Heston

:For other uses of Heston see Heston (disambiguation)

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Heston is a place in the London Borough of Hounslow, best-known as the location of the Heston service area on the M4 motorway and for air cargo handling facilities. A large area of Heston was once a World War 2 airfield known as the Heston Aerodrome. The area that was Heston Aerodrome is now a residential area in which the road names honour pilots and aircraft of the past such as; Wright Road (Wright Bros), Bleriot Road (Louis Bleriot), Cobham Road(Sir Alan Cobham) and Brabazon Road (Bristol Brabazon).

Related Topics:
London Borough of Hounslow - M4 motorway

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The main schools in Heston are Heston Community School, Springwell Junior School and Heston Junior School.

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Nearest places:

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• Osterley
• Norwood Green
• Southall
• Harlington
• Hanwell
• Isleworth

Nearest tube station:

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• Hounslow West tube station