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.
Places near Brentford feature a number of interesting cities including London.
There are a several good castles in the area around Brentford like The Tower of London.
There are a several good museums in the Brentford area like The Tower of London, National Maritime Museum Greenwich, and Cutty Sark.
Brentford is near some unmissable rivers and streams like River Thames at London,
Don't miss Westfield London, Westfield Stratford City, Brent Cross Shopping Centre, and Whitgift Centre's shopping centres if visiting the area around Brentford.
Hendon, Greenwich, and Croydon are some of Brentford best towns to visit near Brentford.
Places near Brentford feature a number of interesting 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.
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.
