Horsenden Hill is a hill and open space, located in the Perivale

Perivale

Perivale is a small suburb in the London Borough of Ealing, west of Charing Cross, central London. Landmarks in the suburb include the A40, a large road that connects Central London with the M40 motorway, and the large Art Deco Hoover Building, as well as St Mary's Church , the River Brent and...

, Sudbury

Sudbury, London

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, and Greenford

Greenford

Greenford is a large suburb in the London Borough of Ealing in west London, UK. It was historically an ancient parish in the former county of Middlesex. The most prominent landmarks in the suburb are the A40, a major dual-carriageway; Horsenden Hill, above sea level; the small Parish Church of...

 areas of London

London

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, UK. It is in the London Borough of Ealing

London Borough of Ealing

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, close to the boundary with the London Borough of Brent

London Borough of Brent

In 1801, the civil parishes that form the modern borough had a total population of 2,022. This rose slowly throughout the 19th century, as the district became built up; reaching 5,646 in the middle of the century. When the railways arrived the rate of population growth increased...

. It is one of the higher eminences in the local area, rising to 85m / 276 ft above sea level, and is near the site of an ancient hillfort. It is the site of a trig point

Trig point

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, TP4024.

In the Second World War the hill was the site of an anti-aircraft battery, which was used to protect the local factories from air attack. There are currently two reservoirs built into the hill on the south side. To the south and east the hill is bound by the Grand Union Canal

Grand Union Canal

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 (Paddington branch), which runs roughly along the 100 ft (30.5 m) contour line.

To the south west lies Perivale Wood Bird Reserve, run and maintained by the Selbourne Society. A scenic spot on the Capital Ring

Capital Ring

The Capital Ring is a strategic walking route that is being promoted by London's 33 local councils, led by the City of London Corporation in partnership with the Greater London Authority and its functional body for regional transport, Transport for London, through which much of the funding is...

 in the summer months, Horsenden Hill offers fine views across west London

London

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 and beyond; places visible include Harrow on the Hill, the new Wembley Stadium

Wembley Stadium

The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...

, Northala Fields

Northala Fields

Northala Fields is an award-winning country-style park located in Northolt, Greater London about 11 miles west of Marble Arch. It was opened in 2007 and consists of four artificial hills standing next to the A40 Western Avenue, as well as several fishing lakes and a large field area...

, planes coming in to land at Heathrow Airport, and on a clear day, the Home Counties

Home Counties

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 of Surrey

Surrey

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, Berkshire

Berkshire

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 and Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire

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.

Two golf course

Golf course

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s cover parts of the hill on the south and east sides. Nearby stations are Perivale tube

Perivale tube station

-History:The Great Western Railway opened "Perivale Halt" on 2 May 1904. The current London Underground station was opened on 30 June 1947. In July 2011 the station was one of 16 London Underground stations made a Grade II listed building,-The station today:...

, Sudbury tube

Sudbury Town tube station

Sudbury Town is a London Underground station on the Uxbridge branch of the Piccadilly Line. The station is between Sudbury Hill and Alperton. It is located on Station Approach in Sudbury, a short distance from the junction of Bridgewater Road and Harrow Road . The forecourt of the station is...

 and Greenford tube and rail

Greenford station

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 stations. There is also a visitors centre located at Perivale Farm on the east side of the hill and a public car park on the north side. The car park and visitors centre close at dusk. Access to both is via Horsenden Lane in North Greenford.

In the summer of 2006, as part of the Horsenden Grazing Project, Highlander

Gàidhealtachd

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cows were introduced to graze in a fenced-off area.

External links

• A view of Horsenden Hill from the canal
• Horsenden Hill hillfort entry at megalithic.co.uk
• Horsenden Hill trigpoint entry at trigpointinguk.com
• A set of photos of Horsenden Hill