Ealing is a district of west London, England, located 7.9 miles west of Charing Cross. It is the administrative centre of the London Borough of Ealing, and identified as a major metropolitan centre in the London Plan.Ealing is in the historic county of Middlesex. Until the urban expansion of London in the late 19th century and early 20th centuries, it was a rural village within Ealing parish. Improvement in communications with London, culminating with the opening of the railway station in 1838, shifted the local economy to market garden supply and eventually to suburban development. By 1902, Ealing became known as the Queen of the Suburbs due to its greenery and as it was halfway between city and country.As part of the growth of London in the 20th century, Ealing significantly expanded and increased in population, becoming a municipal borough in 1901 and has formed part of Greater London since 1965. It now forms a significant commercial and retail centre with a developed night time economy. Ealing has the characteristics of both leafy suburban and inner-city developments, and some areas like Pitshanger retain a village feel. Ealing's town centre is often colloquial with Ealing Broadway, the name of both a rail interchange and a shopping centre. Most of Ealing, including the commercial district, South Ealing, Ealing Common, Montpelier, Pitshanger and most of Hanger Hill fall under the W5 postcode. Areas to the north-west of the town centre such as Argyle Road and West Ealing fall under W13 instead. A small section north-east of the town centre, near Hanger Hill, falls under the NW10 postcode area. The population of Ealing , comprising the Ealing Broadway, Ealing Common, Cleveland, Walpole and Hanger Hill wards, was 71,492 in the 2011 census. The adjacent area of Hanwell is strongly associated with Ealing despite having a separate postcode ; Northfields on the other hand is often considered to be a separate area in its own right, in spite of sharing postcodes with Ealing.
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