London Borough of Ealing

London Borough of Ealing
—  London Borough  —

Coat of arms
Council logo
Motto: Progress with Unity
Ealing shown within Greater London
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region London
Ceremonial county Greater London
Status London Borough
Admin HQ Ealing Town Hall, Uxbridge Road, Ealing
Incorporated 1 April 1965
Government
 - Type London borough council
 - Body Ealing London Borough Council
 - Leadership Leader & Cabinet
Chief Executive - Martin Smith (Labour)
 - Mayor Barbara Yerolemou
 - MPs Stephen Pound
Angie Bray
Virendra Sharma
 - London Assembly Richard Barnes AM for Ealing and Hillingdon
 - EU Parliament London
Area
 - Total 21.4 sq mi (55.53 km2)
Area rank 265th (of 326)
Population (2008 est.)
 - Total 309,000
 - Rank 21st (of 326)
 - Density 14,412.1/sq mi (5,564.6/km2)
 - Ethnicity[1] 45.5% White British
3.9% White Irish
9.5% Other White
1.0% White & Black Caribbean
0.5% White & Black African
1.3% White & Asian
1.0% Other Mixed
15.0% Indian
3.9% Pakistani
0.5% Bangladeshi
3.9% Other Asian
4.0% Black Caribbean
4.1% Black African
0.6% Other Black
1.4% Chinese
3.8% Other
Time zone GMT (UTC0)
 - Summer (DST) BST (UTC+1)
Postcodes {{{postcode_areas}}}
Police force Metropolitan Police
Website ealing.gov.uk

The London Borough of Ealing (pronunciation) is a borough in West London.

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Location

The London Borough of Ealing borders the London Borough of Hillingdon to the west, the London Borough of Harrow and the London Borough of Brent to the north, the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham to the east and the London Borough of Hounslow to the south.

The London borough was formed in 1965 by the merging the area of the Municipal Borough of Ealing, the Municipal Borough of Southall and the Municipal Borough of Acton from Middlesex

Along with Brentford, the London Borough of Ealing is the setting for much of the action in Robert Rankin's series of comedic novels, The Brentford Trilogy, which currently consists of six volumes. Ealing is also the primary setting for The Sarah Jane Adventures, being the location of Sarah Jane Smith's home.

In 2006 the borough was said to have "one of the largest Polish communities in the country".[2]

Within the borough are two garden suburbs, Brentham Garden Suburb and Bedford Park.

Districts in the borough

Parliamentary constituencies in Ealing

London Fire Brigade

There are four fire stations within the London Borough of Ealing. Southall and Northolt have similar-sized station grounds and both house two pumping appliances. Southall attended some 700 incidents more than their Northolt counterparts in 2006/07. Ealing, with two pumping appliances, and Acton, one pump and two fire investigation units, are the other two appliances in the area. Interestingly, the ward of Northfield had over forty malicious calls made from it -more than twice as any other ward within Ealing.[3]

Education

Ealing has a total of 91 state-run schools and nurseries. There are 13 high schools under the domain of the local education authority, 12 of which are either comprehensive, foundation or voluntary-aided, and one city academy.

The independent girls school Notting Hill and Ealing High is also located within the borough, as well as a number of independent preparatory schools.

Demographics

The borough of Ealing is both religiously and ethnically diverse, similar to the other boroughs in the west London area. The BME (black and minority ethnic) peoples make up approximately 50% of the borough's population. South Asians (and other) make up 24%, African and Caribbean (and other) make up 10%, Other Asian (mainly Iranian/Iraqi) make up 10%, and Chinese (and other) make up 5% respectively.

As well as being ethnically diverse, Ealing is also home to various religions with substantial followers, higher than the typical London average. Christianity makes up the largest religious group with 50%, Islam has 11%, Sikhism 8.5%, Hinduism 7.8%. The remaining 23% did not respond when asked.

Transport

The numerous National Rail and London Underground stations in the borough are:

Buses

London Buses routes 7, 65, 70, 72, 83, 90, 92, 94, 95, 105, 112, 120, 140, 187, 195, 207, 224, 226, 228, 260, 266, 272, 282, 283, 297, 395, 398, 427, 440, 482, 487, 607, E1, E2, E3, E5, E6, E7, E8, E9, E10, E11, H17, H32, PR2, other routes 895 ,Night route N7, N11 and N207.

Transport development

In April 2009 the council voted to support in principle a proposal for a North and West London Light railway.[4]

Town twinning

Ealing is twinned with:

References

  1. ↑ Data Management and Analysis Group, Greater London Authority, Demography Update October 2007, (2007)
  2. ↑ Ealing Times, 21st August 2006, Eighth Celebration of Polish Culture, Ealingtimes.co.uk
  3. ↑ London-fire.gov.uk
  4. ↑ The Times Comment on NWLLR light-rail proposal
  5. ↑ Ealing Council.Twinning. Accessed 2008-09-19

External links

London Borough of Ealing
Districts
Acton · Acton Green · Bedford Park · Ealing · East Acton · Greenford · Hanwell · North Acton · Northolt · Norwood Green · Park Royal · Perivale · South Acton · Southall · West Acton · West Ealing
 Location of the London Borough of Ealing in Greater London
Attractions
Pitzhanger Manor Gallery and House · Walpole Park  · Gunnersbury Park Museum · London Transport Museum Depot
Constituencies
Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush · Ealing North · Ealing Southall
Other topics
People · Public art · Schools
Parks and open spaces in Ealing