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Leavesden Film Studios is a film and media complex constructed on the site of the former Rolls Royce factory at Leavesden Aerodrome, which was an important centre of aircraft production during World War II. It situated approximately 20 miles northwest of central London near the town of Watford. With the growth of film-making here allied trades in modelmaking and set construction have also grown in the area.


Films made here in the vast converted hangars have included:


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Film London : Studios in Greater London (220 words)
Owned by a UK business park market leader, MEPC Ltd, Leavesden Park is an exciting media business park which will provide up to 1.6 million sq ft of contemporary office space for film and television related companies and construction of the UK's first purpose built studio complex.
Leavesden Studios is one of the few places in the UK where you can make productions on such a large scale.
The studios comprise of approximately 500,000 sq ft of flexible space which includes stage space, production office space and ancillary buildings, along with the extensive 80 acre backlot which provides a 180 degree uninterrupted horizon and can be used for exterior sets. The studios are currently fully occupied.
MEPC - Home (114 words)
Leavesden Park is located on the north-western edge of London, close to the junctions of the M1 and M25.
Created by MEPC, the UK's leading developer of sustainable business communities, Leavesden Park is a business park of regional, national and international importance.
The park is set to provide up to 1.6 million sq ft of high quality mixed-use space, as well as a major new purpose-built film studio complex, all within a beautifully landscaped 300-acre parkland setting.
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