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10
Natural and Social Conditions.
NATURAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE
DISTRICT.
Physical Features and General Character of the District.
The Borough of Ealing extends to 2,947 acres and
forms roughly a rectangular area one mile and a half
east to west and two miles north to south. It is bounded
on the north by the sparsely populated district of
Greenford, from which it is separated by the River
Brent, and on the south adjoins Brentford. On its
east and west boundaries it has Acton and Hanwell
respectively. The district is divided into two almost
equal areas by the Uxbridge Road, which also divides
the district roughly into two parts geologically, the
northern composed of London clay and the southern
of alluvial gravel. From the southern boundary the
surface slopes gradually upwards from 50 feet above
sea level, to the highest point at Hanger Hill two miles
due north, 200 feet above sea level, from which point
it slopes downwards towards the River Brent, the
lowest point at which houses are built in this region
being 75 feet above sea level.
The Great Western Railway main line to Reading
passes through the centre of the district running near
to. and almost parallel with Uxbridge Road. The
District Railwav (Underground) also traverses the
district, there being no fewer than five stations within
the boundaries. The Great Western Railway, Bicester
line, just passes within the northern boundary.