
Ealing is a borough of Greater London in west London, England, located 7.9 miles west of Charing Cross. It was known to the Anglo-Saxons as Gillingas, meaning "people of Gilla". With the creation of gravelled toll roads, Oxford Road became increasingly busy, opening the way for the urban well-to-do to escape from the smoke and smells of the City of London by settling in Ealing. During the late 19th century, the opening of the railroads led to Ealing's growth, and it became a town during the Victorian era. In 1901, Ealing became a municipal borough, and it became a London borough in 1965. In 2018, Ealing had 341,982 residents, with 48.78% being white, 29.5% Asian, 10.7% black, 4.2% mixed, and 5.8% other.