Abbots Langley

Abbots Langley
St Lawrence the Martyr Church, Abbots Langley
Abbots Langley Location within Hertfordshire
Population	19,574 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid reference	TL095015
Civil parish	Abbots Langley
District	Three Rivers
Shire county	Hertfordshire
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ABBOTS LANGLEY
Postcode district	WD5
Dialling code	01923
Police	Hertfordshire
Fire	Hertfordshire
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Watford
List of places UK England Hertfordshire 51°42′04″N 0°24′58″W / 51.701°N 0.416°W / 51.701; -0.416

Abbots Langley (/ˈæbəts ˈlæŋli/) is a large village and civil parish in the English county of Hertfordshire. It is an old settlement and is mentioned (under the name of Langelai) in the Domesday Book. Economically the village is closely linked to Watford and was formerly part of the Watford Rural District. Since 1974 it has been included in the Three Rivers district.