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The History of Northwood
(London borough of Hillingdon, HA6, Greater London)

Northwood is an suburban area in North-West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hillingdon.

Northwood is recorded in 1435 as Northwode, formed from the Old English 'north' and 'wode', meaning 'the northern wood', in relation to Ruislip. Northwood Hills shares the origin.

Northwood was part of the ancient parish of Ruislip and became part of the Ruislip-Northwood Urban District in 1904. The urban district was abolished in 1965 and became part of the London Borough of Hillingdon in Greater London.

On the 4 July 1948 a Scandinavian Airlines Douglas DC-6 on a flight from Amsterdam to RAF Northolt collided with a RAF Avro York coming from Malta over Northwood. Both aircraft crashed killing all 39 people on both aircraft.