Garston, Hertfordshire
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Garston is a village in Hertfordshire
, England
, more or less contiguous with Watford
and now, despite retaining a local identity, is effectively, a suburb. It is within the Stanborough, Woodside, and Meriden wards of Watford borough although a small number of its streets are within Hertsmere borough.
Watford's main out-of-town leisure park, Woodside Leisure Park, is in Garston on the A405 Kingsway road. It features a Vue cinema
, Hollywood Bowl
10-pin bowling lane, two restaurants -- Chiquito
and Frankie & Benny's and A children's indoor activity zone.
Garston is home to the British Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
, and the West Herts Crematorium at Garston is the principal facility for non-burial funeral
s in the West Hertfordshire area, serving Watford
, St Albans
and Hemel Hempstead
.
The Building Research Establishment
(BRE) is on Bucknalls Lane, Garston, just on the border with Bricket Wood.
Stanborough Motors has been located on the corner of St Albans Road & Sheepcot Lane since 1961. Now trading as watfordvans.com it has become one of the largest independent commercial vehicle dealerships in London & the south of England holding over 200 vehicles in stock.
Garston is home to several large secondary schools serving the broader Watford area. The largest of these are St. Michael's Catholic High School
, Parmiter's School
and Francis Combe Academy.
Churches of several denominations serve the Garston area. All Saints serves the Anglican populace and Our Lady and St. Michael serves the Roman Catholic population. The church of the Nazarene on woodside serves the watford area with one of the countries largest Nazarene churches.
It also has its own railway station
, as well as an Arriva
bus garage.
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, more or less contiguous with Watford
Watford
Watford is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, situated northwest of central London and within the bounds of the M25 motorway. The borough is separated from Greater London to the south by the urbanised parish of Watford Rural in the Three Rivers District.Watford was created as an urban...
and now, despite retaining a local identity, is effectively, a suburb. It is within the Stanborough, Woodside, and Meriden wards of Watford borough although a small number of its streets are within Hertsmere borough.
Watford's main out-of-town leisure park, Woodside Leisure Park, is in Garston on the A405 Kingsway road. It features a Vue cinema
Vue (cinema)
Vue Entertainment , formerly known as SBC International Cinemas, is a cinema company in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. The company was formed in May 2003 when SBC acquired 36 Warner Village cinemas. There are now 69 Vue cinemas, with 654 screens totaling 140,500 seats, including the rebranded...
, Hollywood Bowl
Hollywood Bowl
The Hollywood Bowl is a modern amphitheater in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles, California, United States that is used primarily for music performances...
10-pin bowling lane, two restaurants -- Chiquito
Chiquito (restaurant)
Chiquito is a UK-based restaurant chain specialising in Mexican food. The company was established in 1989 and has 68 restaurants across the country. It dubs itself as 'The Original Mexican Grill & Bar' and has been described as the United Kingdom's best-known Mexican chain...
and Frankie & Benny's and A children's indoor activity zone.
Garston is home to the British Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Seventh-day Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...
, and the West Herts Crematorium at Garston is the principal facility for non-burial funeral
Funeral
A funeral is a ceremony for celebrating, sanctifying, or remembering the life of a person who has died. Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture to remember the dead, from interment itself, to various monuments, prayers, and rituals undertaken in their honor...
s in the West Hertfordshire area, serving Watford
Watford
Watford is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, situated northwest of central London and within the bounds of the M25 motorway. The borough is separated from Greater London to the south by the urbanised parish of Watford Rural in the Three Rivers District.Watford was created as an urban...
, St Albans
St Albans
St Albans is a city in southern Hertfordshire, England, around north of central London, which forms the main urban area of the City and District of St Albans. It is a historic market town, and is now a sought-after dormitory town within the London commuter belt...
and Hemel Hempstead
Hemel Hempstead
Hemel Hempstead is a town in Hertfordshire in the East of England, to the north west of London and part of the Greater London Urban Area. The population at the 2001 Census was 81,143 ....
.
The Building Research Establishment
Building Research Establishment
The Building Research Establishment is a former UK government establishment that carries out research, consultancy and testing for the construction and built environment sectors in the United Kingdom...
(BRE) is on Bucknalls Lane, Garston, just on the border with Bricket Wood.
Stanborough Motors has been located on the corner of St Albans Road & Sheepcot Lane since 1961. Now trading as watfordvans.com it has become one of the largest independent commercial vehicle dealerships in London & the south of England holding over 200 vehicles in stock.
Garston is home to several large secondary schools serving the broader Watford area. The largest of these are St. Michael's Catholic High School
St. Michael's Catholic High School
St. Michael's Catholic High School is located in the town of Watford, Hertfordshire. A Section 5 Ofsted inspection in October 2007 and a Section 48 Inspection by the Archdiocese of Westminster in November 2007 both judged the school as outstanding. In September 2010, headteacher John Murphy was...
, Parmiter's School
Parmiter's School
Parmiter's School is a co-educational school in Garston, Hertfordshire on the outskirts of North West London, England with a long history. Although the school admits pupils of all abilities it is partially selective...
and Francis Combe Academy.
Churches of several denominations serve the Garston area. All Saints serves the Anglican populace and Our Lady and St. Michael serves the Roman Catholic population. The church of the Nazarene on woodside serves the watford area with one of the countries largest Nazarene churches.
It also has its own railway station
Garston (Hertfordshire) railway station
Garston railway station serves the Garston area of Watford in Hertfordshire, England. It is the second station on the Abbey Line after leaving Watford Junction...
, as well as an Arriva
Arriva
Arriva plc is a multinational public transport company owned by Deutsche Bahn and headquartered in Sunderland, United Kingdom. It has bus, coach, train, tram and waterbus operations in 12 countries across Europe, employs more than 47,500 people and services over 1.5 billion passenger journeys each...
bus garage.