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| Ordnance Survey | |
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| OS grid reference: | Maps for TQ155755 |
| Administration | |
| London borough: | Hounslow |
| Area: | Greater London |
| Region: | London |
| Nation: | England |
| Other | |
| Ceremonial county: | Greater London |
| Traditional county: | Middlesex |
| Police force: | Metropolitan Police |
| Post office and telephone | |
| Post town: | ISLEWORTH |
| Postcode: | TW7 |
| Dialling code: | 020 |
| Politics | |
| UK Parliament: | Brentford & Isleworth |
| London Assembly: | South West London |
| European Parliament: | London |
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Isleworth is located in the London Borough of Hounslow alongside the River Thames in west London. Note that the name is pronounced "eye-zul-worth" and not "eye-l-worth". It is the location of the headquarters of British Sky Broadcasting. It also used to have a film studio that produced The African Queen, starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn.
Isleworth has links with some famous artists:
A riverside settlement from prehistoric times, Isleworth was well established by the time of the Norman Conquest in the 11th century. The earliest form of the name is Gislhaesuuyrth, meaning Gilhere's settlement. Isleworth's southern part is known as 'Old Isleworth', while its northern part, bordering on Osterley, is known as 'Spring Grove'.
Isleworth's facilities include a public library, swimming pool, a playground called Redlees park, and a town hall. Also located in Isleworth is Nazareth house, a Catholic convent.
All Saints Church occupied its riverside site from the 13th century, being rebuilt in 1705 and 1970. Lower Square still has buildings dating from the 18th and early-19th centuries as well as the redevelopment of the 1980s.
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