If you're reading this on MyUxbridge, you are probably squarely in the middle of the ULEZ expansions zone that will now cover Hillingdon. Here's the thing - I hear someone complaining about it with entirely incorrect information every day. In the last month alone, I...
Moving home can be an exciting and scary time, no matter where you are moving - and moving to Uxbridge is no different. We understand that you need to check EVERYTHING before you move, like where you will be living, what the transport is like, which school are in the...
I recently moved to rented accommodation, and it wasn't long before the first bits of mail arrived that wasn't intended for me. And like most other people in the same situation, I wasn't entirely sure what to do. I obviously didn't have a forwarding address, and I...
Several historical events have taken place in and around the town, including attempted negotiations between King Charles I and the Parliamentary Army during the English Civil War. The public house at the centre of those events, since renamed the Crown & Treaty, still stands. Uxbridge also houses the Battle of Britain Bunker, from where the air defence of the south-east of England was coordinated during the Battle of Britain. Situated in RAF Uxbridge, the No. 11 Group Operations Room within the bunker played a crucial rule during the battle and was later used during the D-Day landings.
The wards of Uxbridge North and Uxbridge South are used for the election of councillors to Hillingdon Council and for statistical purposes. The 2011 Census recorded population figures of 12,048 for Uxbridge North and 13,979 for Uxbridge South.