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2024-03-29T09:05:25+00:00text/html2005-07-10T21:35:33+00:00https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/693Darren Smith51.509858 -0.541699TQ0180 : B470 between Langley and Iver
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This square contains a few houses, a couple of farms and fields. Through the middle runs this road, which links Langley with the villages of Iver and Iver Heath.text/html2005-07-10T21:32:54+00:00https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/693Darren Smith51.509696 -0.528735TQ0280 : Grand Union Canal Slough Branch, near Langley
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The Slough arm of the Grand Union stretches for 6 miles from the centre of Slough to its junction with the main canal near West Drayton. It has recently been restored, having fallen into disrepair during the 20th century.text/html2005-07-10T21:30:26+00:00https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/693Darren Smith51.502542 -0.531847TQ0279 : Field off Market Lane, Langley
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This square is almost entirely taken up by fields which separate Langley from Richings Park. Despite this being green belt, repeated attempts have been made to develop this land for housing, thus far unsuccessful.text/html2005-07-10T21:26:50+00:00https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/693Darren Smith51.494452 -0.532107TQ0278 : Heathrow Worldwide Distribution Centre, Langley
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Built on the site of the old Ford factory, this site handles all mail heading through Heathrow Airport. The photo here shows one end of the building, which actually stretches for over 200 metres.text/html2005-07-10T21:23:50+00:00https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/693Darren Smith51.488196 -0.535188TQ0177 : Brands Hill, near Colnbrook
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This elongated roundabout links the A4 with roads heading towards Iver and Colnbrook. It is found in Brands Hill, a village bounded by the A4, the M4, and the Queen Mother reservoir.text/html2005-07-10T21:21:11+00:00https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/693Darren Smith51.490084 -0.542330TQ0177 : Honda Building, M4 Junction 5
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The recently constructed Honda HQ is alongside the roundabout for Junction 5 of the M4, and has become a landmark.text/html2005-07-10T21:19:10+00:00https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/693Darren Smith51.503602 -0.544780TQ0179 : Langley Village Centre
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Langley is still known by locals as "Langley Village", but after the war it merged with Slough to become its eastern suburb. This is the centre of Langley, known as "The Harrow" after the nearby pub. The sign on the roundabout was erected to commemorate the millennium.text/html2005-07-10T21:15:11+00:00https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/693Darren Smith51.495441 -0.539278TQ0178 : Longwood Park Flats, Common Road, Langley
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These four thirteen-storey blocks of flats are in one of the most deprived areas of Langley. The flats can be seen for miles around - from the M4, M25 and Windsor Castle, and form something of a landmark.text/html2005-07-10T21:10:42+00:00https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/693Darren Smith51.493750 -0.547975TQ0078 : King William IV / Toby Carvery, Langley
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This building on the corner of the busy A4/B470 junction was formerly the King William IV pub. In the last few years it was painted a bright peach colour and converted into a Toby Carvery.text/html2005-07-10T21:08:17+00:00https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/693Darren Smith51.492852 -0.548003TQ0078 : Heathrow Marriott Hotel, Langley
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Visible from the M4 Motorway is the Heathrow Marriott Hotel. As the name suggests, it aims to serve the airport, but is situated 6 miles away in Langley.text/html2005-07-10T21:05:55+00:00https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/693Darren Smith51.489292 -0.550997TQ0077 : Ditton Road, near Langley
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This square contains part of the Queen Mother Reservoir in the south, and fields to the north. The Ditton Road links Datchet with Langley, and runs alongside the M4 as can be seen here.text/html2005-07-10T21:02:50+00:00https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/693Darren Smith51.486877 -0.574119SU9977 : M4 Motorway, between Datchet and Langley
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This square has suburban housing in Datchet in the south, and private grounds to a large computer company headquarters in the north. Through the middle runs the M4 Motorway - the stretch between Junctions 5 and 6 is said to be the busiest on its length.text/html2005-07-10T20:59:44+00:00https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/693Darren Smith51.481484 -0.574287SU9976 : Datchet recreation ground
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Bounded by a 20th century expansion of Datchet to the north, and the railway line to the south, is Datchet recreation ground, sometimes known as Datchet Common.text/html2005-07-10T20:56:59+00:00https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/693Darren Smith51.483334 -0.578550SU9877 : Datchet Village centre
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Datchet is a pleasant village east of Windsor and south of Slough. The church of St. Mary the Virgin can be seen in the background; the war memorial in the foreground.text/html2005-07-10T20:52:33+00:00https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/693Darren Smith51.481589 -0.582924SU9876 : River Thames, Datchet
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From the north bank of the Thames in the village of Datchet, pleasure boats can be hired, or you can sit on the grass and watch the river go by.