Bovingdon
Sign in to saveBovingdon is a village in Hertfordshire, England, south-west of Hemel Hempstead, and a civil parish within the local authority area of Dacorum. Situated close to the Buckinghamshire border, it forms the largest part of the ward of Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield, which had a population of 4,600 at the 2001 census, increasing to 9,000 at the 2011 Census.
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Bovingdon
- UK place.static_image_name
- High St, Bovingdon 2020-07-24.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Bovingdon High Street
- UK place.population
- 9,000
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 Census. Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield Ward)
- UK place.shire_district
- Dacorum
- UK place.shire_county
- Hertfordshire
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- South West Hertfordshire
- UK place.post_town
- HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
- UK place.postcode_district
- HP3
- UK place.postcode_area
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Dacorum
- Population
- +5287
- Image
- Bovingdon the bell.JPG
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- Bovington Camp
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- Bovingdon airfield
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- Notable residents
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Bovingdon is a village in Hertfordshire, England, south-west of Hemel Hempstead, and a civil parish within the local authority area of Dacorum. Situated close to the Buckinghamshire border, it forms the largest part of the ward of Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield, which had a population of 4,600 at the 2001 census, increasing to 9,000 at the 2011 Census.
==History== thumb|left|The Old Well and the Bell Inn, Bovingdon. The name is first mentioned in deeds from 1200 as Bovyndon. It could originate from Old English Bufan dune meaning "above the down" or from ''Bofa's down'', the down belonging to Bofa.