11 Group Operations Room, also used during the D-Day landings. RAF Uxbridge houses the Battle of Britain Bunker, from where the air defence of the south-east of England was coordinated during the Battle of Britain especially from its No. The public house at the centre of those events, since renamed the Crown & Treaty, still stands. As part of the suburban growth of London in the 20th century it expanded and increased in population, becoming a municipal borough in 1955, and has formed part of Greater London since 1965.Ī few major events have taken place in and around the town, including attempted negotiations between King Charles I and the Parliamentary Army during the English Civil War.

Uxbridge formed part of the parish of Hillingdon in the county of Middlesex, and was a significant local commercial centre from an early time.

Situated 15.4 miles (24.8 km) west-northwest of Charing Cross, it is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. Uxbridge ( / ˈ ʌ k s b r ɪ dʒ/) is a suburban town in west London and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Hillingdon.

Middlesex township minutes