- published: 16 Sep 2014
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Coordinates: 51°30′40″N 0°18′21″W / 51.5111°N 0.3058°W / 51.5111; -0.3058
Ealing is a suburban area of west London, England and the administrative centre of the London Borough of Ealing. It is located 7.9 miles (12.7 km) west of Charing Cross and around 12 miles (19.3 km) from the City of London. It is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. It was historically a rural village in the county of Middlesex and formed an ancient parish. Improvement in communications with London, culminating with the opening of the railway station in 1838, shifted the local economy to market garden supply and eventually to suburban development. As part of the growth of London in the 20th century, Ealing significantly expanded and increased in population, becoming a municipal borough in 1901 and has formed part of Greater London since 1965. It now forms a significant commercial and retail centre with a developed night time economy.
The Saxon name for Ealing was recorded c.700 as 'Gillingas', meaning 'place of the people associated with Gilla', from the personal name Gilla and the Old English suffix '-ingas', meaning 'people of'. Over the centuries, the name has changed, and has been known as 'Illing', 1130; 'Gilling', 1243; and 'Ylling', 1254, until 'Ealing' became the standard spelling in the 19th century.
Do you ever get a feeling
You should be watching Ealing?
The heroes of our youth are all there
George and Bill, Alec and Will
All so religiously square
Well, I'm sick of blue denim
American venom
But sadly you really don't care
Somebody suffers, somebody dies
Somebody gets old and cries
If there's a coup, it's over by two
We're home for tea by five
Well, I'm sick of blue denim
American venom
Sadly you really don't care
Well, there's waltzes
And there's marches
And there's feeling so sad
And there's Margaret
And Alister playing the cad
Well, I'm sick of blue denim
And American venom
But sadly you really don't care
Yes, I'm sick of blue denim
American venom
But sadly you really don't care
You don't care, you don't care