One of the 33 districts that make up Greater London in the southeast of England. A borough of Outer London, it is located to the west of the City of London and north of the River Thames. Acton, within the borough, was the site of Bedford Park, built in 1875, and became a pioneer of the British garden suburbs. Novelist Henry Fielding and others lived there. It is home to a large number of commercial and industrial businesses and has a large overseas workforce. Area: 56 km2 . Population: 300,948 (2001). Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information |
イギリス,イングランド南東部,グレーターロンドンを構成する 33地区の一つ。外部ロンドンに属する区で,ロンドン市(シティ)の西,テムズ川の北に位置する。区内のアクトンは,1875年ベッドフォード公園が建設され,イギリスの田園郊外住宅地の先駆となった町で,小説家ヘンリー・フィールディングらが住んだ。商工業が集中し海外からの労働者も多い。面積 56km2。人口 30万948(2001)。
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