Greenford

Greenford is a big suburb within the London Borough of Ealing in west London, UK. It turned into an historical parish within the historic county of Middlesex. It is eleven miles from Charing Cross in Central London. Greenford is served through London Underground's Central Line and terminus for the Greenford branch of the GWR. The metropolis is also served through another station South Greenford, which is also on the Greenford branch of the GWR. Nearby locations encompass Yeading, Hanwell, Perivale, Southall, Northolt, Ealing, Sudbury, Harrow and Wembley.

The most outstanding landmarks within the suburb are Horsenden Hill, 279 ft above sea degree; the small Parish Church of Holy Cross, and Betham House, constructed via Edward Betham. Greenford is taken into consideration to be birthplace of the current natural chemical enterprise, because it turned into at William Perkin's chemical manufacturing facility in North Greenford, by way of the Grand Union Canal, that the arena's first aniline dye become determined in March 1856.

Perkin known as his outstanding discovery 'mauveine'. Today there may be a blue plaque marking the spot in Oldfield Lane North, simply south of the Black Horse public residence. Local anecdote says that Queen Elizabeth I might best consume bread crafted from wheat grown in Greenford, and until 2013/14 Greenford became the house to the Hovis manufacturing facility.