London Borough of Hounslow

London Borough of Hounslow
London borough
Hounslow from the air
Coat of arms Council logo
Hounslow shown within Greater London
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	London
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Created	1 April 1965
Admin HQ	Hounslow
Government
• Type	London borough council
• Body	Hounslow London Borough Council
• London Assembly	Nicholas Rogers AM for South West
• MPs	Seema Malhotra Ruth Cadbury
Area
• Total	21.61 sq mi (55.98 km2)
• Rank	237th (of 296)
Population  (2022)
• Total	290,488
• Rank	54th (of 296)
• Density	13,000/sq mi (5,200/km2)
Ethnicity (2021) [1]
• Ethnic groups	List 44.1% White 36.7% Asian 7.3% other 7.2% Black 4.7% Mixed
Religion (2021) [1]
• Religion	List 38.3% Christianity 18.6% no religion 16.7% Islam 9.5% Hinduism 8.6% Sikhism 6.1% not stated 1.4% Buddhism 0.8% other 0.2% Judaism
Time zone	UTC (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
Postcodes	TW, W
Area code	020
ONS code	00AT
GSS code	E09000018
Police	Metropolitan Police
Website	http://www.hounslow.gov.uk/

The London Borough of Hounslow (/ˈhaʊnzloʊ/ ^ⓘ HOWNZ-loh) is a London borough in west London, England, forming part of Outer London. It is governed by Hounslow London Borough Council.

The borough stretches from near Central London in the east (Chiswick) to the border with Surrey in the west (Feltham and Bedfont), covering five major towns: Chiswick (W4), Brentford (TW8), Isleworth (TW7), Hounslow (TW3, TW4, TW5) and Feltham (TW13, TW14); it borders the boroughs of Richmond upon Thames, Hammersmith and Fulham, Ealing and Hillingdon, in addition to the Spelthorne district of Surrey.

The borough is home to the London Museum of Water & Steam and the attractions of Osterley Park, Gunnersbury Park, Syon House, and Chiswick House. Moreover, landmarks straddling the border of Hounslow include; Twickenham Stadium and London Heathrow Airport in the London Boroughs of Richmond-upon-Thames and Hillingdon respectively.