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St Lawrence's Church had close connections with the Manor of Boston, and may have been built by Lord of the Manor Ralf de Brito in the C12th. The medieval church was rebuilt in 1764 retaining its C15th tower, and later remodelled in 1875. It ceased to be used as a church in 1969 and is closed, although there are plans for its eventual use as a theatre and restaurant. Among those buried in the churchyard were members of the Clitherow family who owned Boston Manor from 1670-1924.

There has been a church at Heston since the time of the Norman Conquest, and it was formerly part of the Manor of Isleworth until the separate manor was established in the C13th. The medieval church of St Leonard's was rebuilt in 1866, although the porch is Tudor, and the tower may be C13th. The oak lych-gate dates from c.1450. A stained glass window in the church commemorates Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, and in the churchyard her childhood nurse is buried. Among other famous people buried here is botanist Sir Joseph Banks. The old churchyard extends to Heston Cemetery, making it one of the largest churchyards in the country.

Bedfont is mentioned in the Domesday Survey of 1086 and St Mary's church dates from the C12th, with various later extensions to the building. Overlooking Bedfont Green, the church's small churchyard has a low brick wall at the front, with a higher wall to the rear. Either side of the path to the church door are two ancient yew trees, famous for their peacock topiary. They were originally created in 1704 and for centuries were the pride of the village, apparently created to shame two haughty spinsters of the parish. The practice of churchyard topiary, popular in the C18th, later lapsed, but the peacocks were later restored in 1990.

A church at Chiswick is first referred to in 1181, and St Nicholas was at the old centre of Chiswick village. The area became built up in the latter C19th, although Georgian and earlier houses had been built along the riverside. There are many historic tombs in the large churchyard to the south of the church, including those of William Hogarth, Lord Burlington and William Kent. The old graveyard was extended in 1838 but closed for burial in 1854, although it re-opened in 1867. In 1871 it was extended when land was donated by the Duke of Devonshire; a slight change in the ground level separates the churchyard and Chiswick Old Cemetery.

St Paul's Recreation Ground was donated to the public and opened in 1887 in celebration of Queen Victoria's Jubilee. A red marble Jubilee Obelisk dated 1887 records the gift of the park, erected by public subscription. The park also has a drinking fountain on a square stepped base, much vandalised. There are avenues of lime trees and clumps of shrubbery among the grass.

Stamford Brook Common is a small triangular area of former common land preserved under the Commons Registration Act, 1965. It was enclosed as a recreation ground in c.1890 and is largely grass with trees and shrubs around the railed periphery, with a playground. The land is part owned by the Borough of Hammersmith, the remainder subject to the protection of the Local Authority under Section 9 of the Commons Registration Act 1965.

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Strawberry House overlooks Chiswick Mall, which became a riverside village for the wealthy. The house was built in the early C18th and the original garden plan may date from that time, although the present layout of pools and paths is largely of the early C20th, with later planting of the 1960s.

There has been a house here since 1181, the last a Georgian manor called Sutton Court, which had an attractive orangery. This house became a boys' school in 1845, but was demolished at the end of the C19th before the present mansion blocks were built on the c.5 acres site. A communal garden, together with planted areas around the buildings, were provided for the use of the residents, and date from 1905. The Edwardian garden retains its original structure, and has remnants of a children's garden and croquet lawn. In addition to the formal garden, the many mature trees give it a woodland feel, and there is now a wildflower meadow.

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Originally the site of a medieval abbey founded in 1415, Syon was named after Mount Zion in the Holy Land. The gardens at Syon have an extensive collection of rare trees and plants, a legacy of the landscaping by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown for the Duke of Northumberland.

The Duke of Northumberland's River is an artificial waterway, originally cut in the late 1530s to bring water to power a mill at Isleworth owned by the Bridgettine Convent at Syon. After the convent was dissolved, the land went to Lord Protector Somerset in 1547. The estate later passed to the Duke of Northumberland who used the watercourse to supply ornamental ponds in his gardens. The Isleworth or eastern section diverts water from the Crane River as it runs through today's Kneller Gardens, eventually reaching the Thames at Isleworth, where the mill was situated. A public footpath runs along much of its route and passes a number of interesting sites that illustrate Isleworth's rich history. The western section of the Duke of Northumberland's River diverted water from the Colne River at Harmondsworth in Hillingdon to the Crane, running for part of its course alongside the Longford River, another artificial waterway constructed in the C17th. The Duke of Northumberland's River was purchased from the Duke in 1931 and today its maintenance rests with a number of agencies.

Hanworth was called 'Hanworde' in the Domesday Book in 1086 meaning a small village, and at that time held by Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Arundel. It was described as 'a small Royal seat in which Henry VIII took great delight'. Tudor Court near Hanworth Park was formerly the location of Henry VII's hunting lodge, which burnt down in 1797. The stables survived the fire, probably c.1770, and were later converted into flats in 1924. In the garden are the remains of large Tudor walls and fireplaces, which were probably the royal kitchens.

Turnham Green is former common land, now a triangular open space bisected by roadway, with Christ Church in the east part, built in 1841-3 to serve the expanding Victorian suburbs. Turnham Green is of particular interest as the place where the Earl of Essex collected his forces from the London area in the Civil War and drew them up in great numbers here, although there was little active fighting and Essex later took possession of Brentford. In 1873 a pond is shown on the west side of the Green but this was filled in by 1948. Near Christ Church and along the north boundary are flower beds with a war memorial to the east, but otherwise the Green is simply laid out with grass, paths and a few mature trees.