Lampton is a small area of

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located on the Great West Road in the

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, between Hounslow town centre and

Heston Heston is a suburban area and part of the Hounslow district in the London Borough of Hounslow. The residential settlement covers a slightly smaller area than its predecessor farming village, 10.8 miles (17.4 km) west south-west of Charing C ...

. Its name derives from the

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for 'lamb farm.'Willey, Russ. ''Chambers London Gazetter'', p 285. Lampton was traditionally the property of the Bulstrodes (lords of the manor of Hounslow) from the 18th century on; their plans to create grand housing along the Lampton Road in 1881 were unsuccessful, and the area remained a small, primarily-agricultural hamlet until the late 19th century. The area became built-up as a result of the extension of what is now the

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to Hounslow. The area gives its name to

Lampton School Lampton School Academy is a secondary school and sixth form with Academy (English school), academy status located in Hounslow, west London, England. Admissions Lampton is a Leading Edge Partnership, Leading Edge school, and is a Training school ...

, Lampton Road and

Lampton Park Lampton is a small area of Hounslow located on the Great West Road in the London Borough of Hounslow, between Hounslow town centre and Heston. Its name derives from the Old English for 'lamb farm.'Willey, Russ. ''Chambers London Gazetter'', p ...

Lampton Park

Lampton Park is located northwest of

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. The park is divided into two main areas, with playing fields to the north and a more formal park to the south. It includes hard-standing tennis courts, a children's playground, flower and shrub beds, a small pond and a memorial garden. There is also a nature area which includes native woodlands and a wildflower meadow. The park was opened in 1930, and in 1951 a

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that had been unearthed at a gravel works in Heston in 1926 was installed in the park. Lampton Park was one of the parks used for the Charter Celebrations in October 1932 when the

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(UDC) became a

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Gallery

Black Horse, Lampton, TW3 (7929399658).jpg, The Black Horse pub, Lampton Road in 2012 Lampton Park - geograph.org.uk - 4545568.jpg, Lampton Park in 2015 Lampton Park - geograph.org.uk - 4547332.jpg,

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train ( 1973 Stock) visible from Lampton park Sarsen Stone - geograph.org.uk - 4545601.jpg,

in Lampton Park

References

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