Brentford

Brentford, in Middlesex, is situated on the Thames about seven miles west of London, and is intersected by the Brent, which here flows into the Thames. A bridge across the Thames unites it with Kew. It is surrounded with market gardens, is the seat of the Grand Junction Waterworks, and has industries in distilling, brewing, soap-making, foundries, etc. It was at Brentford that Edmund Ironside defeated the Danes in 1016, and Prince Rupert the Parliamentarians in 1642.