property'. The Hounslow Loop Line was constructed in 1850 - which prompted new development. Hounslow Hospital opened in 1876 and closed in 1978. Hanworth Road drill hall (now the Treaty Lodge Hotel) was built for the 2nd Volunteer Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment. The construction of
2130-423: The 3rd century onwards with the emergence of Saxon seaborne raiding as a major and persistent threat to the security of Britannia . These roads linked to the coastal defensive line of Saxon Shore forts such as Brancaster ( Branodunum ), Burgh Castle ( Gariannonum ) near Great Yarmouth , Lympne ( Portus Lemanis ) and Pevensey ( Anderitum ). Standard Roman road construction techniques, long evolved on
2201-647: The A314 'Hanworth Road' that starts in Hounslow and finishes in Hanworth , Feltham . The historic A315 'London Road', 'Hounslow High Street', 'Hanworth Road', 'Grove Road' and 'Staines Road'; which starts in Central London and ends in Bedfont , Feltham. In doing this, it connects Hounslow to towns and districts such as Kensington, Hammersmith, Chiswick, Brentford and Isleworth. The A4 Great West Road joins with
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2272-729: The A315 in parts of Hounslow, the A3063, A3005 and B363. The single road re-divides just north in Norwood Green into a northwest road to Southall (the A3005) and into the A4127 that passes by Hanwell , briefly using the A4020 west before bypassing Dormers Wells , passing Greenford to reach Sudbury , the town immediately to the west of Wembley and North Wembley . For longer journeys north,
2343-698: The Continent , were used. A road occupied a wide strip of land bounded by shallow ditches, varying in width from 86 pedes (25.5 m or 84 ft) on Ermin Way in Berkshire to 338 pedes (100 m or 330 ft) on Akeman Street in Oxfordshire . A trunk road in Britain would typically be 5–8 m (16–26 ft) in width, with a gauge of 7 m (23 ft) being the most common. Watling Street
2414-759: The Emperor in whose reign they were completed, such as the Via Traiana from Rome to Brindisi in southern Italy which was named after the Emperor Trajan (98–117). As the Dover to London section of Watling Street was begun in the years following the Roman invasion of Britain in 43, it may have been known to the Romano-Britons as the Via Claudia in honour of Emperor Claudius (41–54) who led
2485-507: The Great West Road (a by-pass for the Bath Road, around Brentford, Isleworth and Hounslow town centres) in the 1920s attracted the building of factories and headquarters of large companies and led to a great deal of housing development. After a decline in the 1970s, offices largely replaced factories and further expansion in hotel and housing stock started to take place. Hounslow Heath has a continuous recorded history dating back to
2556-694: The M4, A4 or A30 then M25 provides the best routes. For longer journeys south, Hanworth Road leads to the A316 that becomes the M3 motorway . There are three main London Underground stations in the town; Hounslow East , Hounslow Central and Hounslow West , with all the stations being on the Piccadilly line . The District line used to operate services to Hounslow, and the town also has abandoned stations on
2627-409: The Roman Empire. The cursus was primarily concerned with the carriage of government or military officers, government payload such as monies from tax collection and for military wages, and official despatches, but it could be made available to private individuals with special permission and for a fee. In Britain, the Vindolanda tablets , a series of letters written on wooden tablets to and by members of
2698-411: The Roman army. Responsibility for their regular repair and maintenance rested with designated imperial officials (the curatores viarum ), though the cost would probably have been borne by the local civitas (county) authorities whose territory the road crossed. From time to time, the roads would be completely resurfaced and might even be entirely rebuilt, e.g. the complete reconstruction and widening of
2769-400: The Roman equivalent of motorway service areas . Roughly every 4 mi (6.4 km) – the most a horse could safely be ridden hard – there would be a mutatio (literally: "a change"), essentially stables where mounted messengers could change horses and a tavern to obtain refreshment. Cavalrymen from auxiliary mixed infantry- and cavalry- regiments ( cohortes equitatae ) provided most of
2840-496: The Romans departed, systematic construction of paved highways in the United Kingdom did not resume until the early 18th century. The Roman road network remained the only nationally managed highway system within Britain until the establishment of the Ministry of Transport in the early 20th century. Prior to the Romans pre-Roman Britons mostly used unpaved trackways for travel. These routes, many of which had prehistoric origins , followed elevated ridge lines across hills, such as
2911-515: The Underground stations. Hounslow bus garage and an adjoining bus station are close to the High Street . In 1962, as a result of the final stage of the London trolleybus programme of conversion to motor bus operation, when Isleworth garage was closed, the staff from that depot (coded IH) were transferred to Hounslow. The property is owned by the RATP Group , which took it over with the purchase of London United from Transdev . In addition to its frequent and regular daytime services throughout
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2982-444: The army's despatch-riders ( dispositi ). Relays of fresh riders and horses careering at full gallop could sustain an average speed of about 20 mph (32 km/h). Thus an urgent despatch from the army base at York to London – 200 mi (320 km), a journey of over a week for a normal mounted traveller – could be delivered in just 10 hours. Because mutationes were relatively small establishments, and their remains ambiguous, it
3053-400: The boundary between the ancient parishes of Heston and Isleworth , both in the Isleworth Hundred of Middlesex . Hounslow was made its own ecclesiastical parish in 1835, whilst continuing to straddle Heston and Isleworth for civil purposes . In 1875 a local government district was created covering the whole of the two civil parishes, governed by an elected local board. The district
3124-467: The construction of the Antonine Wall in 140. The core network was complemented by a number of routes built primarily for commercial, rather than military, purposes. Examples include: in Kent and Sussex , three certain roads leading from London to the important iron-mining area of the Weald ; and in East Anglia , the road from Colchester to Norwich, Peddars Way and the Fen Causeway . These eastern and southern routes acquired military importance from
3195-401: The customary dedication to the current Emperor and the number of miles to a particular destination. Only three provide additional information: two are dedicated by the public works departments of a civitas (county) ( Dobunni ) and a city (Lincoln), showing the involvement of local authorities in road maintenance; and the third records that the Emperor Caracalla (reigned 211–217) "restored
3266-411: The derelict land which was formerly a dye-works and a pub , had intended to build a new bus depot there. With strong public opposition, their plans were dropped in 2009, leaving the land derelict. TfL announced plans to sell the land for other development. Squatters moved in to form the Hounslow Community Land Project in May 2010. In December that year the project was abandoned and the group moved off of
3337-459: The garrison of Hadrian's Wall, show the operation of the cursus on the island. Milestones , of which 95 are recorded in Roman Inscriptions of Britain . Most of these date from the later part of the Roman period (AD250 onwards), since it was the practice to replace a road's milestones when a major repair was carried out. Milestones were usually cylindrical and 2–4 m (6 ft 7 in – 13 ft 1 in) in height. Most contain only
3408-479: The goods crossed fixed toll points along the roads, which likely were located in or near mansiones . At least half a dozen sites have been positively identified as mansiones in Britain, e.g. the excavated mansio at Godmanchester ( Durovigutum ) on Ermine Street (near Huntingdon , Cambridgeshire ). Mutationes and mansiones were the key infrastructure for the cursus publicus (the imperial postal and transport system), which operated in many provinces of
3479-470: The invasion ( Chichester and Richborough ), and with the earlier legionary bases at Colchester , Lincoln ( Lindum ), Wroxeter ( Viroconium ), Gloucester and Exeter . The Fosse Way , from Exeter to Lincoln, was also built at this time to connect these bases with each other, marking the effective boundary of the early Roman province. During the Flavian period (AD 69–96), the roads to Lincoln, Wroxeter and Gloucester were extended (by CE 80) to
3550-400: The lack of written and inscribed sources. This is in contrast to surviving routes in Italy and other Roman provinces within western Europe. In Britain, most major such routes bear Welsh , early Anglo-Saxon or later Middle English names, ascribed after the end of Roman rule in Britain (during the period known as the Early Middle Ages ). This means that the toponym of a road is not based on
3621-408: The legionary bases at Eboracum ( York ), Deva Victrix ( Chester ) and Isca Augusta ( Caerleon ). By 96, further extensions were completed from York to Corbridge , and from Chester to Luguvalium ( Carlisle ) and Segontium ( Caernarfon ) as Roman rule was extended over Cambria ( Wales ) and northern England ( Brigantia ). Stanegate , the military road from Carlisle to Corbridge,
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#17328007404973692-420: The major legionary bases by AD 80 as the frontier of the Roman-occupied zone advanced: Later a large number of other cross-routes and branches were grafted onto this basic network. After Boudica's Revolt , London ( Londinium ) commanded the major bridge across the Thames connecting the final northern and western legionary bases with the Kentish ports communicating with Boulogne ( Gesoriacum ) and
3763-480: The military campaign. The only well-documented name which might be etymologically linked to an original Roman name is the Fosse Way between Exeter and Lincoln , which may derive from fossa , the Latin word for "ditch". But this is likely to be attributable to a popular, rather than official, Roman name for the route. Generally, those Roman roads in Britain which are named look to Anglo-Saxon giants and divinities . For instance, Wade's Causeway in North Yorkshire
3834-594: The north and west where stone was more readily available. Some high-status roads in Italy were bound together by volcanic mortar , and a small minority of excavated sites in Britain have shown concrete or limestone mortar. Road surfaces in the iron-producing areas of the Weald were made from iron slag . The average depth of metalling over 213 recorded roads is about 51 cm (20 in), with great variation from as little as 10 cm (4 in) to up to 4 m (13 ft) in places, probably built up over centuries. The main trunk roads were originally constructed by
3905-413: The old line, such as Hounslow Town . Hounslow railway station , operated by South Western Railway , is on the line to London Waterloo , or westwards to Reading , Weybridge , Woking or Windsor . The line also offers services on the Hounslow Loop Line , opened 1850, further around the loop to Twickenham and Richmond . It is situated a fair distance from the town centre and is used far less than
3976-468: The original Roman nomenclature for naming highways within Britannia Superior or Britannia Inferior . For example, the Anglo-Saxons used the name Watlingestrate for the entire route from Dover / Portus Ritupis to Wroxeter , via Londinium (London) ; it is one of four former Roman roads ( Latin : cammini ) named as public rights of way under the Laws of Edward the Confessor in the early 11th century. Official road names were usually taken from
4047-411: The roads along their whole length. These would check the identities, travel permits and cargoes of road users. Mansiones may have housed the agents of the imperial procurator , the chief financial officer in the province, who collected the portorium , an imperial toll on goods in transit on public roads that was charged at 2 to 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 per cent of the value. The tax would be exacted when
4118-411: The roads, which had fallen into ruin and disuse through old age". Maps and Itineraries of the Roman era, designed to aid travellers, provide useful evidence of placenames, routes and distances in Britain. The most important is the Antonine Itinerary , dating from the later 3rd century, which contains 14 itineraries on the island. The original names of the Roman roads in Britain are not known due to
4189-399: The site, citing "continuing antisocial behaviour". 51°27′52.02″N 0°21′57.84″W / 51.4644500°N 0.3660667°W / 51.4644500; -0.3660667 Hounslow Hounslow ( / ˈ h aʊ n z l oʊ / HOWNZ -loh ) is a large suburban district of West London , England, 10 + 3 ⁄ 4 miles (17.5 kilometres) west-southwest of Charing Cross . It
4260-583: The surrounding areas, Hounslow is served by the N9 night service from Heathrow Airport to Central London. St Mark's Catholic School is on Bath Road. Lampton School was previously Spring Grove Grammar School, in the area of Lampton . Kingsley Academy was formerly known as Hounslow Manor School and Hounslow Heath School , formally known as Hounslow Heath Infant and Nursery School and Hounslow Heath Junior School before they merged, in Selwyn Close. Roman roads in Britannia Roman roads in Britannia were initially designed for military use, created by
4331-580: The town is The Lawn, in front of the former Civic Centre with its public tennis courts, in brown brick with three double-hung sash windows set back in reveals with flat arches, roof with parapet and porch of fluted doric columns , pilasters , entablature and semi-circular traceried fanlight . The similar example of 44–50 Bath Road: also in brown brick and as is sometimes seen, has been painted. Nearby country houses include Osterley House , Syon House , Hanworth Park House and Worton Hall. There are three major roads in Hounslow. The east–west roads,
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#17328007404974402-444: The visible form of footpaths through woodland or common land, such as the section of Stane Street crossing Eartham Wood in the South Downs near Bignor (Sussex). This and others like it are marked on Ordnance Survey maps with dotted lines. Peddars Way in Norfolk is a Roman road converted into a long-distance footpath. Wayside stations have been identified in Britain. Roman roads had regularly spaced stations along their length –
4473-408: The west of the capital city, with it having a large shopping centre which adjoins its high street and many restaurants, cafés and small businesses, many of which are associated with product assembly, marketing, telecommunications and Heathrow Airport , which has many businesses and public sector jobs in and around it to which the local population commute. The settlement is also partially employed in
4544-402: Was 10.1 m (33 ft) wide while the Fosse Way was little more than half that. Several unnamed roads were wider than Watling Street, such as the Silchester to Chichester road at 11.2 m (37 ft). In the centre a carriageway was built on a raised agger after stripping off soft topsoil, using the best local materials, often sand or sandy gravel. The two strips of ground between
4615-414: Was 103,337 in the 2011 census , whereas the wider borough had a population of 254,000. Hounslow has a high proportion of people who identify themselves as BAME (Black, Asian and minority Ethnic), and it is the borough's most diverse town. In seven of Hounslow's eight electoral wards , the BAME proportion is above 70%. The town has a large British Asian community. Hounslow is an economic hub within
4686-401: Was also a certain road beyond the Antonine Wall to Perth ( Bertha ) from the Antonine fort at Falkirk . Indeed, it has been thought that the Roman road to the north of the Forth , to Stirling and Perth, dates from the expedition of Severus to beyond the Dee in 209; it may be doubted whether there was time in that campaign for such a work, and the road may well belong to a period before
4757-461: Was built under the Emperor Trajan (ruled 98–117) along the line of the future Hadrian's Wall , which was constructed by his successor Hadrian in 122–132. Scotland ( Caledonia ), including England north of Hadrian's Wall, remained mostly outside the boundaries of Britannia province, as the Romans never succeeded in subjugating the entire island, despite a serious effort to do so by governor Gnaeus Julius Agricola in 82–84. The Romans maintained
4828-432: Was employed to name settlements near these former imperial highways. Stretham means "homestead or village on a Roman road" and likewise Stretford means " ford on a Roman road". The initial road network was built by the army to facilitate military communications. The emphasis was therefore on linking up army bases, rather than catering for economic flows. Thus, three important cross-routes were established connecting
4899-442: Was initially divided into three electoral wards : Heston, Hounslow and Isleworth. Such local government districts were converted into urban districts under the Local Government Act 1894 . A referendum of local electors was held in 1927 on whether to change the urban district's name from Heston and Isleworth to Hounslow. A significant majority of those who voted supported the change of name (6,778 in favour, 3,775 against), but it
4970-453: Was to allow rapid movement of troops and military supplies, but it subsequently provided vital infrastructure for commerce, trade and the transportation of goods. A considerable number of Roman roads remained in daily use as core trunk roads for centuries after the end of Roman rule in Britain in 410. Some routes are now part of the UK's national road network . Others have been lost or are of archeological and historical interest only. After
5041-426: Was vetoed by Middlesex County Council . The urban district was incorporated to become the Municipal Borough of Heston and Isleworth in 1932. The borough of Heston and Isleworth was abolished in 1965. Its area was transferred from Middlesex to Greater London and merged with the abolished Municipal Borough of Brentford and Chiswick and Feltham Urban District to become the London Borough of Hounslow. Hounslow
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