Ruislip Manor

Human settlement in England

Ruislip Manor

Victoria Road, the main Ruislip Manor shopping parade

Ruislip Manor

Location within Greater London

OS grid reference| TQ1086
• Charing Cross| 13 mi (21 km) ESE
London borough|

* Hillingdon

Ceremonial county| Greater London
Region|

* London

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| RUISLIP
Postcode district| HA4
Dialling code| 01895
Police| Metropolitan
Fire| London
Ambulance| London
UK Parliament|

* Uxbridge and South Ruislip

London Assembly|

* Ealing and Hillingdon

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England
London

51°34′00″N 0°24′26″W﻿ / ﻿51.566754°N 0.407218°W﻿ / 51.566754; -0.407218

Ruislip Manor is an area of Ruislip in the London Borough of Hillingdon in West London. It is located approximately 13 miles (20.9 km) west north west of Charing Cross.

The construction of a halt on the Metropolitan Railway in the area in 1912 led to the development of Ruislip Manor, on what was rural land.

## History[edit]

Ruislip Manor was originally owned by King's College, Cambridge, as a part of the Manor of Ruislip. At the turn of the 20th century, Ruislip Manor was undeveloped rural land until a halt was constructed in 1912 as part of the Metropolitan Railway running between Harrow and Uxbridge. George Ball later purchased 186 acres to the south of the railway line from King's College with construction of the new estate taking place between 1933 and 1939.[1] Ball hoped the new housing would be available to the working man who wished to purchase his own home.[2] The original plan under the "Manor Homes" name had been for 2,322 homes which Ball agreed would not number more than 14 per acre.[3] The total number of houses was gradually reduced by 50 in 1934, then a further 35 in 1935, to allow the inclusion of Lady Bankes Primary School, St. Paul's Church and the Black Bull public house.

Ruislip Manor shops and tube station in 1978

The school was designed by the Middlesex County architect W.T. Curtis and the assistant architect for educational buildings, H. W. Burchett. A temporary school was opened by the Ruislip-Northwood Urban District Council on 17 October 1934 in the Victoria Hall. Lady Bankes school opened on 7 January 1936, named after Mary, Lady Bankes who had defended Corfe Castle from the Roundheads in the English Civil War.[4]

The railway halt was later rebuilt as a station in 1938 and became Ruislip Manor tube station.[1]

Along with surrounding areas, Ruislip Manor suffered from heavy aerial bombardment from the Luftwaffe during the Second World War because of its proximity to the fighter airfield RAF Northolt.[2] Children from Bourne Junior School in South Ruislip were sent to Lady Bankes School after their school was requisitioned by the Royal Air Force. Some of the children from Lady Bankes were then accommodated at Sacred Heart School nearby.[5]

In 2007, the London Borough of Hillingdon sold Ruislip Manor Library for redevelopment and rebuilt on the site of the Victoria Hall, as part of an investment programme for the borough's libraries.[6] The new library opened in October 2007.[7]

## References[edit]

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Citations

1. ^ a b "Ruislip Manor". London Borough of Hillingdon. 26 June 2007. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
2. ^ a b Bowlt, Eileen. M (1994). Ruislip Past. London: Historical Publications. ISBN 0-948667-29-X.
3. ^ Bowlt, Eileen. M (1989). 'The Goodliest Place in Middlesex'. A history of the Ancient Parish of Ruislip from the Domesday Book to modern times. Uxbridge: London Borough of Hillingdon. ISBN 0-907869-11-4.
4. ^ Bowlt 2007, p.20—21
5. ^ Bowlt 2007, p.22
6. ^ Buratta, Chris (7 March 2011). "Innovative idea to save libraries". Witney Gazette. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
7. ^ Page, Benedicte (19 March 2008). "Hillingdon hails Coates revamp". The Bookseller. Retrieved 1 April 2011.

Bibliography

* Bowlt, Eileen. M. (2007) Around Ruislip, Eastcote, Northwood, Ickenham & Harefield. Stroud: Sutton Publishing ISBN 978-0-7509-4796-1

## External links[edit]

* Ruislip Manor at Ruislip Online

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London Borough of Hillingdon

Districts|

* Cranford
* Eastcote
* Harefield
* Harlington
* Harmondsworth, Longford and Sipson
* Hatton Cross
* Hayes
* Hillingdon, North Hillingdon and Hillingdon Heath
* Ickenham
* Northwood
* Ruislip and South Ruislip
* Ruislip Gardens
* Ruislip Manor
* Uxbridge
* West Drayton
* Yeading
* Yiewsley and Cowley

Attractions|

* Battle of Britain Bunker
* Beck Theatre
* The Chimes, Uxbridge
* Compass Theatre
* Eastcote House Gardens
* Heathrow Airport
* Hillingdon Cycle Circuit
* Hillingdon Sports and Leisure Complex
* Ickenham Hall
* London Motor Museum, Hayes
* Manor Farm
* Open Air Theatre, Barra Hall Park
* The Pavilions
* Polish War Memorial
* Ruislip Lido (Ruislip Lido Railway)
* Southlands Arts Centre
* Swakeleys House
* Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground

Parks and open spaces|

* Barra Hall Park
* Bayhurst Wood
* The Closes Recreation Ground
* Copse Wood
* Crane Meadows
* Cranford Park
* Denham Lock Wood
* Frays Farm Meadows
* Hillingdon Court
* Ickenham Marsh
* Lake Farm Country Park
* Mad Bess Wood
* Mid Colne Valley
* Minet Country Park
* Norman Leddy Memorial Gardens
* Old Park Wood
* Park Wood
* Rockingham Recreation Ground
* Ruislip Lido
* Uxbridge Common
* Yeading Brook Meadows
* Colne Valley Regional Park (section)

Constituencies|

* Hayes & Harlington
* Ruislip, Northwood & Pinner
* Uxbridge & South Ruislip

Local government|

* Borough council
* Local elections
* 1964
* 1968
* 1971
* 1974
* 1978
* 1982
* 1986
* 1990
* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022

Tube and rail stations|

* Eastcote
* Hatton Cross
* Hayes & Harlington
* Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3
* Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3
* Heathrow Terminal 4
* Heathrow Terminal 4
* Heathrow Terminal 5
* Hillingdon
* Ickenham
* Northwood
* Northwood Hills
* Ruislip
* Ruislip Manor
* Ruislip Gardens
* South Ruislip
* Uxbridge
* West Drayton
* West Ruislip

Places of worship|

* St George's Interdenominational Chapel, Heathrow Airport
* St Giles' Church, Ickenham
* St Martin's Church, Ruislip
* St Mary the Virgin Church, Hayes
* sacred heart church, Ruislip

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