Northwood

Northwood is a suburban area in Greater London, and is part of the London Borough of Hillingdon. The population was recorded as 11,068 in 2008, by the Office for National Statistics. Northwood was first recorded in 1435 as Northwode, formed from the Old English 'north' and 'wode', meaning 'the northern wood', in relation to Ruislip. Northwood Hills shares the origin. By 1891, Northwood had 115 houses, one shop and one public house. In 1901, there was a population of 2,500, with around 500 houses and 26 shops. The monks of the Bec Abbey who lived at Manor Farm in Ruislip in the 11th century owned a grange in Northwood. Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury had 568 acres (230 ha) cleared in the Manor of Ruislip in 1608. Much of this land...