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Borehamwood (, historically also Boreham Wood) is a town in southern
Hertfordshire Hertfordshire ( or ; often abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and one of the home counties. It borders Bedfordshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Essex to the east, Greater London to the ...
, England, from
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. Borehamwood has a population of 36,322, and is within the
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. The town's film and TV studios are commonly known as
Elstree Studios Elstree Studios is a generic term which can refer to several current and demolished British film studios and television studios based in or around the town of Borehamwood and village of Elstree in Hertfordshire, England. Production studios ha ...
.


History

One of the earliest mentions of Bosci de Boreham (Wood of Boreham), is in 1188: :"In 1188 Pope Clement granted to the kitchen of the monastery the whole land of Elstree. He also gave to the Abbey the wood of Boreham for the feeding of the swine." In 1776, Parliament enacted: :"An Act for dividing and closing the Common or Waste Ground, called Boreham Wood Common, in the Parish of Elstree otherwise Idletree, in the County of Hertford." Borehamwood was historically part of the parish of
Elstree Elstree is a large village in the Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire, England. It is about northwest of central London on the former A5 road, which follows the course of Watling Street. In 2011, its population was 5,110. It forms part of the ...
. A separate
ecclesiastical parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest#Christianity, priest, often termed a parish pries ...
of "All Saints, Boreham Wood" was created on 26 February 1909, covering the part of Elstree parish east of the
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. Despite this change to the ecclesiastical boundaries, Borehamwood remained part of the
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of Elstree. The name of the civil parish was changed to
Elstree and Borehamwood Elstree and Borehamwood is a Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Hertsmere district, in Hertfordshire, England. Located approximately northwest of central London and adjacent to the Greater London boundary, it is an urbanised parish ...
on 24 February 1982. The ecclesiastical parishes of Borehamwood and Elstree were reunited on 1 April 2005, also under the name "Elstree and Borehamwood". From the 1920s onwards, the town became known as one of the main centres of the UK film, and later television, industries due to the presence of production studios. Following the
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, the town's population greatly increased, with large areas of council housing set up for displaced Londoners, many of which are now in private ownership. Fast train connections to central London have resulted in the town becoming a primarily residential suburb. In 1946, the Admiralty started to build highly secret high-performance electronic digital computers at Borehamwood in a redundant wartime factory, firstly for the purpose of real-time gunnery control, and later for surface-to-air guided weapons and missiles, and for specialist cryptography and code-breaking computers for
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. Borehamwood is currently undergoing a substantial housing transformation which has seen hundreds of new homes built over the last five years. Two further developments are being built and more are expected. In addition to the studios, the town is home to many retail shops, hotels, restaurants, offices and light industry. The hotels cater mainly to tourists visiting the Elstree Studios, attendees of the television shows being recorded in the Elstree Studios, and London visitors due to the proximity to London and the considerable lower accommodation rates. There is one weekly newspaper, the ''
Borehamwood & Elstree Times The ''Borehamwood & Elstree Times'' is a local newspaper circulated in Elstree and Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England. It is owned by the Newsquest Media Group Newsquest Media Group Limited is the second largest publisher of regional and ...
''.


Transport

On the west side of Borehamwood is
Elstree & Borehamwood railway station Elstree & Borehamwood railway station is a railway station in the town of Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England. It primarily serves Borehamwood as well as the nearby village of Elstree, to the south-west. The station is situated on the Midland ...
(TfL Zone 6) served by trains operated by
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on the Thameslink route.
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for
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runs its number
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service through the town from
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to
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and back.
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for
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also operate Number
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which goes to Colindale and Rossington Avenue.
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run a bus service that stops at Borehamwood (route 601) going to
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via
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and back. The 644 service also runs from Hatfield to Queensbury via Borehamwood. Intalink operate a bus service to other parts of
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. The A1 road passes just to the east of the town, and the
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passes about north of it.


Demographics

In the 2011 census, the population was 31,955; this rose to 36,322 in 2021, an increase of 13.67%. Borehamwood is the most populated town in Hertsmere, ahead of Bushey. The
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numbers in excess of 6,100, up from just 3,900 in 2011; combined with neighbouring Elstree, the community counts around 8,000 individuals.


Film industry

Since the 1914, the town has been home to several
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s and many shots of its streets are included in final cuts of 20th century British films. This earned it the nickname of the "British
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". Whilst most of these studios, collectively known as "Elstree Studios", have now closed, two still remain. Many films were shot at the studios on Shenley Road including '' The Dam Busters'' (1955), ''
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'' (1977, and subsequent films in the franchise), ''
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'' (1956), ''
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'' (1963), and '' The Shining'' (1980) starring
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, some of the ''
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'' films. The facility was partly demolished in the 1980s to make way for a
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supermarket on one side and an office block complex on the other. The area between the supermarket and the office blocks is all that remains of the original studio, which has been much reduced in size and usefulness to production companies as a result. The Shenley Road Studios were later used for the TV series ''
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'' and '' Big Brother'', as well as several major feature films. The ''
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'' TV series' production offices were based in the studios and, although the series was set in
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, several exterior locations (banks, shops etc.) were filmed in the streets of Borehamwood. The former British National Studios off Clarendon Road, referred to locally as "The Douglas Fairbanks studios" (which were bought by
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's ATV in May 1958),BBC Elstree
at TV Studio History, URL accessed 6 November 2015
are now the
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. The studios have, over the years, been home to
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's film ''
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'',
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's TV series ''
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'' was also produced there, and now BBC's popular soap, ''
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'', and their medical drama ''
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''. An episode of ''
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'' included scenes of the
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, but with Borehamwood crossed out and
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written in its place. Several other studios including the
Gate Studios Gate Studios was one of the many studios known collectively as Elstree Studios in the town of Borehamwood, England. Opened in 1928, the studios were in use until the early 1950s. The studios had previously been known as Whitehall Studios, Consol ...
and the Danziger Studios at nearby Elstree have been demolished. The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios complex (demolished in the early 1970s) saw the production of many films, including '' 2001: A Space Odyssey'' (1968), ''
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'' (1968) and ''
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'' (1969), as well as ITV television series such as ''
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'' (1967–68). The newer Millennium Studios were situated on Elstree Way, Borehamwood.


Notable companies

The UK headquarters of
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restaurants is based in the town, the head office of the delivery portion having moved to nearby St Albans in 2015; and, until 2003, so were the headquarters of the United Kingdom subsidiary of
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, with both being based in the office blocks standing on part of what used to be the old Elstree Studios.
Regent Inns Regent Inns was the British parent company of Walkabout, Jongleurs/Bar Risa and Old Orleans chains. It went into administration in October 2009. The part-time executive chairman was Bob Ivell. Brands Jongleurs is a chain of sixteen comedy club ...
has its head office on Elstree Way.
George Wimpey George Wimpey Limited was a British construction firm that typically worked in the civil engineering and housebuilding markets. It was, during the 1970s, the largest homebuilder active in the UK. Established in 1880 and originally based in H ...
also has offices within the town. The takeaway delivery company
Just Eat Just Eat is an online food order and delivery platform. It was founded in 2001 in Kolding, Denmark, as a food delivery company, and later headquartered in London, United Kingdom, from 2006 (as Just Eat plc) until it was purchased by Netherla ...
also has an office in the town, in the same complex as Pizza Hut. Since 2015, Borehamwood has also been home to the UK subsidiary of the olive oil brand Filippo Berio.


Notable people

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Ray Davies Sir Raymond Douglas Davies ( ; born 21 June 1944) is an English musician. He was the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and primary songwriter for the Rock music, rock band the Kinks, which he led, with his younger brother Dave Davies, Dave pro ...
(born 1944), primary songwriter, singer, rhythm guitarist and pianist for
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; producer and actor; owned a house in Borehamwood, used as his primary residence during the 1960s. * Den Dover (born 1938), former
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, lives in Borehamwood. * Prof. Angus Charles Graham (1919–1991), Professor of Classical Chinese, London University, 1971–84, lived in Borehamwood. * Sir Robert Holland (–1328), nobleman, was murdered in Borehamwood on 15 October 1328. *
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, former footballer and manager. *
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(1913–1973) Aviation journalist, editor of ''Aircraft Engineering'' (1945–1957), illustrator and pilot, lived in Borehamwood. He developed the 1:72nd scale model used by
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and other toy manufacturers. * John Frederick Tayler (1802–1889), watercolour painter, and President of the then- Old Society, was born on 30 April 1802 in Borehamwood. * Nethra Tilakumara (born 1999), actress, grew up in Borehamwood.


Sport and recreation

The first third of the Watling Chase Timberland Trail stretches from
Elstree & Borehamwood railway station Elstree & Borehamwood railway station is a railway station in the town of Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England. It primarily serves Borehamwood as well as the nearby village of Elstree, to the south-west. The station is situated on the Midland ...
up to
Shenley Shenley is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England, between Chipping Barnet, Barnet and St Albans. The village is located 14 miles from Central London. As of 2021, the population of the parish was 5,390; however, the parish stretc ...
. South of the town is a large area of grassland and trees called Woodcock Hill Village Green. Section 16 of the
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(London Loop) runs adjacent to the town, starting in Elstree and through Scratchwood towards the
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. Borehamwood is home to Boreham Wood FC and Watford FC Reserves who play their home games at Meadow Park.
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previously played at Meadow Park before moving to
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in 2024. There are several parks in the area. Aberford Park is featured with the source of the brook which has been artificially made to look like a lake. Meadow Park includes a large playing field, tennis courts and basketball courts. Borehamwood has a large shopping area called Borehamwood Shopping Park, featuring large retail stores. The hamlet of Well End has a notable pub, the Mops and Brooms, reputedly the site of a battle between travellers and village folk. Adjacent to the pub is a much older building: Nelson Cottage (c.1600) is now a private residence but was the original Mops and Brooms alehouse. It was renamed the Lord Nelson c.1840–50 and traded under that name until its closure in 1932 and replacement by the current pub, which eventually reverted to the older name.


Media

Borehamwood is within the
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and
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region. Television signals are received from the
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TV transmitter and the local relay transmitter situated in
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. The town is served by both
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and BBC Three Counties Radio. Other radio stations include
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and Radio Verulam. The ''Borehamwood & Elstree Times'' is a privately owned, online-only local newspaper covering the local and adjacent area. The ''Town Crier'' is a quarterly, council-run community publication for Elstree & Borehamwood residents.


Education

Borehamwood has a number of primary schools, including, St. Teresa's (RC) Primary School, Cowley Hill Primary School, Woodlands Primary School, Parkside Primary School, Yavneh Primary School and Meryfield Primary School. Secondary schools include Hertswood Academy,
Elstree Screen Arts Academy Elstree Screen Arts Academy (formerly Elstree University Technical College) is a university technical college (UTC) located in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, which opened in September 2013. The UTC specialises in behind-the-scenes media p ...
and Yavneh College. Independent schools include Haberdashers' Aske's Boys', Girls' and
Aldenham Aldenham is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the borough of Hertsmere in Hertfordshire, England. The parish includes Radlett and Letchmore Heath as well as Aldenham village itself. The village of Aldenham lies north-eas ...
schools.
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has a site in Borehamwood, where it offers a small range of full and part-time courses. The TV series ''
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'' was filmed at Hillside School in Borehamwood (as well as
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) from 1985 to 1990.


Nearby towns and villages

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Arkley Arkley is a village in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Barnet. It is located north-northwest of Charing Cross. It consists of a long village strung out between Barnet and Stirling Corner, and composed of the ancient ...
* Barnet Gate *
Edgware Edgware () is a suburban town in northwest London. It was an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex east of the ancient Watling Street in what is now the London Borough of Barnet but it is now informally considered to cover a wider area, inc ...
*
Elstree Elstree is a large village in the Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire, England. It is about northwest of central London on the former A5 road, which follows the course of Watling Street. In 2011, its population was 5,110. It forms part of the ...
*
High Barnet Chipping Barnet or High Barnet is a suburban market town in north London, forming part of the London Borough of Barnet, England. It is a suburban development built around a 12th-century settlement, and is located north-northwest of Charing C ...
*
Mill Hill Mill Hill is a suburb in the London Borough of Barnet, England. It is situated around northwest of Charing Cross, close to the Hertfordshire border. It was in the Historic counties of England, historic county of Middlesex until 1965, when it b ...
*
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*
Radlett Radlett is a large village in Hertfordshire, England, between Elstree and St Albans on Watling Street, with a population of 10,060. It is in the council district of Hertsmere in the south of the county, and forms part of the civil parish of A ...
*
Shenley Shenley is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England, between Chipping Barnet, Barnet and St Albans. The village is located 14 miles from Central London. As of 2021, the population of the parish was 5,390; however, the parish stretc ...
*
Stanmore Stanmore is part of the London Borough of Harrow in Greater London. It is centred northwest of Charing Cross, lies on the outskirts of the London urban area and includes Stanmore Hill, one of the List of highest points in London, highest point ...
* Well End *
Aldenham Aldenham is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the borough of Hertsmere in Hertfordshire, England. The parish includes Radlett and Letchmore Heath as well as Aldenham village itself. The village of Aldenham lies north-eas ...


Twin towns

Borehamwood is twinned with: *
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, France *
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, Germany *
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In popular culture

*Borehamwood is the town upon which one of three maps is based in the game ''
Urban Dead ''Urban Dead'' was a free-to-play HTML/text-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game created by British developer Kevan Davis. Set in a quarantined region of the fictional city of Malton, it dealt with the aftermath of a zombie outbr ...
''. This map was released as part of the promotional campaign for the release of British writer Charlie Brooker's ''
Dead Set ''Dead Set'' is a British satirical zombie horror television miniseries written and created by Charlie Brooker. The show takes place primarily on the set of a fictional series of the real television show '' Big Brother''. The five episodes, a ...
'' (set in the ''Big Brother'' house in Borehamwood).


Climate

Borehamwood experiences an
oceanic climate An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate or maritime climate, is the temperate climate sub-type in Köppen climate classification, Köppen classification represented as ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of co ...
(
Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
''Cfb'') similar to almost all of the rest of the United Kingdom.


References


External links


Elstree & Borehamwood Town Council

Borehammwood at Hertfordshire County Council

Borehamwood
at the BBC Domesday Project {{authority control Towns in Hertfordshire Hertsmere