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 in the historic county of Middlesex. The borough covers a total area of 44.67 square miles. This makes it the second largest of the 32 London boroughs by area.
Hillingdon Council governs the borough, having its headquarters within the Civic Centre in Uxbridge. The south of the borough's former strong relationship with industry has diminished since the 1980s to be replaced by a predominantly residential suburban population; the north continues to be a consistently residential suburban area.
The borough's residential locations expanded with the extension of the Metropolitan Railway from Harrow on the Hill to Uxbridge in the early 20th century along with the gradual establishment of stops along the line, becoming referred to as 'Metro-land'.
According to 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 about 1800 acres. As a lot of the area is within the Metropolitan Green Belt it was, in 2008, on the list of least densely populated of all the London boroughs; open spaces range in size from the Colne Valley Regional Park to smaller sized gardens such as Lake Farm Country Park. For all of your home upgrades, ensure that you use trustworthy specialists in Hillingdon to make sure you get the top quality.