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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Old Oak Common

  

Old Oak Common Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Old Oak Common

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Old Oak Common history

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Old Oak Common was a stretch of land defined by what became the Harrow Road at its northern end. Its eastern edge was the northern source of Stamford Brook, forming a boundary with Wormwood Scrubs. The Great Western Railway’s Great Western Main Line (GWML) of 1838–1841 from London Paddington to Bristol and the 1903 Acton-Northolt line to the Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway at Northolt divided at Old Oak junction. In summer 2011, the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham launched a wide-ranging ‘Park Royal City’ plan.

You can visit Old Oak Common places with Walkfo Old Oak Common to hear history at Old Oak Common’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Old Oak Common has 406 places to visit in our interactive Old Oak Common map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Old Oak Common, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Old Oak Common places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Old Oak Common & the surrounding areas.

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406 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Old Oak Common tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Old Oak Common

  

Best Old Oak Common places to visit

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Old Oak Common has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Old Oak Common’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Old Oak Common’s information audio spots:

St Mary’s Church, Acton, London St Mary’s Church is a Church of England parish church in Acton in the London Borough of Ealing . The present church was designed by Horace Francis and constructed 1865–1867 . The church was listed Grade II in 1981 .

Old Pack Horse The Old Pack Horse is a Grade II listed public house in Chiswick, London . It is located on the corner of the High Road and Acton Lane .

Chiswick Empire The Chiswick Empire opened in 1912 and closed and was demolished in 1959 . George Formby, Laurel and Hardy, Chico Marx, Peter Sellers and Liberace performed there .

Ealing Common Ealing Common is a large open space (approx 47 acres) in Ealing, West London . It is the largest open space in the world, with an area of 47 acres .

Hanger Hill Hanger Hill or Haymills Estate is a local area and ward of the London Borough of Ealing . It was developed in the interwar period when affluent Londoners moved out of Central London for more green spaces . The estate features spacious houses and flats designed by architects Douglas Smith and Barley .

Hanger Hill Wood Hanger Hill Wood is a small remnant of ancient woodland to the east of the Hanger Hill Park and North Circular Road at Hanger Lane in Ealing in the London Borough of Ealing . Named from ‘Hangra’, the Old English word for wooded slope .

Shepherd’s Bush Conservation Area Shepherd’s Bush Conservation Area is one of a number of areas in Hammersmith and Fulham which have been designated for conservation. Broadly speaking it encompasses Shepherd’s Green and its immediate environs, including many streets north of the Green.

Paddington Recreation Ground Paddington Recreation Ground is the largest area of parkland in the City of Westminster . It was the first park of its kind in London, having operated since 1888 . Annually, it attracts over 1.5 million users, who visit the Recreation Ground for its green-space value .

Chepstow Place Chepstow Place is a street in London that runs from the junction of Westbourne Grove and Pembridge Villas in the north to the south . It is crossed by Dawson Place and joined on its eastern side by Rede Place .

Porchester Hall Porchester Centre is Grade II* listed building at the junction of Queensway and Porchester Road in Bayswater, London W2 .

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