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Harefield is a village in the London Borough of Hillingdon in West London. The village is situated on top of a hill and very near the boundary Greater London and Three Rivers. The area is famous for its local hospital, Harefield Hospital, where pioneering heart surgery techniques were developed.
The origins of the name Harefield are unclear, but probably means ‘open land used by an army (perhaps a Viking army)’ or ‘field of the army or of the people’. Early forms of the name include Herefelle in the Domesday book and Herefeld in 1206.
The ancient Manor of Harefield was held by the Newdigate family from about 1440. The old Manor house, Harefield Place, adjacent to St Mary the Virgin church, was replaced in 1786 when a new mansion house was built at Harefield Lodge. The old ‘Harefield Place’ fell into disrepair and was demolished in 1813, whereupon the new Manor house became known as Harefield Place. It was sold by Charles Newdigate Newdegate in 1877. In 1938 it was acquired by the local authority to serve as a hospital. In 1959 the land was redeveloped and is now the Harefield Place Golf Club.
Harefield House, a Grade 2 listed building, High Street, Harefield, was built by Sir Roger Newdigate in about 1750. From about 1765 to 1809 it was occupied by J M Bruhl. During World War I it served as No. 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital. In 1937 it was acquired by the Ministry of Defence and was occupied by the Aeronautical Inspection Directorate. After 1982 the building was restored and converted to office use.