Berkhamsted
Sign in to saveBerkhamsted ( ) is a market town in Hertfordshire, England. Located in the Bulbourne Valley, it is north-west of London and had a population of 21,245 at the 2021 census. The town is a civil parish within the borough of Dacorum, which is based in the neighbouring large new town of Hemel Hempstead. Berkhamsted, along with the adjoining village of Northchurch, is surrounded by countryside and the Chiltern Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Key facts
- UK place.type
- Town
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.static_image_width
- 400
- UK place.static_image_alt
- The Victorian Gothic style Old Town Hall, Berkhamsted
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- Berkhamsted Town Crest.png
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- 120px
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- Coat of arms
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- The town's coat of arms, a castle surrounded by 13 solid gold circles or heraldic bezants.
- UK place.official_name
- Berkhamsted
- UK place.population
- 21,245
- UK place.shire_district
- Dacorum
- UK place.shire_county
- Hertfordshire
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted
- UK place.post_town
- BERKHAMSTED
- UK place.postcode_district
- HP4
- UK place.postcode_area
- HP
- UK place.dial_code
- 01442
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Article
38 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- History
- Early history
- Middle Ages
- Modern era
- Geography
- Neighbouring settlements
- Climate
- Governance
- Administrative history
- Berkhamsted Urban District (1898{{ndash}}1974)
- Coat of Arms
- Demography
- Employment and economic wellbeing
- Homes
- Diversity
- Transport
- Railway
- Buses
- Road
- Economy
- Education
- Historic buildings
- Religion
- Culture
- Literary connections
- Cinema
- BFI National Archive at King's Hill
- Leisure
- Sport
- Media
- Notable people
- Twin towns
- Notes
- References
- Citations
- Sources
- External links
Berkhamsted ( ) is a market town in Hertfordshire, England. Located in the Bulbourne Valley, it is north-west of London and had a population of 21,245 at the 2021 census. The town is a civil parish within the borough of Dacorum, which is based in the neighbouring large new town of Hemel Hempstead. Berkhamsted, along with the adjoining village of Northchurch, is surrounded by countryside and the Chiltern Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Berkhamsted was first mentioned in 970 AD and was recorded as a burbium (ancient borough) in the Domesday Book in 1086. A (now ruined) motte-and-bailey Norman castle was built shortly after the Norman Conquest and remained a royal possession and residence for four centuries. In the 13th and 14th centuries, the town was a wool trading centre, with a busy local market. The oldest-known extant jettied timber-framed building in Great Britain, built between 1277 and 1297, survives as a shop on the town's high street.