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It is near St Albans and part of the St Albans District. At the time of the 2001 census the population of London Colney ward was 7,742. It is considered a satellite or dormitory village of St Albans, where some villagers travel to work and shop. The long-running 84 bus route runs through London Colney towards St Albans, and through London Colney to Potters Bar, while the 602 also serves the village. St Albans is the main urban area of the City and District of St Albans in southern Hertfordshire, England, around 22 miles (35. ... The City and District of St Albans is a local government district, in Hertfordshire, England. ... UK Census 2001 logo A nationwide census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001. ... A ward is an electoral district used in local politics, most notably in England, Scotland, and Wales, as well as Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and many cities in the United States and the federal district of Washington, DC. Wards are usually named after neighbourhoods... London Buses route 84 is a contracted bus service for Hertfordshire County Council, in London and Hertfordshire, England. ...

By repute it is the second largest village in the United Kingdom, after Cottingham near Hull. (The people of London Colney are perhaps unfamiliar with the village of Kidlington in Oxfordshire.) Cottingham is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. ... Hull or Kingston upon Hull is a British city situated on the north bank of the Humber estuary. ... Kidlington is a large village and civil parish in the Cherwell District of Oxfordshire in the United Kingdom. ...

Arsenal F.C. has its training ground on Bell Lane, London Colney, comprising a high-tech indoor training and fitness facility with outdoor football pitches. The training ground is also occasionally used by the England football squad, which regularly stay at the nearby Sopwell House Hotel during home matches at Wembley Stadium. Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in Holloway, north London. ... Sopwell House is an historic country house, now a 128 room luxury hotel, situated just south of St Albans, Hertfordshire , England. ...

London Colney also has a nature reserve for wild birds and a river which runs through the village, called the River Colne. It is a tributary of the Thames, flowing into the Thames at Staines. Situated by the bridge is the Green Dragon public house. The village also boasts a large number of pubs compared with its relatively small size, and this compares with St Albans which reputedly has the highest density of pubs per population size in the UK. Starting from the southern end of the High Street, the pubs are The Colney Fox, The Bull, The Green Dragon, The White Lion, The Golden Lion, The Pear and Partridge and The King's Head. The Colne is a river in England. ... The Thames is a river flowing through southern England, and one of the major waterways in England. ... Staines is a Thames-side town in the Spelthorne borough of Surrey and part of the London Commuter Belt of South East England. ...

J. Sainsbury's flagship store is also located in London Colney at the retail park, which also contains a Marks & Spencer's, Next, Boots, Monsoon, Accessorize, Sports Soccer and Borders book shop. J Sainsbury plc is the parent company of Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd, commonly known as Sainsburys, a chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom. ... Marks & Spencer plc (sometimes colloquially known also as M&S, 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 clothing retailer in the UK... Next on Oxford Street Next PLC is a British clothes retailer, with its headquarters in Enderby, Leicestershire, England. ... This article is about a former British company which has now merged to form Alliance Boots, as a result, information on this page may be out of date. ... Monsoon Stores are a design-led retailer operating two highly successful chains - Monsoon and Accessorize. ... Borders Group (NYSE: BGP) is an international bookseller based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. ...

A minor scandal occurred in 2005, when local resident Jake 'the Snake' Roberts was convicted of cruelty to animals after not feeding his pet snake. The story appeared in the Herts. Advertiser newspaper, and noted that the former WWF wrestler lived in Whitehorse Lane. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Archant is a publishing company, based in Norwich, Norfolk, England. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ...

London Colney became a civil parish in 1947 when the St Peter Rural parish was split to form it and Colney Heath. A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... St. ... Colney Heath is a small village south-east of St Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. ...

London Colney Parish Council publishes a quarterly magazine, edited by volunteers, called The London Colney News. It is delivered free to all households in the village by members of the Scout and Guide movements. The aim of the magazine is to promote the interests of London Colney residents by providing local information and an opportunity for local firms to advertise. The magazine has been produced continuously for 21 years and now has a website where you can view back copies. Scouting in Hertfordshire is part of the Scout Association in the United Kingdom. ... Girlguiding UK is the national Guiding organisation of the United Kingdom. ...

The village has a clock of a unique and not universally popular design at its centre. Commissioned to mark the millennium, it bears the names of local residents who contributed to the cost. The clock is shaped to recall the curve of the River Colne as it flows through the village.

External links

• London Colney Parish Council
• London Colney Parish Magazine

Coordinates: 51.72692° N 0.30016° W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...