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, rivers and streams, shopping centres, towns, historic monuments and airports.
Don't miss London's cities if visiting the area around Brentford.
The area around Brentford's best castles can be found at 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's best rivers and streams can be found at River Thames at London.
Shopping Centres to visit near Brentford include Westfield London, Westfield Stratford City, Brent Cross Shopping Centre, and Whitgift Centre.
Brentford's best nearby towns can be found at Hendon, Greenwich, and Croydon.
The area close to Brentford boasts some of the best historic monuments including Cutty Sark.
Brentford has some unmissable airports nearby like London Biggin Hill Airport, Heathrow Airport, London City Airport, and London Heliport.
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.
