- For the Australian village of the same name, see Cheshunt, Victoria
Cheshunt is a town in the Broxbourne district of Hertfordshire in the East of England with a population of around 50,000 according to the UK's 2001 Census [1]. It is a dormitory town and part of the London commuter belt served by Cheshunt railway station. Image File history File links Dot4gb. ...
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Broxbourne is a local government district and borough in Hertfordshire, England. ...
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Hertfordshire (pronounced Hartfordshire and abbreviated as Herts) is an inland county in the United Kingdom and part of the East of England Government Office region. ...
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Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi Population - 2005 est. ...
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The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ...
Hertfordshire (pronounced Hartfordshire and abbreviated as Herts) is an inland county in the United Kingdom and part of the East of England Government Office region. ...
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Hertfordshire (pronounced Hartfordshire and abbreviated as Herts) is an inland county in the United Kingdom and part of the East of England Government Office region. ...
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Hertfordshire Constabulary is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the county of Hertfordshire in England. ...
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The EN postal area is a group of 11 postal districts in north Greater London which are subdivisions of seven post towns. ...
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Broxbourne is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...
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Cheshunt, between Whitfield and Myrtleford, is a small rural village situated by the King River in north-east Victoria. ...
Broxbourne is a commuter town in the Broxbourne borough of Hertfordshire in the East of England. ...
Hertfordshire (pronounced Hartfordshire and abbreviated as Herts) is an inland county in the United Kingdom and part of the East of England Government Office region. ...
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This article or section should be merged with Bedroom community A dormitory town is generally a rural town where a large proportion of its population commute to nearby cities. ...
Commuters from East Anglia arrive at Liverpool Street Station The London Commuter Belt or London Metropolitan Area is the name given to the built-up area surrounding and running into Greater London but not administered as part of it. ...
Cheshunt railway station serves Cheshunt in Hertfordshire, England. ...
The town name comes from the Roman name for the area, Cestrehunt. This is commemorated in the arms of the former Cheshunt urban district council. (See below)
Cheshunt is famous in several ways. The town's Bury Green neighbourhood was once the home of singer-songwriter Cliff Richard. Lotus Cars as well as the nationally famous Debenhams were also founded in Cheshunt, and the headquarters of Tesco, the UK's largest and most profitable supermarket chain, is also located here. The nearby village of Goffs Oak is the original home of Victoria Beckham (née Adams) of Spice Girls fame. The Goffs Oak Lodge holds its meetings at Cheshunt in the Halsey Masonic Centre, a fine period building in Turners Hill, opposite the public library. In 2002, Cheshunt hosted the only officially licensed European BotCon convention ever. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
Lotus Cars is a British manufacturer of sports cars and racing cars based in Hethel, Norfolk, formed as Lotus Engineering Ltd. ...
Tesco plc is a United Kingdom-based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain. ...
Goffs Oak is a village in south Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom, situated atop Cuffley Hill between Cuffley and Cheshunt. ...
Victoria Caroline Beckham (born Victoria Caroline Adams on April 17, 1974 and also used the stage name Victoria Adams-Wood) is an English singer best known as a member of the Spice Girls and for her marriage to footballer David Beckham. ...
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Cheshunt is located on the A10 trunk road (also known as the Great Cambridge Road) which provides links to the M25, as well as to London and the famous university city of Cambridge. Being located in the Lea Valley, Cheshunt also has access to the Lee Valley Park. It is also the location of the Cheshunt School. The A10 is a major road in England. ...
For the star cluster, see Open Cluster M25 The M25 motorway looking south between junctions 14 and 15, near Heathrow Airport. ...
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Lee Valley can refer to: the valley of the River Lee in the UK and Lee Valley Park Lee Valley Tools, a Canadian purveyor of woodworking and gardening tools This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ...
The Lee Valley Park is a 26 mile (42 km) long park running through the North East of London from the River Thames to Ware in Hertfordshire, through areas such as Camden, Tottenham, Enfield, Cheshunt, Broxbourne and Hoddesdon. ...
Cheshunt School Cheshunt School is a secondary school and sixth form for boys and girls, located in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, UK. Cheshunt School is a mixed comprehensive school for students aged 11 to 18 years at Cheshunt in Hertfordshire. ...
The non-conformist theological college Bishop's College, Cheshunt (1768-1969), moved to Cheshunt in 1792 from Trevecca, Brecknockshire, as Cheshunt College. It moved to Cambridge in 1905. A seminary is a specialized university-like institution for the purpose of instructing students (seminarians) in theology, often in order to prepare them to become members of the clergy. ...
Trevecca Nazarene University is a liberal arts university in Nashville, Tennessee. ...
Brecknockshire (Welsh: ), also known as Breconshire, or the County of Brecon is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales, and a former administrative county. ...
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Services in Cheshunt include the Brookfield Centre, which includes Next, Boots, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Argos and Marks & Spencer stores, as well as a large Tesco Extra store. There is a Marriott Hotel nearby, and the town centre includes a wide variety of smaller shops. Next on Oxford Street Next PLC is a British clothes retailer, with its headquarters in Enderby, Leicestershire, England. ...
Boots is the dominant pharmacist chain in the United Kingdom, with outlets in most high streets throughout the country. ...
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Argos is the largest general-goods retailer in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland with over 670 stores. ...
Marks & Spencer plc (known also as M&S, Your M&S and sometimes colloquially as Marks and Sparks, Marks or Markss) is a British retailer, with several branches outside of the UK. It is one of the most widely recognised chain stores in the UK and is the largest...
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Up until the past few years, Cheshunt was home to the famous Temple Bar, moved from London at the turn of the 19th century, but the gateway was re-installed in London. The temple was used as a death tower, whereby the heads of criminals would be placed to warn anyone entering London of their potential fate. It was therefore used as a vindication to show that you can't beat the system.
Cheshunt's location is approximately 51°45′N 0°3′W, or UK grid reference TL358021. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ...
Industry
Cheshunt's best known employer is Tesco, whose head office has been in Cheshunt for many years. A small store has been in the town centre for many years and is still open today, and a separate "Home and Ware" store used to be opposite (now closed). In 1983 a new out of town Tesco store located to the north of the town opened, named "Brookfield Farm". It later expanded, and a branch Marks & Spencer built next door, the entire estate renamed "The Brookfield Centre". Tesco plc is a United Kingdom-based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain. ...
Tesco plc is a United Kingdom-based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain. ...
Marks & Spencer plc (known also as M&S, Your M&S and sometimes colloquially as Marks and Sparks, Marks or Markss) is a British retailer, with several branches outside of the UK. It is one of the most widely recognised chain stores in the UK and is the largest...
Until the late 1960s the main land use around Cheshunt was for its Nursery industry, and many new techniques for growing under glass were developed here. Thomas Rochford had a large concern here, although now almost all the glasshouses have been re-developed into housing estates. This is often reflected in the names of the roads or estates, such as Rosedale or Thomas Rochford way. A small amount of nursery trade survives to the west of the town. A greenhouse in Saint Paul, Minnesota. ...
The River Lee Navigation passed through Cheshunt and was used for the transport of flowers and crops to the London markets for many years until road transport became more viable. A wharf existed just east of the railway on the site now occupied by Herts Young Mariners Base and the Youth Hostel which was built on the site of the derelict open air swimming pool. Photos of the pool are exhibited at the hostel. Old Ford Lock, Lee Navigation The River Lee Navigation is a canalised river incorporating - as the name suggests - the River Lee (also known as the River Lea). ...
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A wharf is a fixed platform, commonly on pilings, roughly parallel to and alongside navigable water, where ships are loaded and unloaded. ...
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"Cheshunt Compound" a fungicide developed at the Cheshunt Research Station is still manufactured today. A Fungicide is one of three main methods of pest control- chemical control of fungi in this case. ...
In the late 1950s and early 1960s a large area of the Lee Valley Park in Cheshunt was used for sand and gravel extraction which resulted in the mature lakes which are popular with anglers,birdwatchers and naturalists. The Lee Valley Park is a 26 mile (42 km) long park running through the North East of London from the River Thames to Ware in Hertfordshire, through areas such as Camden, Tottenham, Enfield, Cheshunt, Broxbourne and Hoddesdon. ...
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In 2006 News International commenced construction of a new printing press adjacent to the M25 Motorway. Also the most progressive industrial nation in the world. News International is a British newspaper publisher owned by Rupert Murdochs News Corporation. ...
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 Arms of the former Cheshunt Urban District Council
Arms of the former borough council of Cheshunt, Herts. ...
Arms of the former borough council of Cheshunt, Herts. ...
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