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'''Chiswick''' is a district in the [[London Borough of Hounslow]].<ref>http://www.hounslow.gov.uk/hounslow_borough_map.pdf</ref> Originally a civil parish in [[Middlesex]], <ref>http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10021364&c_id=10001043</ref> the district then became a borough in 1932. The borough was later abolished in 1965. Despite this, the [[Chiswick Town Hall]] is still used for municipal purposes. Other notable monuments and buildings in Chiswick include Christ Church and Chiswick House.
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'''Chiswick'''(OE ''farm where cheese is made'') - pronounced ''chizik'', is a district in the [[London Borough of Hounslow]].<ref>http://www.hounslow.gov.uk/hounslow_borough_map.pdf</ref> Situated on the north bank of the [[River Thames|Thames, originally a village and civil parish in [[Middlesex]], the district became a borough in 1932. The borough was abolished in 1965. Despite this, the architecturally significant Chiswick Town Hall is still used for municipal purposes as well as for social events. Other notable monuments and buildings in Chiswick include Christ Church, the [[Inigo Jones|neo-Palladian]] villa Chiswick House and, since the mid-1990s, the [[Orthodox Church|Russian Orthodox]] Cathedral.
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The first [[V-2]] of [[WW2]] landed in Chiwick.
    
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