Southall

district, London, United Kingdom

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Southall is a district within the London borough of Ealing, located in west London, England. It was formerly a municipal borough in the historic county of Middlesex before becoming part of the present-day Ealing borough in 1965.12

Historically, Southall has Anglo-Saxon place-names and records dating back to 830 CE, mentioning Norwood Manor and Southall Manor. The area was known for St. Bernard's Hospital, an early asylum that pioneered mental illness treatment. The Martin brothers' pottery works were also active in Southall from the 1870s to the 1920s.1

Since the 1950s, Southall has become a significant center for the South Asian community, particularly Sikhs from Punjab. The district features established restaurants, social organizations, movie theaters, newspapers, and temples reflecting this cultural presence.1

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…South Asian identity, particularly in Southall, the predominantly South Asian suburb of London’s West End. In 1979 a Southall group called Alaap released Teri Chunni De Sitare, a forward-looking album that combined the ornamented vocal melodies and metric framework of bhangra with the rhythmic drive and synthesized orchestral interjections of…
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The district of Southall has many other Anglo-Saxon place-names, such as Elthorne and Waxlow. Its earliest record, from 830 ce, is of Warberdus bequeathing Norwood Manor and Southall Manor to the archbishops of Canterbury. St. Bernard’s Hospital, built in Southall in the early 19th century as an insane…
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The district of Southall has many other Anglo-Saxon place-names, such as Elthorne and Waxlow. Its earliest record, from 830 ce, is of Warberdus bequeathing Norwood Manor and Southall Manor to the archbishops of Canterbury. St. Bernard’s Hospital, built in Southall in the early 19th century as an insane…
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