Ruislip-Northwood Urban District

Ruislip-Northwood
Urban district
Ruislip-Northwood within Middlesex in 1961
Area
• 1911/1931	6,585 acres (26.6 km2)
• 1961	6,584 acres (26.6 km2)
• Coordinates	51°35′28″N 0°25′48″W / 51.591°N 0.430°W / 51.591; -0.430
Population
• 1911	6,217
• 1931	16,042
• 1961	72,791
Density
• 1911	0.94/acre
• 1931	2.44/acre
• 1961	11.05/acre
History
• Origin	Ruislip parish
• Created	1904
• Abolished	1965
• Succeeded by	London Borough of Hillingdon
Status	Urban district
Government	Ruislip-Northwood Urban District Council
• HQ	Oaklands Gate
• Motto	Latin: 'Non Progredi Est Regredi' Not to go forward is to go backward.

Ruislip-Northwood was an urban district in west Middlesex, England, from 1904 to 1965.^[1] From its inception Ruislip-Northwood fell within the Metropolitan Police District and from 1933 it was part of the London Passenger Transport Area.

The urban district council presided over a huge increase in population as the Metropolitan Railway gave rise to many new development opportunities. This created many challenges to improve public services and housing while preserving the area's heritage sites. In 1931 King's College, Cambridge sold their final plots of land to the council, having been owners of much of the land in the manor of Ruislip since the mid-15th century.

The urban district was abolished in 1965 and its former area was incorporated into the newly established London Borough of Hillingdon, as part of Greater London.