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Heathrow (hamlet) history
For a timeline of Heathrow events, see Heathrow timeline. For more information on Heathrow history, visit Heathrow.com/Heathrow.
Extent and development
By the 1910s the amenities of Heathrow had grown little since the, at latest, 15th-century laying out of the lane .
Founding and early history
A sizeable Neolithic settlement is believed to have been in the Heathrow area . Many artefacts have been found in the gravel around what is now the airport, and the Colne Valley regional park . Waste pits filled with struck flint, arrowheads and fragments of pottery were also found .
General Roy’s western baseline
General William Roy chose the orchard of King’s Arbour to be one end of first base line of the Anglo-French Survey (1784–1790) The ends were originally marked by vertical wooden pipes (which could support flagstaffs), but in the resurvey of 1791 they were found to be rotting and were replaced by upright cannon heads which are still to be seen .
Great West Aerodrome
Fairey Aviation bought 71 acres (29 ha) of land in 1929 to establish an airfield for flight testing . Later purchases gradually enlarged the aerodrome to about 240 acres (97 ha) It came to be called the Great West Aerodrome, which in 1944 was greatly enlarged to become London Airport, which was later renamed Heathrow Airport .
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