[1] The earliest surviving mention of Harlington appears to be in a 9th-century charter in which land at Botwell in Hayes was said to be bounded on the west by "Hygeredington" and "Lullinges" tree.

The cemetery in Cherry Lane was opened in 1936 by the UDC and the CPC started its first allotments in 1895, but they rejected proposals to acquire a recreation ground or parish hall.

The increase of population in the 20th century, growing preference for flush toilets and prohibitions on ground water contamination made the need for proper sanitation more urgent.

In the end the council seem to have acquiesced peacefully in the amalgamation with Hayes that took place in 1930, only on the grounds that this seemed to provide the best and cheapest chance of sewers being constructed soon.

The village contains six public houses: Captain Morgans', The Great Western, The Pheasant, The Red Lion, The Wheatsheaf, and The White Hart.

[5] Harlington Locomotive Society on the High Street of the village - operates a trestle railway around the site of an old orchard.

Harlington is covered by a community radio station: 91.8 Hayes FM, which is licensed with the national authority.

The following bus routes serve Harlington The Grand Junction Canal runs through the Dawley land, east to west: it was constructed c.

[30] In 1959 plans for two large hotels, the Skyways (now Sheraton) and the Ariel (now Holiday Inn), to serve Heathrow were revealed, which resulted in the track being demolished: the last meeting was on 22 January 1962.