2006-08-14 23:33:32 · 2 answers · asked by Ali 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Heathrow Airport derives its name from a hamlet called Heath Row, which was obliterated during the construction of the airport. The hamlet of Heath Row was on the western part of Hounslow Heath and lay along a road that ran in a southerly direction from near the Magpies Inn on the bath Road at Sipson in the Parish of Harmondsworth. The name "Heath Row" can be found on maps and documents going back several hundred years.
The statement in Londoner's Diary claiming that Heathrow Airport is named after Judge John Heath is incorrect. The name "Heath Row" can be found on maps and documents going back several hundred years, long before Judge Heath was born. Some strange variations in spelling occur, as in the case of Hithero in John Warburton's map of Middlesex dated 1749. It appears as Heath Row in John Rocque's map of Middlesex of 1754.
Judge Heath was a Judge of the Court of Common Please from 1780 to 1818 and had a house in Hayes about three miles NNE of Heath Row and about 600 yards west of the Parish Church of Saint Mary at Hayes. The house was demolished many years ago. It stood on the north side of a lane which is now known as Judge Heath Lane and so commemorates his connection with Hayes."
2006-08-14 23:44:16 · answer #1 · answered by maî 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The airport was named after the hamlet Heath Row, which was demolished to make way for the airport and was located approximately where Terminal 3 now stands.
2006-08-14 23:40:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋