Borough

Hillingdon

About:

The London Borough of Hillingdon is the westernmost borough in London and forms part of Outer London.

The population density in Hillingdon varies greatly. The population shares its land with Heathrow the world's busiest airport, several Ministry of Defence sites and rural land. It is this diverse land use, quite unique to Greater London, which accounts for a geographically large landmass that includes areas of sparse population together with areas of high population density.

Routes that go through Hillingdon:

London Outer Orbital Path (LOOP):

Section 10 (Hatton Cross to Hayes & Harlington)

Section 11 (Hayes & Harlington to Uxbridge)

Section 12 (Uxbridge to Harefield West)

Section 13 (Harefield West to Moor Park)

Interesting places on or near the route:

Black Jack's Mill and Lock & Grand Union Canal
Colne Valley Regional Park

Population:

243,006 which is 3.4% of the total London population (2001 Census)

Area:

116 square kilometres

Tube:

The borough is served by the Metropolitan, Piccadilly and Central lines. Visit http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tube/ for more information.

Rail:

Rail services in the boroughy are run by First Great Western (Great Western Main Line), Heathrow Connect and Chiltern Railways (London to Birmingham route). Visit http://www.tfl.gov.uk/rail/ for more information.

Bus:

The borough is served by a comprehensive network of bus routes. Visit http://www.tfl.gov.uk/buses/ for more information.

Green space:

The London Borough of Hillingdon is responsible for 239 parks and open spaces within its boundaries. Since much of the area is within the Green Belt, and it is the least-populated of all the Boroughs, there are large areas of open space. They range in size from the Colne Valley corridor to the smallest gardens and playing fields.