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Settlement.name
Watford
Settlement.settlement_type
Town, local government district, non-metropolitan district, borough
Settlement.total_type
Borough
Settlement.motto
Audentior (Be Bold)
Settlement.image_blank_emblem
Watford.JPG
Settlement.blank_emblem_type
Coat of arms
Settlement.blank_emblem_size
85px
Settlement.image_map
Watford UK locator map.svg
Settlement.mapsize
200px
Settlement.map_caption
Watford within Hertfordshire
Settlement.subdivision_type
Sovereign state
Settlement.subdivision_name
United Kingdom
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name1
England
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
East of England
Settlement.subdivision_type3
County
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Hertfordshire

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Watford
Population
90301
Area
21.43
Elevation
71
Official website
www.watford.gov.uk
Image
Watford Town Hall (19716814084).jpg
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Commons category
Watford
postal code
WD
native label
Watford
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Article

42 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Early history
  • Industrial Revolution
  • 20th century
  • Geography
  • Religion
  • Governance
  • Town twinning
  • Administrative history
  • Economy
  • Parks
  • Cassiobury Park
  • Cheslyn House and Gardens
  • Woodside Park
  • Heritage
  • Theatres
  • Watford Palace Theatre
  • Pump House
  • Watford Colosseum
  • Museums
  • Transport
  • Road
  • Buses
  • Railway
  • Abandoned railway schemes
  • Future plans
  • Air
  • Waterways
  • Cycling
  • ''North of Watford'' expression
  • Education
  • Media
  • Television
  • Radio
  • Newspapers
  • Sport
  • Notable people
  • Freedom of the Borough
  • Individuals
  • Military Units
  • References
  • External links

Watford () is a town and non-metropolitan district with borough status in Hertfordshire, England, northwest of Central London, on the banks of the River Colne.

Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, and breweries. While industry has declined in Watford, its location near London and transport links have attracted several companies to site their headquarters in the town. Cassiobury Park is a public park that was once the manor estate of the Earls of Essex.

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