15 Feb
Upvc double glazing units only
Woking - GU21
Enquiry from: Peter G
Start Date: Immediate
Double glazing including sash windows
Bedfont
Bedfont is a district in the London Borough of Hounslow in West London. It is 21 km west-southwest of Charing Cross and 2 miles from Heathrow Airport. It consists of the area that's informally known as North Feltham plus the neighbourhood of Hatton.
Bedfont is referenced inside the Domesday Book as ‘Bedefunde’, which is believed to originate from the Anglo-Saxon word ‘Bedfunta’, which means ‘bed’s spring’. It states that the manors of Bedfont, Hatton and Stanmore were all held by William Fitz Other. Just before Heathrow’s Terminal 5 was constructed, just a few miles north of Bedfont, archaeologists found Bronze Age, Iron Age and Roman artefacts, suggesting that individuals had been residing in and around Bedfont in these eras.
The population of Bedfont stood at 12,701 in the 2011 census. The number of inhabitants started to rise when Heathrow Airport was opened in 1946. This caused rising demand for neighbourhood housing, especially as the village of Heathrow was lost in addition to a part of the Hamlet of Hatton.
Bedfont has two surviving manor houses: Pates Manor, once owned by the Page family, and Fawns Manor. Pates Manor is behind the Church of St Mary the Virgin and dates back to the late 15th century. Fawns Manor is on the south side of the Green and dates back to the 16th century, now belonging to the British Airways Housing Association.
