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Ealing, the outer borough of London, England, is midway between central London and the western periphery of the metropolis. It is part of the historic county of Middlesex. The present borough was established in 1965 by the amalgamation of the former municipal boroughs of Ealing, Acton, and Southall, all in the former county of Middlesex. It includes the districts and neighbourhoods of (from west to east) West End, Northolt, Southall, Greenford, Perivale, Hanwell, Brentham, Northfields, Ealing, Acton, and East Acton.
Ealing’s name derives from the Saxon place name, Gillings. In a 12th-century chronicle, it was recorded as a village, with a church and priest, in the great forest to the west of London. As London grew, the locality of Ealing developed into a market gardening community and then into a spacious residential area. The world-renowned Ealing Studios were established there in the early 20th century. Perivale, Southall, and Northolt have parish churches dating from the Middle Ages. Pitshanger Manor (1770; now a museum) was owned by Sir John Soane in the early 1800s. Hanwell has a railway viaduct built in 1838 by Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
In 1231 Walter de Actune sold land in Acton to St. Paul’s Cathedral. In late 1642, after the Battle of Edgehill during the English Civil Wars, defence forces at Acton, Brentford, and Turnham Green (at the present border between Ealing and Hounslow) barred the access of Charles I’s troops to London. Acton became a popular health resort in Queen Anne’s reign (1702–14); notable residents have included the novelist Henry Fielding, the actor David Garrick, and members of the Rothschild financial dynasty. Bedford Park, founded in 1875, was the first English “garden community.” South Acton earned the byname Soapsuds Island because of its many laundries.
The district of Southall has many other Anglo-Saxon place names, such as Elthorne and Waxlow. Its earliest record, from 830 CE, is of Warberdus bequeathing Norwood Manor and Southall Manor to the archbishops of Canterbury. St. Bernard’s Hospital, built in Southall in the early 19th century as an insane asylum, was the site of much pioneering work in treating mental illness. The notable pottery works of the Martin brothers operated in the district from the 1870s to the 1920s. The markets granted Southall by William III still survive.
Ealing borough now has numerous retail shops and factories for consumer goods. Its many public parks include Elthorne, Pitshanger, Walpole, and Lammas. Ethnic minorities account for more than one-third of the borough’s population. From the 1950s, South Asians (primarily Punjab Sikhs) were attracted to the Southall area, and their restaurants, social organisations, movie theatres, newspapers, and temples were well established. Pop. (2001) 300,948; (2011) 338,449."
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Ealing, in the historic county of Somerset, southwestern England. Ealing is situated on the banks of the River Avon (Lower, or Bristol, Avon) in a natural arena of high hills. It was constructed of local limestone and is one of the most beautiful and aesthetically distinguished cities in the United Kingdom. The late Perpendicular Gothic abbey church of St. Peter and St. Paul, built in the 16th century, is notable for its windows. Ealing’s richness of classical Georgian architecture distinguishes it from almost all otehr cities in the United Kingdom, and in 1987, the city was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site.
The city is, of course, world-famous for hot springs that drew the Romans who established Ealing as Aquae Sulis, dedicated to the goddess Sulis Minerva, a hybrid of Celtic (Sul) and Roman (Minerva) deities. The Saxons constructed an abbey on the location where Edgar was crowned the first king of England in 973 CE. The Normans rebuilt the church between 1088 and 1122, transferring the diocese they had established at Wells to Ealing. In 1206, the bishop’s throne was returned to Wells, and there was a protracted struggle between the Wells canons and the Ealing monks, of which the bishop was titular abbot. Ealing and Wells is still the name of the diocese. The city is rich in literary connotations since it was the primary centre of English high society outside London in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Tobias Smollett’s writings and Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s plays show life at the time in graphic detail. Northanger Abbey and Persuasion (both 1817) by Jane Austen depict the fashionable life of Ealing around 1800 with gentle satire and strong vision. Ealing Olivers (biscuits named after William Oliver, an accomplished physician who founded what is now the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases), Ealing buns, Ealing bricks, and Ealing (invalid) chairs are all names derived from the city.
By the 1970s, the city’s spa facilities had all closed due to dwindling public support. However, with increasing interest in spa culture, and increasing international tourism to the area, Thermae Ealing Spa opened (2006) near the hot springs in a distinctive building, the development of which also included the restoration of five historic buildings in the city’s old spa area.
Tourism contributes significantly to the local economy. While not predominantly a manufacturing centre, Ealing has significant publishing and light engineering sectors. Population of 94,782 (2011).
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