Brentford
Brentford is a Town in the county of Greater London.
There are great places to visit near Brentford including some great cities, castles, museums, historic buildings, rivers and streams, shopping centres, towns, country parks, nature reserves, historic monuments, airports and bluebell woods.
London is a great place to visit close to Brentford if you like cities.
There are a several good castles in the area around Brentford like The Tower of London.
Don't miss The Tower of London, National Maritime Museum Greenwich, and Cutty Sark's museums if visiting the area around Brentford.
The area around Brentford features a number of interesting historic buildings including The Tower of London, Millenium Bridge, Sutton House and Breaker's Yard, and Osterley Park and House.
Rivers and Streams to visit near Brentford include River Thames at London.
The area around Brentford features a number of interesting shopping centres including Westfield London, Westfield Stratford City, Brent Cross Shopping Centre, and Whitgift Centre.
The area around Brentford boasts some of the best towns including Hendon, Greenwich, Croydon, Chislehurst, Enfield, and Isleworth.
Fryent Country Park, South Norwood Country Park, Morden Hall Park, Bedfont Lakes Country Park, Scadbury Estate Country Park, Stanmore Country Park, and Whitewebbs Country Park are some of Brentford best country parks to visit near Brentford.
The area close to Brentford boasts some of the best nature reserves including Morden Hall Park.
The area close to Brentford boasts some of the best historic monuments including Cutty Sark.
London Biggin Hill Airport, Heathrow Airport, London City Airport, and London Heliport are some of Brentford best airports to visit near Brentford.
The area around Brentford's best bluebell woods can be found at Stanmore Country Park.
Brentford History
There are some historic monuments around Brentford:
Places to see near Brentford
History of Brentford
The name is recorded as Breguntford in 705 in an Anglo-Saxon charter and means ‘ford over the River Brent’. The name of the river is Celtic and means ‘holy one’ and the ‘-ford’ suffix is Old English. The ford was most likely located where the main road crossed the river. New Brentford is recorded as Newe Braynford in 1521 and was previously known as Westbraynford. Old Brentford is recorded as Old Braynford in 1476 and was previously known as Estbraynford.
