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Ruislip (/ ˈ r aɪ s l ɪ p / ⓘ RY-slip) is a suburb in the London Borough of Hillingdon in Northwest London.Prior to 1965 it was in Middlesex.Ruislip lies 13.8 miles (22.2 km) west-north-west of Charing Cross, London.
The ground was first opened in 1947 to house Ruislip Manor FC, [4] who played there until 2008 when the football club collapsed due to financial difficulties. [5] The lease for the site was then purchased by Wealdstone F.C. who had ground shared with other clubs for 17 years after leaving their Lower Mead stadium in Harrow in 1991.
It is situated in South Ruislip, west London. The stadium is the current venue for the finals of the London football and hurling championships, [ 6 ] and the Nicky Rackard Cup (Level 2A), as well as British inter-provincial titles among Warwickshire, Gloucestershire , Scotland , Hertfordshire , Yorkshire and Lancashire .
Ruislip-Northwood was an urban district in west Middlesex, England, from 1904 to 1965. [1] From its inception Ruislip-Northwood fell within the Metropolitan Police District and from 1933 it was part of the London Passenger Transport Area .
Stuart Olof Agrell (1913–1996), optical mineralogist renowned for his involvement in the Apollo programme, was born in Ruislip. [2]Alexander Fleming (1881–1955), biologist and Nobel Prize winner for the discovery of penicillin, was Regional Pathologist at Harefield Hospital, 1939; this is recorded on a blue plaque at the main entrance door to the hospital.
West Ruislip (/ ˈ w ɛ s t ˈ r aɪ s l ɪ p /) is an interchange station on Ickenham High Road on the borders of Ickenham and western Ruislip in the London Borough of Hillingdon in Greater London, England, formerly in the county of Middlesex.
Ruislip (/ ˈ r aɪ s l ɪ p /) is a London Underground station in Ruislip in west London. The station is on the Uxbridge branch of both the Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines, between Ickenham and Ruislip Manor stations. The station is located on Station Approach. It is in Travelcard Zone 6.
Queensmead School is a co-educational secondary school with academy status located on Queens Walk, South Ruislip, in the London Borough of Hillingdon, England. In 2009, Queensmead established a federation with Northwood School. It offers a wide range of subjects with multiple sports grounds.