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Greenford, historically Greenford Magna, is a suburb in the London
Borough of Ealing in west London, England. Greenford is one of the
oldest recorded places in Ealing, first referred to in a legal
document dated AD 845. Historically, it is part of the county of
Middlesex, but is now part of area known as ‘West London’.
The most prominent landmarks in the suburb are the A40, a large road
that connects Central London with the M40 motorway, Horsenden Hill
85 metres (280 ft) above sea level, the small Parish Church of Holy
Cross (14th century) and Betham House, built by Edward Betham (c.
1780).
The small suburb of Perivale is considered to be part of Greenford,
and was referred to as Greenford Parva (Little Greenford) until the
15th century.
Greenford is considered to be birthplace of the modern organic
chemical industry, as it was at William Perkin’s chemical factory in
North Greenford, by the Grand Union Canal that the world’s first
aniline dye was discovered in March 1856. Perkin called his amazing
discovery ‘mauveine’. Today there is a blue plaque marking the spot
in Oldfield Lane North, just south of the Black Horse Public House.
The former Rockware glassworks on the canal is commemorated by
Rockware Avenue.
Greenford is one of the most culturally diverse areas in West
London, accommodating people from: India, Caribbean, Kenya, the
Middle-East, Poland, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Macedonia and many more.
When walking down Greenford Broadway today it can be hard to
determine the most prevalent ethnicity in this area.[citation
needed]Since the accommodation of Poland into the EU alarge influx
of Polish has occurred since the EU enlargement. At times it seems
the ever present Irish community has been superseded by the Poles.
