[1] It is likely called after the Hawley family who were prominent in Brentford and Boston Manor from the late 1500s onward.

[citation needed] The Hawleys held the lease on Brentford market for nearly 200 years.

[1] The cottages suffered bomb damage during world war 2 and appear to have been demolished by 1952.

[1] The nearest London Underground station is Camden Town.

The nearest London Overground station is Camden Road.