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'Greenford', historically ''Greenford Magna'', is a suburb in the London Borough of Ealing in west London, England.
The most prominent landmarks in the suburb are the A40, a large road that connects central London with the M40 motorway, and Horsenden Hill 278ft above sea level. The small Parish Church of Holy Cross (14th century) and Betham House, built by Edward Betham (C:1780). The small suburb of Perivale is considered to be part of Greenford.
Until the 15th century it was called Greenford Parva (Little Greenford), as opposed to Greenford Magna (Great Greenford). Greenford is one of the oldest recorded places in London Borough of Ealing, first referred to in a legal document dated 845 ad.
Greenford is considered to be birthplace of the modern organic chemical industry, as it was at William Perkin's chemical factory in North Greenford, by the Grand Union Canal that the worlds first aniline dye was discovered in March 1856. Perkin called his amazing discovery 'mauveine'. Today there is a blue plaque marking the spot in Oldfield Lane North, just south of the Black Horse Public House.
Greenford is possibly one of the most culturally diverse areas in West London,ranging with people from: India, Caribbean, the Middle-East, Poland, Somalia and Sri Lanka and many more. While walking down Greenford broadway it may be hard to select the dominant race in this area.
For more on Greenford, see the Ealing Council website [1]

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Nearest places

Nearest tube stations

Nearest railway station

Business Based in Greenford

Education

Nearest places

★ Northolt

★ Sudbury Hill

★ Perivale

★ Yeading

★ Southall

★ Hanwell

★ Harrow

Nearest tube stations

★ Greenford station

★ Sudbury Hill tube station

Nearest railway station

★ Greenford station

★ South Greenford station

Business Based in Greenford

★ British Bakeries

★ IBM

★ GlaxoSmithKline - (GSK), pharmaceutical research and development

★ Panavision

★ P&O - Distribution Center

★ Royal Mail Regional distribution center

★ Entertainment UK distribution center

Education

★ Greenford High School