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London | Hounslow

The County of London was formed in 1889 from parts of the ancient counties of Middlesex, Kent and Surrey, with the City of London remaining an independent body.

In 1965 Greater London was formed, taking in the rest of Middlesex (which no longer existed as a county) together with parts of Essex and Hertfordshire and further areas of Kent and Surrey.

Greater London is made up of 13 Inner and 19 Outer London boroughs together with the City of London.

Hounslow once lay in Middlesex and is today one of the 19 boroughs making up Outer London. It lies on the western edge of the capital.

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Anglo-Saxons and Danes

Anglo-Saxon Kings

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The borough once lay in Middlesex which once formed the kingdom the kingdom of the Middle Saxons, so named because their kingdom lay between those of the East Saxons (Essex) and the West Saxons (Wessex).

Artists and Architects

The American-born painter James Whistler was buried at St Nicholas Church in Chiswick in 1903. He had lived in London since 1859.

James Whistler

Composers and Musicians

The guitarist-songwriter Jimmy Page was born as James Patrick Page in Heston in 1944.
In 1968 wiih Robert Plant, the drummer John Bonham and John Paul Jones he formed Led Zeppelin. Their songs would be written by Page (music) and Plant (lyrics).

In 1971 their unnamed fourth album, known as Led Zeppelin IV went on to sell more than 37 million copies and included Stairway to Heaven, which was never released as a single.

The group disbanded in 1980 after John Bonham's premature death.

Jimmy Page (1968)
Jimmy Page (2009)
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin: Stairway to Heaven (Plant/Page)

The guitarist-songwriter Pete Townshend was born as Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend in Chiswick in 1945. In 1964 he formed The Who with singer Roger Daltrey, Townshend's schoolfriend John Entwistle and the drummer Keith Moon.

Pete Townshend wrote the songs. These included My Generation (1965), Substitute (1966) and from the critically acclaimed 1971 Who's Next album Baba O'Riley and Won't Get Fooled Again.

Keith Moon's death in 1978 would eventually lead to the end of the band in 1982 with Townshend going on to follow a solo career. Daltrey and Townshend continue to perform live.