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Southlands LitOct: Hillingdon’s answer to Hay Literary Festival?

Southlands LitOct: Hillingdon’s answer to Hay Literary Festival?

Southlands LitOct 2024 Celebrates Literary Excellence, Writing and Books with a month-long festival in October 2024. Southlands Arts Centre Hosts LitOct 2024, A Celebration of Literature, Creativity, and Community Full list of events below (Click here to scroll down)...

Making MyUxbridge work for you

Making MyUxbridge work for you

We are working on a lot behind the scenes, much of which we want to keep under wraps for now. But besides expanding the directory, and adding things to do in Uxbridge we are looking into a range of awards of the area, and a closer look at the community, and history of...

Sponsor a tree outside your home in Hillingdon

Sponsor a tree outside your home in Hillingdon

If you're lucky enough to have a garden big enough for a tree, then good for you. But did you know you can sponsor a tree planted outside your home or in one of Hillingdon's parks? Until recently, I had no idea this was even a possibility. But it turns out that...

Costa Coffee Takeover Uxbridge with Fourth Store [Update]

Costa Coffee Takeover Uxbridge with Fourth Store [Update]

*Updated Dec 2016 Click Here* How many do we need?As of July, Uxbridge town centre now has no less than four costa coffee shops, All within walking distance of each other and there has come a point we have to ask, how many do we actually need? Once Starbucks was the...

History & Heritage of Uxbridge Festival 2021

History & Heritage of Uxbridge Festival 2021

I recently found out that the Hillingdon Chamber of commerce - along with their partners - are putting on a festival about the Heritage and History of Uxbridge. Having lived in the area for quite some time, I always find it interesting to discover the history that is...

Christmas Lights are on in Uxbridge

Christmas Lights are on in Uxbridge

Now that the national lockdown is lifted - and we can return to non-essential shops - it was time to venture back into Uxbridge! And the Christmas lights really help make it more appealing. In fact, you might forget that we are still at the end of a pandemic until you...

Covid-19 & The “New Normal” in Uxbridge

Covid-19 & The “New Normal” in Uxbridge

After the cinemas finally opened back up - and my desire to help the industry in any small way - I headed back to Uxbridge. New one-way arrows on the floor, vending machines that dispense face masks and other PPE, clear plastic screens on tills, and face masks on...

Intu Enters Administration – What it means for Intu Uxbridge?

Intu Enters Administration – What it means for Intu Uxbridge?

As you may now be aware, Intu Properties Plc. has entered administration. This will potentially be alarming for many in Uxbridge, whether you shop in Uxbridge or work there. But what does this mean for our Intu shopping centre? Well, for now, not much. Its centres...

Waterstones closed for refurbishment

Waterstones closed for refurbishment

In the windows of waterstones, located in the Chimes (Intu shopping centre) I noticed a sign which grabbed my attention. They are closing for a refurb. But this is clearly not just a lick of paint. The sign states that they will be closed until Spring/Summer 2020. In...

Gift Box, Uxbridge Closes after 37 years

Gift Box, Uxbridge Closes after 37 years

Walking through the Pavilions (current name)  this morning it seemed like every  shop was advertising their NewYears sale. One shop, however, stood out; the sign on Giftbox isn’t just advertising their seasonal sale, but instead is accompanied by a note announcing...

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About Uxbridge
Uxbridge is a town in west London, England, and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Hillingdon. Fifteen miles (24.1 km) west-northwest of Charing Cross, it is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. Uxbridge historically formed part of the parish of Hillingdon in the county of Middlesex and was a significant local commercial centre from an early time. As part of the suburban growth of London in the 20th century, it expanded and increased in population, becoming a municipal borough in 1955, and has formed part of Greater London since 1965. It is a significant retail and commercial centre, and is the location of Brunel University and the Uxbridge campus of Buckinghamshire New University. The town is close to the boundary with Buckinghamshire, which is locally the River Colne.

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.