Osterley

Osterley (/ˈɒstəli/) is an affluent district of the historic parish of Isleworth in west London approximately 9.5 miles (15.3 km) west south-west of Charing Cross and is part of the London Borough of Hounslow. Most of its land use is mixed agricultural and aesthetic parkland at Osterley House (National Trust), charity-run, much of which is open to paying visitor access.

This article is about the area of London. For other uses, see Osterley (disambiguation).

Osterley
Osterley
Location within Greater London
Population13,031 (2011 Census. Osterley and Spring Grove Ward)[1]
OS grid referenceTQ145775
London borough
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHOUNSLOW
Postcode districtTW5
Post townISLEWORTH
Postcode districtTW7
Dialling code020
PoliceMetropolitan
FireLondon
AmbulanceLondon
UK Parliament
London Assembly

Osterley is on the most elevated soil of the parish,[2] dissected by A4 (The Great West Road) and extends further north than the M4 Motorway. Syon Lane forms the border to the east, while the border with the town of Heston is to the west. Osterley extends to the south of the A4 to at least Church Road based on house deeds, much housing existed before mid 1930s and before the A4, St Marys Church south of the A4 is also in Osterley.

Most of the land of Osterley is the large ancestral private estate of Osterley Park (one of the largest open spaces in west London) and its mansion. These were formerly owned by the Jersey family and were used during World War II as the home for Tom Wintringham's Home Guard training school. They are now National Trust property. During the inter-war period of the 1930s when the Great West Road was completed ribbon development housing appeared, and this gradually expanded to form the comparatively small residential sections within Osterley.

Besides Osterley House and Park, the district is also known for one of the London residences of The Sultan of Brunei (The Aviary Farm in Windmill Lane).

The electoral ward of Osterley and Spring Grove now has its own dedicated police team as part of the Metropolitan Police Safer Neighbourhoods programme.

Sport & Leisure

Osterley has a non-League football club CB Hounslow United F.C. who play at the Osterley Sports Ground.

Transport and locale
Map of Osterley – Click to enlarge

Nearest places

Kew Gardens is approximately 20 minutes away.

Nearest tube station

Nearest railway stations

References
  1. "Hounslow Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  2. Susan Reynolds (Editor) (1962). "Heston and Isleworth: Introduction". A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 3. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 27 October 2014.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
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