The London Borough of Hillingdon is the westernmost borough in Greater London. It was formed in 1965 from the districts of Hayes and Harlington, Ruislip-Northwood, Uxbridge, and Yiewsley and West Drayton inside the historic county of Middlesex. The borough covers a total area of 44.67 square miles. This makes it the second biggest of the 32 London boroughs by area.
For administrative purposes, the borough is separated into North and South Hillingdon. The south of the borough's former strong connection with industry has diminished since the 1980s to be replaced by a predominantly residential suburban population; the north has remained a consistently residential suburban area.
The borough's residential places expanded with the extension of the Metropolitan Railway from Harrow on the Hill to Uxbridge during the early twentieth century along with the gradual establishment of stops along the line, becoming generally known as 'Metro-land'.
In accordance with population estimates in the middle of 2014, Hillingdon currently features a permanent population of around 292690 people.
The borough maintains over 200 green spaces, totalling around 1800 acres. As much of the area is inside the Metropolitan Green Belt it was, in 2008, one of the least densely populated of all the London boroughs; open spaces range in size from the Colne Valley Regional Park to smaller sized gardens like Lake Farm Country Park. For all of your home upgrades, make sure that you employ trustworthy pros in Hillingdon to ensure that you get the very best quality.