Historically, it was a parish in the hundred of Elthorne, in the county of Middlesex. Perivale was one of the county's smallest parishes up until the early twentieth century, at just 633 acres (256 hectares) and a negligible population.

PERIVALE. The Ancient parish of Perivale or Little Greenford lay to the north of Ealing in the extreme east of Elthorne hundred. It had the shape of an irregular rectangle measuring approximately one mile from north to south and ¾ mile from east to west, and contained 633 a.

Feb 26, 2025 · Perivale is a small parish adjoining that of Ealing on the N. The church is the principal monument. (1) Parish Church (Plate 47) (dedication unknown), stands on the S. edge of the parish. The walls are of rag-rubble and some flint, rendered in cement and with dressings of Reigate stone; the roofs are tiled.

In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Perivale like this: PERRIVALE, or Greenford-Parva, a parish in Brentford district, Middlesex; on the river Brent, 1¾mile N W by N of Ealing r. station. Post-town, Ealing, under London W. Acres, 626. Real property, £1, 400. Pop., 43. Houses, 8.

Historical Description. Perivale or Greenford Parva, a parish in Middlesex, on the river Brent, 2 miles S from Sudbury station on the L. & N.W.R., 2 N from Ealing station on the G.W.R., and 6 N from London. Post town and money order and telegraph …

Oct 18, 2024 · Perivale is an Ancient Parish in the county of Middlesex. PERRIVALE, or Greenford-Parva, a parish in Brentford district, Middlesex; on the river Brent, 1¾ mile NW by N of Ealing r. station. Post-town, Ealing, under London W. Acres, 626. Real property, £1, 400. Pop., 43. Houses, 8. The living is a rectory in the diocese of London. Value, £315.

The name of Perivale was first used in 1508, when it was spelt Pyryvale. The word seems to be a compound of perie (pear tree) and vale. It was one of the smallest parishes in Middlesex, with...

Apr 21, 2020 · More history, this time east of Perivale Park, towards Perivale and then to Pitshanger. The ancient parish church of Perivale is located along Perivale lane. One can almost imagine how it all looked 885 years ago!

Perivale is one of the settings of Anthony Trollope’s novel The Belton Estate (1865). The Great Western Railway opened "Perivale Halt" in 1904 but it was closed when the current London Underground station was opened on 30 June 1947.

St Mary's Perivale is a very beautiful 12th century church in Perivale, West London. Declared redundant in 1972, its now a lively arts centre serving Ealing and adjacent areas.