Uxbridge

Uxbridge is a place in the London Borough of Hillingdon in west London. It is a suburban development situated 15.5 miles (25 km) west of Charing Cross.

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The name is derived from "Wuxen Bridge" which was likely to have been near the bottom of Oxford Road where the "Swan and Bottle" now stands. The Wuxen were a seventh-century people/">Saxon tribe.

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Located in Uxbridge are the european headquarters of Xerox, Herbalife Europe Ltd and the Anadarko Algeria Oil Company. Other employers include Unisys, Coca-Cola, the world-famous health-care consultancy company PAREXEL, including the Drug Development Consultancy Practice of PAREXEL Consulting, Heinz and Brunel University.

London Borough of Hillingdon: The London Borough of Hillingdon is the westernmost London borough. It includes the areas:...

Charing Cross: The name Charing Cross, now given to a district of central London in the City of Westminster, comes from the original hamlet of Charing, where King Edward I placed a memorial to his wife, Eleanor of Castile....

Xerox: :For xerox as a verb, check the Trademark issues section....