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Covering Hertford, Watford, St. Albans, Hemel Hempstead, Stevenage, Hatfield, Baldock, Barnet, Berkhamsted, Bishop's Stortford, Borehamwood, Harpenden, Hitchin, Hoddesdon, Kings Langley, Letchworth, Potters Bar, Radlett, Rickmansworth, Royston, Sawbridgeworth, Tring, Waltham Cross, Ware, Welwyn, Welwyn Garden City and all areas of Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a county, north of London that is frequently referred to as Herts. Much of the region is located in the commuter band and is therefore a fairly wealthy part of the country. Hertfordshire’s main urban area’s are dotted all over the region. They include Watford, Potters Bar, Hertford, Hemel Hempstead, Welwyn Garden City, St Albans and Borehamwood.
Cheshunt, in Hertfordshire is the base of the United Kingdom’s largest supermarket chain – Tesco. For every £8 spent in the UK it is estimated that, £1 of it is spent at Tesco. Hertfordshire was also home to the first self service Tesco, which is located in St Albans and was opened in 1947.
Hertfordshire is a central point of road links, with the M25, M1, M11 and A1 all travelling through the county.
Elstree is a Hertfordshire village near Borehamwood and Watford and is home to the Elstree Studios – which is the place Eastenders is recorded. This popular UK soap opera was first shown in 1985. The show was first shown two night’s a week, but has now grown to four episodes a week. The largest audience was on Christmas Day 1986, when more than 30 million viewers in the UK tuned in to see Dirty Den request a divorce from his wife Angie.
Welwyn Garden City is a town (not a city) that was established in the 1920’s and used to be the base of to Shredded Wheat and Shreddies – although Marquee Hire Guide is not certain whether the knitting Nanas of the 2008 advertisment actually ever worked in the county of Hertfordshire or not.
Potters Bar in Hertfordshire is infamous as the scene of two major rail incidents. The first in 1946 and the second, more recently, in 2002.
Shenley in Hertfordshire is the place of the training area used by Arsenal FC. It is a world class training resource and is also frequently used by England’s national team.
The urban area of Watford is thought to be the 47th biggest urban area in England, and the biggest in the county of Hertfordshire. The Watford Gap is customarily viewed by engineers as the accepted route between the South of England and the Midlands.
Hemel Hempstead is a “new town” which was developed post the Second World War. It is the site of the Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal, which was the scene of a massive explosion in 2005. The explosion, which led to a massive fire, has been described as “The biggest explosion of its kind in peacetime Europe”.
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