The London Borough of Hounslow is a London borough in west London, England, forming a part of Outer London. The borough was established in 1965, under the London Government Act 1963, by the merger of the area of the former Brentford and Chiswick Urban District, Feltham Urban District as well as the Heston and Isleworth Urban District of Middlesex. It borders the boroughs of Richmond upon Thames, Hammersmith and Fulham, Ealing and Hillingdon, as well as the Surrey borough of Spelthorne. The local authority is Hounslow London Borough Council.
Hounslow grew quickly in the latter half of the twentieth century as a result of other travel, a connection to the largest of London's airports since the 1940s, Heathrow Airport which is inside the Hounslow post town.
The Great West Road, which crosses the borough from Chiswick to Heathrow, formerly served nationally and globally renowned manufacturers like Firestone, Gillette and Coty. As a result, the borough became called the 'Golden Mile'. A couple of of these factory sites remain, for example Gillette Corner, and also the Great West Road continues to be home to many prestigious names, supplying them with easy non-motorway access between Slough, London Heathrow Airport and Central London. Other notable landmarks include Osterley Park, Gunnersbury Park, Syon House, the London Museum of Water and Steam, and Chiswick House.