According to the 1901 Census, Ickenham at that time had a population of 329, which by the 2001 Census had reached 9, 933, although census figures show a marked population decline during the 1960s and 1970s.

In 1857 Gell had also donated some of her land near St Giles's Church for five almshouses to be built for longstanding servants of the Gell household or Ickenham residents who were members of the Church of England.

The original village school was built on Ickenham High Road in 1866, although by 1920 it had become overcrowded.

By 1951 the population of Ickenham had reached 7, 107, and this had risen to 10, 370 by 1961 and 11, 214 by 1971.

The Corps had received the Royal Warrant on 13 April 1912, whereupon Major Sefton Brancker of the War Office conducted aerial surveys in 1914 of Glebe Farm in Ickenham, and Hundred Acres Farm and Down Barnes Farm in Ruislip, looking for the most effective operating base for new squadrons.

Sir Robert bought Swakeleys House in Ickenham, north of London from the wife of Sir James Harrington soon after Harrington had fled to France in 1660.

Ickenham was within the Uxbridge constituency until boundary changes at the 2010 general election meant it became part of the new Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner constituency, represented by Nick Hurd MP.

The 2010 Ickenham Festival within the grounds of Swakeleys House

Cricket matches between the club and local teams from Ickenham and Uxbridge were played within the grounds.

The nearest places to Harefield are: Denham, Ickenham, Northwood, Rickmansworth, Ruislip and Uxbridge.

When Ickenham obtained a railway station on the Metropolitan Railway's line between Harrow and Uxbridge, it brought with it a rail link to London.

On 25 September 1905, following lobbying by Ickenham Parish Council, the Metropolitan Railway opened a small halt on their line between Harrow and Uxbridge.

The marathon event of the 1908 Summer Olympics in London passed through Ickenham and Uxbridge on its way to the White City Stadium.

Hillingdon Athletics Club ( an amalgamation of the Ruislip-Northwood and Uxbridge clubs ), has attracted many athletes from Ickenham since its foundation in the 1960s.

Of these areas, the borough is further divided into these wards: Barnhill Ward, Botwell Ward, Brunel Ward, Cavendish Ward, Charville Ward, Eastcote and East Ruislip Ward, Harefield Ward, Heathrow Villages Ward, Hillingdon East Ward, Ickenham Ward, Manor Ward, Northwood Hills Ward, Northwood Ward, Pinkwell Ward, South Ruislip Ward, Townfield Ward, Uxbridge North Ward, Uxbridge South Ward, West Drayton Ward, West Ruislip Ward, Yeading Ward, Yiewsley Ward: this link has pointers to maps.

The borough maintains several libraries: Charville, Eastcote, Harefield, Harlington, Hayes End, Hayes, Ickenham, Manor Farm, Northwood Hills, Northwood, Oak Farm, Ruislip Manor, South Ruislip, Uxbridge, West Drayton, Yeading, and Yiewsley.

Shersby continued to live with his family in Ickenham until 1958, when, at the age of 25, he married Barbara Barrow from West Drayton ( also part of the Uxbridge constituency ), and they moved to London.

The station is on the Uxbridge branch of both the Metropolitan line and Piccadilly line, between Ruislip Manor and Ickenham stations.

The Metropolitan Railway ( Harrow and Uxbridge Railway ) constructed the line through Ickenham between Harrow on the Hill and Uxbridge and commenced services on 4 July 1904 with, initially, the only intermediate stop being at Ruislip.

The station is on the Uxbridge branch of both the Metropolitan line and Piccadilly line, between Ickenham and Uxbridge stations and in Travelcard Zone 6.

The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 defined the seat as comprising the parishes of Ashford *, Bedfont, Cowley, Cranford, Feltham, Hampton, Hampton Wick, Hanworth, Harefield, Harlington, Harmondsworth, Hayes, Hillingdon East, Hillingdon West, Ickenham, Laleham *, Littleton *, Northolt, Ruislip, Shepperton *, Staines *, Stanwell *, Sunbury *, Teddington, Uxbridge, West Drayton, and Yiewsley.

1974-1983: The seat was re-classified as a borough constituency, comprising the Hillingdon wards of Colham-Cowley, Harefield, Hillingdon East, Hillingdon West, Ickenham, Uxbridge, and Yiewsley.

1983-1997: The constituency was unchanged from 1974, but following re-warding it comprised the wards of Colham, Cowley, Harefield, Hillingdon East, Hillingdon North, Hillingdon West, Ickenham, Uxbridge North, Uxbridge South, West Drayton, and Yiewsley.

The remaining wards were Colham, Cowley, Hillingdon East, Hillingdon North, Hillingdon West, Ickenham, Uxbridge North, Uxbridge South, West Drayton and Yiewsley.

In 1929 it was enlarged by gaining from Uxbridge Rural District the parishes of Cowley, Harefield, Hillingdon East and Ickenham.

The Ickenham and District Society of Model Engineers was formed in September 1948 and originally met in the old ARP huts, before moving to Ickenham Hall.

By the mid-14th century, Ickenham was owned by the Shorediche family who retained possession until 1819.

The village was originally split into four manors, which became two: Ickenham and Swakeleys.

Ickenham expanded with the sale and development of much of the Swakeleys estate in 1922 and became part of what was later termed " Metro-land ".

Ickenham was originally divided into the four manors of Ickenham, Tykenham, Swalcliff ( Swakeleys ) and Herses ( Hercies ).

The original lord of the manor of Ickenham was Geoffrey de Mandeville, from whom it passed to William de Brock and then, in 1334, to John Charlton whose son John owned Swakeleys from 1350.

Originally called Ickenham Hall, it was let out to farmers in 1818 and renamed Manor Farm, at which point the Crosier family renamed their manorial home from Sherwyns to Ickenham Hall.

Swakeleys manor, subordinate to Ickenham, was named after Robert Swalcliffe, who owned the manor with his wife Joan in the 14th century.

In 1347, he owed £ 40 to a money lender, Roger Rikeman, which he was unable to pay, and so his land in Ickenham was passed by Rikeman in 1350 to John de Charlton.

Ickenham Halt was rebuilt as a station in the 1970s.

Ickenham Hall was joined to the Compass Theatre in 1976.

The site was cleared in 2007 and is currently undergoing redevelopment as residential housing under the " Ickenham Park " name.

He was also close to Claude " Mustard " Pott, the prominent bookie, and was favourite uncle to Pott's daughter Polly, who sported on the lawns of Ickenham Hall as a child.

Shersby was born to Bill and Nora Shersby at his parents home at 9 Court Road, Ickenham ( an area destined to become part of his Parliamentary constituency throughout his nearly 25 years as an MP ) on 17 February 1933.

The station was opened on 2 April 1906 as Ruislip & Ickenham by the Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway ( GW & GCJR ).

On the same date the station name was changed to West Ruislip ( for Ickenham ).

On 25 September 1905 a small halt was opened as Ickenham Halt by the Metropolitan Railway, following lobbying by the Ickenham Parish Council.