Daylight saving was the invention of William Willett of Petts Wood, Kent: Where the woods are named after him, and the pub, where I've had many a pint, is called the Daylight. He was a friend of Winston Churchill.
The only other notable inhabitant of this London suburb was Charles DeGaulle, who had a semi detached house there during the war.
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