Welwyn Hatfield | |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | East of England |
Non-metropolitan county | Hertfordshire |
Admin HQ | Welwyn Garden City |
Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
Named for | Welwyn (village) and Hatfield (town) |
Government | |
• Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
• Body | Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council |
• MP | Andrew Lewin (L) Oliver Dowden (C) |
Area | |
• Total | 50.02 sq mi (129.55 km2) |
• Rank | 176th (of 296) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 120,213 |
• Rank | 197th (of 296) |
• Density | 2,400/sq mi (930/km2) |
Ethnicity (2021) | |
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Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
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Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
ONS code | 26UL (ONS) E07000241 (GSS) |
OS grid reference | TL245135 |
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.