Perivale, London, England

Perivale is a suburb in the London Borough of Ealing, 9. 5mi west of Charing Cross, central London. Landmarks in the suburb include the large Art Deco Hoover Building, as well as St Mary's Church (C: 12th century), the River Brent and Perivale Wood Local Nature Reserve run by the Selborne Society. ToponymyUntil the 18th century Perivale was called Little Greenford or Greenford Parva, to distinguish it from Great Greenford. HistoryPerivale is an ancient parish in the historic county of Middlesex. It formed part of Greenford Urban District from 1894 to 1926, and was then absorbed by the Municipal Borough of Ealing. Before the residential building expansion of the 1930s, the fields of Perivale were used to grow hay for the working horses of Victorian London, a scene described in the ending of John Betjeman's poem 'Return to Ealing': ". . . And a gentle gale from Perivale /blows up the hayfield scent. "GeographyAlthough mainly residential, there are some office blocks and parades of shops on Bilton Road, the A40 slip road and in the Medway Village. Perivale has two golf courses: Ealing Golf Club and Perivale Golf Course.

Perivale is a suburb in the London Borough of Ealing, 9. 5mi west of Charing Cross, central London. Landmarks in the suburb include the large Art Deco Hoover Building, as well as St Mary's Church (C: 12th century), the River Brent and Perivale Wood Local Nature Reserve run by the Selborne Society. ToponymyUntil the 18th century Perivale was called Little Greenford or Greenford Parva, to distinguish it from Great Greenford. HistoryPerivale is an ancient parish in the historic county of Middlesex. It formed part of Greenford Urban District from 1894 to 1926, and was then absorbed by the Municipal Borough of Ealing. Before the residential building expansion of the 1930s, the fields of Perivale were used to grow hay for the working horses of Victorian London, a scene described in the ending of John Betjeman's poem 'Return to Ealing': ". . . And a gentle gale from Perivale /blows up the hayfield scent. "GeographyAlthough mainly residential, there are some office blocks and parades of shops on Bilton Road, the A40 slip road and in the Medway Village. Perivale has two golf courses: Ealing Golf Club and Perivale Golf Course.