![]() To its west flows the River Brent, which marks Hanwell's boundary with Southall. From 1894 it was its own urban district of Middlesex until being absorbed into Ealing Urban District in 1926. Later the trams of London United Tramways came on the Uxbridge Road in 1904, running from Chiswick to Southall. ![]() ![]() The Great Western Railway came in 1838 and Hanwell railway station opened. By the end of the 19th century there were over one thousand houses in Hanwell. Schools were established around this time in Hanwell notably Central London District School which Charlie Chaplin attended. St Mary's Church was established in the tenth century and has been rebuilt three times since, the present church dating to 1842. ![]() Hanwell is mentioned in the Domesday Book. It is the westernmost location of the London post town. It is about 1.5 miles west of Ealing Broadway and had a population of 28,768 as of 2011. Hanwell ( / ˈ h æ n w ɛ l/) is a town in the London Borough of Ealing.
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