Hounslow
[key], outer borough of Greater London, SE England, on the Thames River.
Hounslow's manufactures include razor blades, soap, tires, biscuits,
precision instruments, pharmaceuticals, and heating equipment. The town of
Feltham has grown rapidly in the latter half of the 20th cent. due to its
connection to Heathrow Airport. In 1016, Edmund Ironside defeated the Danes
at Brentford. The Hounslow district of Heston and Isleworth was the site of
the first stop on an important coach route to Southampton and Bath. The former Hounslow Heath, the
location of a Roman camp, was a refuge for highwaymen; the area has become a
military installation. The artist William Hogarth is buried in Chiswick, and his
house is a tourist attraction.
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