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Old Brentford is recorded as Old Braynford in 1476 and was previously known as Estbraynford. Early Brentford. The settlement pre-dates the Roman occupation of Britain, and thus pre-dates the founding of nearby London. Many pre-Roman artefacts have been excavated in and around the area in Brentford known as 'Old England'.
2 days ago · Old Brentford was probably included with Ealing in the grant of Fulham c. 704 to the bishop of London (fn. 21) and New Brentford was part of the abbot of Westminster's manor of Hanwell by 1157. (fn. 22) Both Old and New Brentford were probably included with their parent manors in Domesday Book, (fn. 23) and the fact that neither became a parish ...
Historical Description. Brentford, New and Old, a market and union town in the parishes of Hanwell and Ealing, Middlesex. The eastern part of the town is known as Old Brentford, and is in Ealing parish, the western portion, or New Brentford, being in the parish of Hanwell. The town stands at the influx of the river Brent to the Thames, about 6 ...
- Brentford, Middlesex
During the 19th century, industry expanded along the Old Brentford waterfront and the residential character of the town became increasingly working-class. Brentford Football Club was founded in 1889 by members of the town’s rowing club who wanted to pursue a winter sport (a vote of eight to five decided it would be association rather than rugby football).
Many pre-Roman artefacts have been excavated in and around the area in Brentford known as 'Old England'. Bronze Age pottery and burnt flints have been found in separate sites in Brentford. The quality and quantity of the artefacts suggests that Brentford was a meeting point for pre-Roman tribes where part of tribal rituals included the ceremonial casting of weapons into the river.
4 days ago · The population of Ealing parish, including Old Brentford, rose slowly from 5,035 in 1801 to 7,783 in 1831, after a recent influx of market garden workers, and 9,828 in 1851. (fn. 144) Old Brentford chapelry, with 6,057 inhabitants, remained more populous than the rest of Ealing in 1851 but thereafter Brentford's growth rate declined: (fn. 145 ...
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Whether Brentford was at one time Brigantford, or the ford of the Brigantes, is a question which the modern etymologist would not hesitate to scorn; nor is the identity of the site with the ford whereat conquering Caesar crossed the river on a celebrated occasion as substantial as the granite monument which now commemorates the event at the head of the ferry-stairs.
