North Hertfordshire
North Hertfordshire is a local government district in Hertfordshire, England. Its council is based in Letchworth.
North Hertfordshire District | |
|---|---|
 North Hertfordshire shown within Hertfordshire | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | East of England |
| Non-metropolitan county | Hertfordshire |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district |
| Admin HQ | Letchworth |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | North Hertfordshire District Council |
| • Leadership | Leader and Cabinet (Labour-Liberal Democrat (council NOC)) |
| • MPs | Bim Afolami Oliver Heald Stephen McPartland |
| Area | |
| • Total | 144.9 sq mi (375.4 km2) |
| • Rank | 104th (of 309) |
| Population (mid-2019 est.) | |
| • Total | 133,570 |
| • Rank | 168th (of 309) |
| • Density | 920/sq mi (360/km2) |
| • Ethnicity[1] | 91.4% White 4.0% S.Asian 1.9% Black 1.8% Mixed Race 0.9% Chinese or other |
| Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| ONS code | 26UF (ONS) E07000099 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | TL2355435083 |
| Website | www |
The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the amalgamation of the urban districts of Baldock, Hitchin, Letchworth, and Royston and the Hitchin Rural District.
From eastward clockwise, it borders the districts of East Hertfordshire, Stevenage, Welwyn Hatfield, St Albans in Hertfordshire, Central Bedfordshire, Luton, Central Bedfordshire again, and South Cambridgeshire.
Towns
- Baldock
- Hitchin
- Letchworth
- Royston
- Most of the Great Ashby development north east of Stevenage falls within North Hertfordshire.
Parishes and unparished areas
North Hertfordshire contains following civil parishes and unparished areas. Changes since 1974 resulting in creation or abolition of parishes are noted, but not boundary changes between parishes:
| Area | Status | From | To | Parish authority | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashwell | Civil Parish | 1 Apr 1974 | date | Parish Council | |
| Baldock | Unparished Area | 1 Apr 1974 | date | none | Former Baldock Urban District: no successor parish created and so became an unparished area. |
| Barley | Civil Parish | 1 Apr 1974 | date | Parish Council | |
| Barkway | Civil Parish | 1 Apr 1974 | date | Parish Council | |
| Bygrave | Civil Parish | 1 Apr 1974 | date | Parish Council | |
| Caldecote | Civil Parish | 1 Apr 1974 | date | Grouped Parish Council | Shares grouped parish council with Newnham, called Caldecote and Newnham Parish Council. |
| Clothall | Civil Parish | 1 Apr 1974 | date | Parish Meeting | |
| Codicote | Civil Parish | 1 Apr 1974 | date | Parish Council | |
| Graveley | Civil Parish | 1 Apr 1974 | date | Parish Council | Ceded land to form parish of Great Ashby in 2011. |
| Great Ashby | Civil Parish | 1 Apr 2011 | date | Community Council | Created from part of Graveley in 2011. |
| Hexton | Civil Parish | 1 Apr 1974 | date | Parish Meeting | |
| Hinxworth | Civil Parish | 1 Apr 1974 | date | Parish Council | |
| Hitchin | Unparished Area | 1 Apr 1974 | date | none | Former Hitchin Urban District: no successor parish created and so became an unparished area. |
| Holwell | Civil Parish | 1 Apr 1974 | date | Parish Council | |
| Ickleford | Civil Parish | 1 Apr 1974 | date | Parish Council | |
| Kelshall | Civil Parish | 1 Apr 1974 | date | Parish Meeting | |
| Kimpton | Civil Parish | 1 Apr 1974 | date | Parish Council | |
| Kings Walden | Civil Parish | 1 Apr 1974 | date | Parish Council | |
| Knebworth | Civil Parish | 1 Apr 1974 | date | Parish Council | |
| Langley | Civil Parish | 1 Apr 1974 | date | Parish Meeting | |
| Letchworth | Unparished Area | 1 Apr 1974 | 31 Mar 2005 | none | Former Letchworth Urban District: no successor parish created and so became an unparished area. |
| Letchworth Garden City | Civil Parish | 1 Apr 2005 | 31 Mar 2013 | Town Council | |
| Letchworth Garden City | Unparished Area | 1 Apr 2013 | date | none | Parish and Town Council abolished 2013 to become an unparished area again. |
| Lilley | Civil Parish | 1 Apr 1974 | date | Parish Council | |
| Newnham | Civil Parish | 1 Apr 1974 | date | Grouped Parish Council | Shares grouped parish council with Caldecote, called Caldecote and Newnham Parish Council. |
| Nuthampstead | Civil Parish | 1 Apr 1974 | date | Parish Meeting | |
| Offley | Civil Parish | 1 Apr 1974 | date | Parish Council | |
| Pirton | Civil Parish | 1 Apr 1974 | date | Parish Council | |
| Preston | Civil Parish | 1 Apr 1974 | date | Parish Council | |
| Radwell | Civil Parish | 1 Apr 1974 | date | Parish Meeting | |
| Reed | Civil Parish | 1 Apr 1974 | date | Parish Council | |
| Royston | Civil Parish | 1 Apr 1974 | date | Town Council | |
| Rushden | Civil Parish | 1 Apr 1974 | date | Grouped Parish Council | Shares grouped parish council with Wallington, called Rushden and Wallington Parish Council. |
| Sandon | Civil Parish | 1 Apr 1974 | date | Parish Council | |
| St Ippolyts | Civil Parish | 1 Apr 1974 | date | Parish Council | |
| St Paul's Walden | Civil Parish | 1 Apr 1974 | date | Parish Council | |
| Therfield | Civil Parish | 1 Apr 1974 | date | Parish Council | |
| Wallington | Civil Parish | 1 Apr 1974 | date | Grouped Parish Council | Shares grouped parish council with Rushden, called Rushden and Wallington Parish Council. |
| Weston | Civil Parish | 1 Apr 1974 | date | Parish Council | |
| Wymondley | Civil Parish | 1 Apr 1974 | date | Parish Council |
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