Welwyn Hatfield

Welwyn Hatfield
Hatfield House
Official logo of Welwyn Hatfield
Welwyn Hatfield shown within Hertfordshire
Welwyn Hatfield shown within Hertfordshire
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionEast of England
Non-metropolitan countyHertfordshire
Admin HQWelwyn Garden City
Incorporated1 April 1974
Named forWelwyn (village) and Hatfield (town)
Government
 • TypeNon-metropolitan district council
 • BodyWelwyn Hatfield Borough Council
 • MPAndrew Lewin (L)
Oliver Dowden (C)
Area
 • Total
50.02 sq mi (129.55 km2)
 • Rank176th (of 296)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
120,213
 • Rank197th (of 296)
 • Density2,400/sq mi (930/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
 • Ethnic groups
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Religion (2021)
 • Religion
List
Time zoneUTC0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code26UL (ONS)
E07000241 (GSS)
OS grid referenceTL245135

Welwyn Hatfield is a local government district with borough status in the county of Hertfordshire, England. Its council is based in Welwyn Garden City. The borough borders Hertsmere, St Albans, North Hertfordshire, East Hertfordshire, Broxbourne, and the London Borough of Enfield.

The borough includes the two towns of Welwyn Garden City and Hatfield, along with numerous smaller settlements from Woolmer Green in the north to Cuffley in the south. The borough has six railway stations on the Great Northern Railway; five being on the main line and one on the Hertford loop line. The Digswell Viaduct is a local landmark. The A1 road passes through the borough.

Much of the borough lies within the Metropolitan Green Belt which surrounds London. Welwyn Garden City is notable as being one of only two Garden Cities in the country, and is uniquely both a Garden City and a designated New Town. The University of Hertfordshire has its main campus at Hatfield.

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Welwyn Hatfield Local Authority (E07000241)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.

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