Elstree and Borehamwood is a civil parish in the Hertsmere district, in

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, England. Located approximately northwest of central London and adjacent to the

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boundary, it is an urbanised parish with suburban residential development, some open land and light industry. Elstree and Borehamwood is a recent renaming of the ancient parish of Elstree, covering the settlements of Elstree and Borehamwood. Formed in 1894 as the Elstree Parish Council, the local council is Elstree and Borehamwood Town Council. One of the most populous civil parishes in England, at the 2011 census it had a population of 37,065.

History

Elstree was an

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in the

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of Hertfordshire. In 1894 it became part of the

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and the Elstree Parish Council was formed. Barnet Rural District became Elstree Rural District in 1941. The parish was part of the review area of the Royal Commission on Local Government in Greater London, however it did not form part of the proposed

area. In 1974 the parish became part of the

Borough of Hertsmere Hertsmere is a local government district and borough in Hertfordshire, England. Its council is based in Borehamwood. Other settlements in the borough include Bushey, Elstree, Radlett and Potters Bar. The borough borders the three north London ...

. The

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permitted parish councils to become town councils and provided a mechanism for the name of the parish to be changed if the district council was in agreement. The parish name was subsequently changed to Elstree and Borehamwood on 24 February 1982. The parish council became Elstree and Borehamwood Town Council. The boundaries of Elstree and Borehamwood were adjusted on 1 April 1993 when part of the village of Elstree was transferred from Greater London, and the boroughs of Barnet and Harrow to Hertfordshire.

Government

The local council is Elstree and Borehamwood Town Council. The council offices are located at Fairway Hall, Brook Close. The parish has thirteen councillors. It is divided into the five wards of Brookmeadow (electing three councillors), Cowley Hill (three councillors), Elstree (two councillors), Hillside (three councillors) and Kenilworth (two councillors).

Geography

Elstree and Borehamwood parish UK location map

The civil parish is . It is located approximately northwest of central London and is adjacent to the Greater London boundary in the south and east. It is predominantly residential development with some light industry and open land in the Metropolitan Green Belt. The parish includes the settlements of Elstree and Borehamwood, which are divided from each other by the Midland Main Line. For postal addresses, the parish is almost entirely within the Borehamwood post town and the WD6 postcode district. The Elstree telephone exchange building is within of

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and subscriber numbers therefore use the

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code.

Transport

Elstree & Borehamwood railway station is located between the two main settlements on the Thameslink route from Bedford to

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via

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. Although outside Greater London, the railway station is in

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for Travelcard and Oyster card fares, and the area is served by

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routes

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and

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, providing connections to Arkley, Chipping Barnet,

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, Edgware and New Barnet.

References

External links

* {{Civil parishes of Hertfordshire Civil parishes in Hertfordshire Hertsmere Borehamwood