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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Sipson

  

Sipson Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Sipson

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Sipson history

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Toponymy

The village’s name was recorded as Sibwineston c. 1150. It comes from the Anglo-Saxon Sibwines tūn, “Sibwine’s homestead or village”

Expansion from a minor hamlet

The place was a farmstead, one of three in Harmondsworth parish, south and east of the heart of that village. It had by the 1890s grown in population and gained a chapel at Sipson Green, where 18th century cottages were at the end of what by 1910 had become a semi built-up village street.

Heathrow expansion

In 2009 the majority of the village was under threat of demolition owing to the planned expansion of London Heathrow Airport, which would have created a third runway at the airport. A court ruled the expansion unlawful in a case brought by environmental groups, councils and the Mayor of London. Grow Heathrow is a squatted community, opposed to the expansion of Heathrow airport.

Businesses

Sipson Farm was the biggest farm in the area and had 500 acres of land. It was run by Thomas Wild & Son, who died in 1932. The M4 motorway and Heathrow Airport slip road took much of the farm’s remaining land. Wall Garden Farm is now being used for off-airport car parking for Heathrow.

Other history

1923: Sipson Way was made.

You can visit Sipson places with Walkfo Sipson to hear history at Sipson’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Sipson has 81 places to visit in our interactive Sipson 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 Sipson, 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 Sipson places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Sipson & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Sipson Places Map
81 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Sipson places to visit

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

Cranebank Cranebank is a Local Nature Reserve on the east bank of the River Crane in Hatton, Hatton in the London Borough of Hounslow . It is also part of The Crane Corridor Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation .

Cranford Park Cranford Countryside Park is a 144-acre public park in Cranford, in the London Borough of Hillingdon . Situated in close proximity to Heathrow Airport, it is bordered by the M4 Motorway to the north, the A312 trunk road to the east and the towns of Harlington and Cranford to the South West and South East respectively .

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