This Association represents the people living in Ruislip, a town with a long history. Ruislip was mentioned in the Domesday Book, and in its old church of St Martin of Tours and Manor Farm site it still has links with its Norman past. It is now in the London Borough of Hillingdon.
We hope that members and visitors will find this website useful. We will welcome your comments, please use the “Contact Us” page to get in touch with us.*
On Saturday, November 30th Lady Bankes Primary School was presented with the Hinman Shield at Eastcote House Gardens’ Tree Dressing, The Shield is so named in honour of the couple George and Margaret Hinman who saved Eastcote House Gardens and Long Meadow from development in the 1930s. The Award has been running from 1980 and is given every […]
On November 18th Lady Bankes Primary School achieved The Wellbeing Award for Schools from Optimus Education and the National Children’s Bureau. This was a year long project to validate all the projects the school already have in place to support their school community and what additional events they could include to enhance their offer. During […]
History of The Orchard in Ruislip – 1905 to 2024 The Orchard in Ruislip is an attractive building on a prominent site within Ruislip Village Conservation Area. It represents the transformation of Ruislip during the twentieth century from a rural village known as King’s End to part of Ruislip a modern London suburb today. Ruislip […]
Ruislip Residents’ Association shares the concerns we have heard from residents regarding the locally listed Spitfire memorial and memorial stone at The Orchard site. Background The Orchard site previously housed a locally listed (LBH’s local listing 186 PDF) Spitfire memorial and memorial stone specifically associated with the location. Recent developments indicate the memorial and stone […]
Lidl is planning to build a new supermarket on the site of The Orchard in Ruislip There is no application yet, but they will be holding a drop-in session on Monday 25th November between 17:00 and 20:00 at Ruislip Conservative Club on Ickenham Road, Ruislip where they plan to show their plans ahead of putting […]
Historically, Ruislip is in the hundred of Elthorne, in the county of Middlesex, but for modern administrative purposes it is part of the London Borough of Hillingdon. Answers to many questions about services in and around Ruislip can be found on Hillingdon’s website:
Areas surrounding Ruislip are covered by other Residents’ Associations, so here are links to them:
