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Feltham is a suburban town in the .politics.co.uk - politics.co.uk - What is a Young Offender Institution?] ETYMOLOGY The name is first recorded in 969 as ''Feltham'', although in the Domesday Book of 1086 it is recorded as ''Felteham''.Mills, A., ''Dictionary of London Place Names'', (2001) Its meaning is either ''homestead where Mullein grows'' or it may be formed from ''feld'', meaning ''open land''. HISTORY Feltham formed an ancient parish in the is a semi-professional football team from the area. London Air Park is a lost piece of history, now a cinema and out of town shopping complex. After service as a fighter repair works and wartime aircraft factory during World War II the Air Park closed down in 1946 to avoid air traffic conflicts with the new airport at Heathrow. Feltham District Council purchased the park in 1956. LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS The town forms part of Feltham And Heston Parliament constituency and the South West London Assembly constituency.Hounlsow London Borough Council - GLA Member . There are two Council wards in Feltham - Feltham North and Feltham West - though locals may include sections of the Hanworth Park ward, part of which begins to the south of the railway line to the east of the high street, and even parts of Bedfont as being "Feltham". Hounlsow London Borough Council - Your Councillors by Ward REDEVELOPMENT The town is a focus for redevelopment within Hounslow. ''The Centre, Feltham'', opened in 2006, is a mixed use development of a hotel, 800 homes, 50 shops, a library and medical centre. FAMOUS PEOPLE
TRANSPORT The town is served by , East Bedfont , Hanworth and Cranford . REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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