Borehamwood

Also known as Boreham Wood

Borehamwood (, historically also Boreham Wood) is a town in southern Hertfordshire, England, from Charing Cross. Borehamwood has a population of 36,322, and is within the London commuter belt. The town's film and TV studios are commonly known as Elstree Studios.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Borehamwood is referenced by 706 other articles, and connects out to London Buses, Boreham Wood F.C. and BBC Elstree Centre.

The entry is geolocated on the map, across 3 mapped points.

It sits within the topics Borehamwood, Hertsmere and Towns in Hertfordshire.

Its subject is documented across 20 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Borehamwood
UK place.civil_parish: Elstree and Borehamwood
UK place.population: 36,322
UK place.shire_district: Hertsmere
UK place.shire_county: Hertfordshire
UK place.region: East of England
UK place.constituency_westminster: Hertsmere
UK place.post_town: BOREHAMWOOD
UK place.postcode_district: WD6
UK place.postcode_area: WD
UK place.dial_code: 020
UK place.os_grid_reference: TQ195975

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Wikidata facts

Population: 36322
Official website: www.elstreeborehamwood-tc.gov.uk
Image: Borehamwood - All Saints Church - geograph.org.uk - 387154.jpg
Dialing code: 020

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Commons category: Borehamwood
postal code: WD6
OS grid reference: TQ195975
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Encyclopedic overview

15 sections

Contents

History
Transport
Demographics
Film industry
Notable companies
Notable people
Sport and recreation
Media
Education
Nearby towns and villages
Twin towns
In popular culture
Climate
References
External links

==History== One of the earliest mentions of Bosci de Boreham (Wood of Boreham), is in 1188: "In 1188 Pope Clement granted to the kitchen of the monastery the whole land of Elstree. He also gave to the Abbey the wood of Boreham for the feeding of the swine."

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