Markyate
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.type
- Village and civil parish
- UK place.official_name
- Markyate
- UK place.population
- 3,415
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 Census)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Markyate
- 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
- ST ALBANS
- UK place.postcode_district
- AL3
- UK place.postcode_area
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Dacorum
- Population
- +3135
- Image
- Markyate, The High Street - geograph.org.uk - 168514.jpg
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Markyate () is a village and civil parish in north-west Hertfordshire, close to the border with Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
==Geography== The name of the village has had several former variants, including Markyate Street, Market Street and Mergyate. Markyate historically straddled Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire until boundary changes in 1897 placed it entirely in Hertfordshire. Markyate is close to the source of the River Ver, which has occasionally flooded the centre of the village, though the watercourse is often dry during parts of the year.