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In the early 20th century Watford Urban District Council operated from municipal offices at Upton House in The Parade. [2] The council sought a proper town hall after it achieved municipal borough status in 1922. [3] The site proposed for the new building in Rickmansworth Road had previously been occupied by an old mansion known as "The Elms". [2]
Watford's first elected council was a local board established in 1850, prior to which the town had been administered by the parish vestries. [4] Such local boards were converted into urban district councils in 1894. Watford Urban District was granted borough status in 1922, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor. [5]
Watford (/ ˈ w ɒ t f ər d / ⓘ) is a town and non-metropolitan district with borough status in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Central London, on the banks of the River Colne. Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, and breweries.
Watford Colosseum is an entertainment venue in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. Established in 1938, as the Assembly Rooms for Watford Town Hall , the complex was extended in 2011 with improvements which included new meeting spaces, a new restaurant and new bar facilities.
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The districts of Hertfordshire are Three Rivers, Watford, Hertsmere, Welwyn Hatfield, Broxbourne, East Hertfordshire, Stevenage, North Hertfordshire, St Albans, and Dacorum. As there are 472 Grade II* listed buildings in the county they have been split into separate lists for each district. Grade II* listed buildings in Three Rivers
The largest settlement is Watford, and the county town is Hertford. The county has an area of 634 square miles (1,640 km 2) and had a population of 1,198,800 at the 2021 census. [4] After Watford (131,325), the largest settlements are Hemel Hempstead (95,985), Stevenage (94,470) and the city of St Albans (75,540). [5]
Oxhey is a suburb of Watford, under the jurisdiction of the Watford Borough Council in the county of Hertfordshire, England. [2] It is in the Oxhey ward of Watford Borough Council. The wider locations which comprise the modern Oxhey area are Oxhey Village (the area around Bushey station and between Pinner Road and London Road) and Oxhey Hall ...