![]() These manors were eventually merged to form the main manors of Ickenham and Swakeleys. Tykenham and Herses were within the parish of Hillingdon, though Herses subsequently became part of the manor of Swalcliff. Ickenham was originally divided into the four manors of Ickenham, Tykenham, Swalcliff (Swakeleys) and Herses (Hercies). Research suggest that the area may have been abandoned for a period following the departure of the Romans from Britain around AD 410. Of the few archaeological surveys of Ickenham carried out, one in 1994 by the Museum of London found a system of Roman fields dating back to the 1st and 2nd centuries, along with pottery fragments. The Domesday Book describes the land as being predominantly flat and composed of London clay with the exception of alluvium along the banks of the River Pinn. Total value £4 when acquired the same before 1066 £6. Meadow for 4 ploughs pasture for the village livestock woodland, 200 pigs. 6 villagers with 1 hide 2 others with 1 hide and 1 virgate 2 others with 2 virgates 4 smallholders with 20 acres 3 cottages. Land for 6 ploughs 4 ploughs there a further 2 possible. 3 men-at-arms and 1 Englishman hold it from Earl Roger. Translated from Latin, the second entry reads: Ickenham appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 three times under the name "Ticheham". The T was lost in the 13th-14th centuries because of confusion with the Middle English word for 'at'. The name 'Ickenham' means 'homestead/village of Tic(c)a'. Ickenham expanded with the sale and development of much of the Swakeleys estate in 1922 and became part of what was later termed " Metro-land". When Ickenham obtained a railway station on the Metropolitan Railway's line between Harrow and Uxbridge, a great deal of residential development started in the village, and it gradually became part of the London commuter belt. By the 2011 census, the population had reached 10,387. Naval Activities, United Kingdom command between 19.Īt the 1901 census, Ickenham had a population of 329 at the 2001 census the population had reached 9,933, although census figures show a marked population decline during the 1960s and 1970s. Its final use was for the Navy Exchange of the U.S. A military station, RAF West Ruislip, was opened in 1917. Ickenham's manorial home, Manor Farm, now forms part of Long Lane Farm. The old manorial home of Swakeleys, a 17th-century Jacobean mansion Swakeleys House still stands, and much of the Swakeleys estate was sold for housing in the 1920s. The village was originally split into four manors, but later there were two: Ickenham and Swakeleys. Buildings from the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries remain standing and have been restored in recent years. While no major historical events have taken place in Ickenham, settlements dating back to the Roman occupation of Britain have been discovered during archaeological surveys, and the area appears in the Domesday Book. ![]() Ickenham is an area in Greater London, forming the northern part of Uxbridge and within the London Borough of Hillingdon. ![]()
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