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Whitton was formally part of the ancient parish of Twickenham until 1862 when it became a separate parish. Due to rapid development, the parish was divided again in 1958; the two electoral wards that make up the area still broadly follow these two parish boundaries.

Bronze Age

In 1999, excavations on the former Feltham marshalling yard, located on the western border of Whitton, unearthed remains of an Iron Age furnace and post holes from a round house. This part of the river is classified as an Archaeological Priority Area.

Norman

In Norman times, Whitton was the western rural part of Twickenham. The manor had belonged to Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia in the time of Edward the Confessor. It was granted to Walter de Saint-Valery by William the Conqueror after 1066.

Tudor

Around 1540, gunpowder started to be produced on Hounslow Heath, which at the time covered a large part of Twickenham. The site was chosen in part as it was away from built-up areas, lessening the impact of accidental explosions. By the 16th century the area that was to become Whitton started to see large houses being developed.

Stuart

Around 1640, Edmund Cooke built a large house close to the centre of the village. In 1709, this house was bought by the court painter Sir Godfrey Kneller, who had it demolished and replaced with a larger house. This house was originally known as Whitton Hall, but was renamed Kneller Hall in 1723. It was acquired by the state in 1847 for use as a teacher training college. Today, it is home to the Royal Military School of Music.

Georgian

Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll, established Whitton Park in 1722. The Duke imported large numbers of exotic species of plants and trees for his estate. He received professional advice from Scottish gardener James Lee (1715–1795) After his death in 1761, his nephew John Stuart moved many of these plants to Kew Gardens.

Victorian

Whitton was renowned as a market garden, known for its roses, narcissi, lilies of the valley and for its apple, plum and pear orchards. Until the 1920s the village was still separated from the surrounding towns by open fields.

Early 20th century

Whitton developed rapidly following the opening of Whitton railway station, on Percy Road, in 1930. Houses replaced the market gardens and the former Whitton Park estate. New parades of shops were built on either side of Percy Road from the new railway station to the junction with Nelson and Hounslow Roads.

World War II

86 Hounslow Road received a direct hit from a German bomb and was badly damaged, though not destroyed. In June 1944, 81 High Street was destroyed by a V-1 flying bomb. Around the same time, a house on Lincoln Avenue was also destroyed.

  

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