Uxbridge is a suburban town in West London and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Hillingdon. Situated 15.4 miles west-northwest of Charing Cross, it is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. Uxbridge historically formed part of the parish of Hillingdon in the county of Middlesex, and was a significant local commercial centre from an early time. As part of the suburban growth of London in the 20th... Show more century it expanded and increased in population, becoming a municipal borough in 1955, and has formed part of Greater London since 1965. Several historical 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. The public house at the centre of those events, since renamed the Crown & Treaty, still stands. Uxbridge also houses the Battle...
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