Hemel Hempstead – a Brief History
Hemel Hempstead, also known as “New Town”, though not so new anymore. In 1949, to support the rapid growth of the population of London after the Second World War, it was decided by the government of the day to build a series of “new towns” in the vicinity of London. Hemel Hempstead, has become a “new town”, with people like Milton Keynes and Stevenage. Now, 60 years later, Hemel Hempstead is a thriving city of more than 80,000 people with a wide variety of industries and a modern shopping mall and growth. Despite Hemel Hempstead, as we know it is a recent development has its roots in the 8th century. In the book, History of Hemel Hempstead, local history and Hemel Hempstead Records said the company, ‘first round Hemel Hempstead, written records in the eighth century, when land in the district Hamele were granted by Offa, King Essex, the Bishop of London in 705. “The word Hempstead yes, it probably means just ‘home’. Hemel remains a small village right through to Tudor times, when Henry VIII granted a royal charter for a market town and have stayed here the night with his then-wife, Anne Boleyn. This gives the city a certain credibility and started to grow a little after that. Today, its most famous monument has nothing to do with royalty and is actually a. . . roundabout and large known as The Magic Roundabout, probably as a tribute to television programs for children of the same name. The Magic Roundabout “is not really a roundabout, is a series of small roundabouts around a central importance. Its official name, never called, is the roundabout, plow! Useful for users to learn SAT NAV! In his first encounter with Magic Roundabout “may seem a bit confusing and some older drivers have been known to drive a long way to avoid having to use it! However, once you get used to it, is actually a very intelligent job of building roads and planning and there is hardly any accidents of this roundabout, which I think gives more weight those who say we should remove most motorists signs and instructions of our roads and allow to use my head more. Hemel has benefited from its location and excellent rail links to north London and Birmingham and beyond thanks to Milton Keynes. It is also just off the M1 motorway and 10 minutes from the M25, meaning that the two airports at Luton and Heathrow are within a half hour (on a good day!) There are rumors that Hemel set for another growth spurt important that the government is under pressure to build more affordable housing around London, but so far nothing has been confirmed. Hopefully if the rumors are many Hemel substance parks and forests remain intact and that development will focus on brownfields.
