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Harmondsworth was first mentioned in a document in the 8th century when King Offa gave land to one of his servants. The name comes from the Anglo-Saxon “Heremōdes worþ” which means Heremund’s enclosure. Before the Norman conquest, the manor of Harmondsworth belonged to the last Anglo-Saxon king, Harold Godwinson. After the conquest, William I took over. In 1069, the king gave the manor to the Abbey of Holy Trinity. It belonged to the Abbey until the 14th century. This UB7 area is an ancient parish that encompasses the hamlets of Longford, Sipson, and Heathrow. It is in the historic county of Middlesex.

The population grew in the 1930s after residential buildings were developed in this part of North West London. There were many orchards here and the area was used for market gardening. St Mary’s church is one of the oldest buildings in Harmondsworth. The construction dates from the 12th century. Harlington, Harmondsworth and Cranford Cottage Hospital opened in 1885. The land and building costed £1557. British Airways has its headquarters in this area in a building from 1998. American Airlines has a Harmondsworth office as well. The area was home to Penguin Books. The Crown and the Five Bells are the local pubs. The Grange is a 17th-century house that was transformed into an office building.

Emperor Gaius Julius Caesar is one of the historical figures associated with the area. Economist Lionel Robbins is one of the notable former residents. The Great Barn is a 15th-century construction that was part of the Harmondsworth manor farm. It is the largest English building with timber framing. Poet John Betjeman gave it the nickname of “cathedral of Middlesex”. An earlier 11th-century barn stood on the site of the present-day barn. Those who did not plow had to “thresh in the barn until sunset”. The Great Barn is now open to the public.