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5 unusual facts about Hounslow Heath


Duke of Northumberland's River

The Duke's River then flows east to join the Crane in Donkey Wood, by Baber Bridge, west of Hounslow Heath.

Hounslow Heath

James II camped his army there, and conducted military exercises and mock battles to try to intimidate the population in London.

Various armies used the heath due to its nearness to London, Windsor and Hampton Court.

Joshua Guest

The regiment was raised in 1685, and was in the camp on Hounslow Heath.

The History of Sir Charles Grandison

However, he is stopped at Hounslow Heath, where Charles Grandison hears Byron's pleas for help and immediately attacks Pollexfen.


Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll

The Duke established an estate at Whitton Park, Whitton in Middlesex in 1722 on land that had been enclosed some years earlier from Hounslow Heath.


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