Southall
One of the seven towns of the London Borough of Ealing.
About Southall
The council says most of Southall sits between the two branches of the Grand Union Canal and stretches south to take in Norwood Green and its village. It says events are held through the year, including summer cricket and Norwood Green Village Day.
Source: Ealing Council's Southall town page. Last checked: 10 November 2026.
From Ealing Council's website: Southall town page on the council's website
Groups listed in Southall
- Southall Community Alliance Community support
- Sri Guru Singh Sabha Southall Faith & belief
Groups that cover the whole borough are on the groups page.
Southall Manor House and its grounds
The grounds of Southall Manor House sit in the town centre. Ealing Council describes them as a quiet green space with yew trees and an old mulberry tree that, it says, has a reputed link to Henry VIII. The council says the Southall Ranger team is based in the grounds, in a separate building, and that the grounds are locked at night.
Historic England lists the house at Grade II*. Its list entry says the house dates from the late 16th century, with 1587 carved in a window pediment, and was built by Francis Awsiter. It says Southall-Norwood Urban District Council bought the house in 1913 and the grounds opened as a public park.
We have not found a current public page about visiting the house itself, so we say nothing about opening times. Check Ealing Council's website.
Sources: Ealing Council: Southall parks, Southall Manor House Grounds; Historic England: Southall Manor House, list entry 1079419. Last checked: 10 November 2026.
This illustrative photo is not Southall Manor House.
Southall Park
Southall Park has entrances from Uxbridge Road, Green Drive and Boyd Avenue. The council describes it as mainly formal parkland with nature conservation and recreation areas. It lists a playground, a play centre, a tennis court, an adult exercise area and a multi-use games area shared with Villiers High School, along with a mosaic globe and a water cascade.
The council says rangers made a nature conservation area in 2003, with a pond, a cornflower meadow and planted copses, and extended it in 2007 with a woodland walk.
Sources: Ealing Council: Southall parks, Southall Park. Last checked: 10 November 2026.
The canal, Three Bridges and Norwood Green
Three Bridges, formally Windmill Bridge, is where a road, the Grand Union Canal and a railway cross on three levels. Canal & River Trust says Isambard Kingdom Brunel designed it and that it is really one road bridge, one canal aqueduct and a railway cutting. Ealing Council's leaflet says the railway opened in 1859, the last project Brunel completed before he died, and that the site is a scheduled ancient monument. The Trust advises staying away from the water's edge.
Three Bridges Park, created in 2013, sits beside the canal with views towards the monument, a seating area and an information board. The council gives its entrances as Tentelow Lane and Windmill Lane. Glade Lane Canalside Park has a playground, a BMX track, a basketball court, a skateboard ramp and a turf maze.
Norwood Green is a village green in the south of Southall. The council says the village grew up around St Mary's church, parts of which date from the 12th century, and that by 1800 there were about 40 houses around the triangular green. It names Norwood Hall, the Plough Inn and the former Biscoe Free School as buildings of interest, and lists a children's playground and a public toilet.
Sources: Ealing Council: The Three Bridges leaflet; Canal & River Trust: A guide to London's waterways (PDF); Ealing Council: Southall parks, Other parks in Southall. Last checked: 10 November 2026.
Wharncliffe Viaduct
Brunel's Wharncliffe Viaduct links Southall and Hanwell. Historic England's list entry is titled 'Southall/Hanwell Wharncliffe Viaduct'. The facts about it are in our Hanwell guide.
Sources: Historic England: Wharncliffe Viaduct, list entry 1358811. Last checked: 10 November 2026.
Getting there
Southall station is visited by Elizabeth line services. TfL's Elizabeth line station information (September 2025) lists it with step-free access to all platforms. For live times and any changes, use TfL's own journey planner.
Sources: Transport for London: Elizabeth line station information (September 2025). Last checked: 10 November 2026.
Links and sources
From Ealing Council's website: Southall town page on the council's website
From Ealing Council's website: Southall parks
From Ealing Council's website: The Three Bridges leaflet
Other sites that carry the details we refer to:
Checked by the About Ealing team. Last checked: 10 November 2026. Details can change. Please check the linked source before you travel or visit. To report a mistake, use our corrections page.