Greenford

Greenford
Greenford Broadway
Greenford Location within Greater London
Population	46,787 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid reference	TQ135825
London borough	Ealing
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GREENFORD
Postcode district	UB6
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Ealing North
London Assembly	Ealing and Hillingdon
List of places UK England London 51°31′48″N 0°20′56″W / 51.5299°N 0.3488°W / 51.5299; -0.3488

Greenford (/ˈɡriːnfərd/) is a large town in the London Borough of Ealing in west London, England, lying 11 miles (18 km) west from Charing Cross. It has a population of 46,787 inhabitants, or 62,126 with the inclusion of Perivale.

Greenford is served by Greenford Station (London Underground Central Line and Greenford branch of the Great Western Railway mainline service). South Greenford mainline station (on the A40 Western Avenue, also on the Greenford branch of the GWR) is actually in Perivale.^[2] Neither station is in Greenford Town Centre (Greenford Broadway), which instead is served by many local buses.

Nearby places include Yeading, Hanwell, Perivale, Southall, Northolt, Ealing, Sudbury and Sudbury Hill. The most prominent landmark in the suburb is Horsenden Hill, 279 feet (85 m) above sea level.

Greenford covers a large area, including the two miles of Greenford Road, giving it three localities: North Greenford, Greenford Green, and Greenford Broadway – this is also reflected in the names of the electoral wards. Though a separate "town" within the borough of Ealing,^[3][4] the Royal Mail includes Perivale within the Greenford post area and as such the two share the UB6 postcode.