Broxbourne
Sign in to saveBroxbourne is a town in the Borough of Broxbourne in Hertfordshire, England, with a population of 15,303 at the 2011 Census. It is located to the south of Hoddesdon and to the north of Cheshunt, north of London. The town is near the River Lea, which forms the boundary with Essex, and north of the M25 motorway. To the west of the town are Broxbourne Woods, a national nature reserve. The Prime Meridian runs just east of Broxbourne.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Broxbourne
- UK place.static_image_name
- St Augustine, Broxbourne, Herts - geograph.org.uk - 472842.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Church of St Augustine
- UK place.population
- 15,303
- UK place.population_ref
- 15,303 (2011. 2 Broxbourne Wards)
- UK place.shire_district
- Broxbourne
- UK place.shire_county
- Hertfordshire
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Broxbourne
- UK place.post_town
- BROXBOURNE
- UK place.postcode_district
- EN10
- UK place.postcode_area
- EN
- UK place.dial_code
- 01992
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TL365075
- UK place.type
- Town
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Broxbourne is a town in the Borough of Broxbourne in Hertfordshire, England, with a population of 15,303 at the 2011 Census. It is located to the south of Hoddesdon and to the north of Cheshunt, north of London. The town is near the River Lea, which forms the boundary with Essex, and north of the M25 motorway. To the west of the town are Broxbourne Woods, a national nature reserve. The Prime Meridian runs just east of Broxbourne.
== Name == The name is believed to derive from the Old English words brocc and burna meaning Badger stream.