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PHYSICAL FEATURES AND GENERAL CHARACTER
OF THE DISTRICT.
The Urban District of Southall-Norwood is situated on
the main road from London to Oxford, 9} miles from
Marble Arch, 5½ miles south-east of Uxbridge, and 4 miles
north-west of Brentford, the County Town. The area of the
District is 2,575 statute acres—2,525 acres of land and 50
acres of water. The soil is gravel, with occasional outcrops
of brick earth. The length of the District from north to
south is 2 miles 4 furlongs 86 yards, and the breadth from
Bull's Bridge to the Sewage Disposal Works 3 miles 0 furlongs
203 yards, the narrowest parts being at the extreme
northern end of the District, which is 2 furlongs 210 yards.
The highest point above Trinity high-water mark is
on the Southall Station Bridge, which is 115.5 feet, and the
lowest point at the Sewage Disposal Works, which is 21.5
feet above such level.
The total length of public roads is about 26.75 miles.
The average weekly rainfall is 0.36 inches. The total
rainfall for the year was 25.2 inches. This information is
by courtesy of J. B. Thomson, Esq., the Engineer and Surveyor.
The Council control the following open spaces
Norwood Green 8 acres
Recreation Ground (South
all Green) 18 ,,
Southall Park 26 ,,
Manor House Grounds about) 2 „
For administrative purposes the District is divided into
East and West Wards, but for our statistical purposes the
District is divided into North and South sides, the Railway
being the dividing line.
The majority of the houses in the District are occupied
by good-class working people, chiefly engaged in the local
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