Woodhall Farm
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Woodhall Farm is a neighbourhood on the northern tip of Hemel Hempstead
in the county of Hertfordshire
. It was built on the former Brocks Fireworks
site.
Situated on the northern edge of Hemel Hempstead towards Redbourn
, Woodhall Farm was built in the mid to late 1970s on the former Brock's Fireworks site with a mix of private and housing association stock. The builder was Fairview Estates and it has property ranging from 4 bedroom detached houses down to one bedroom low -rise flats. The area has a shopping centre with a Sainsbury's Supermarket, Newsagents, Fish & Chip shop and Dry Cleaners and a Chemist shop. It also has two infant and middle schools and a doctors surgery serving the local area.
Woodhall Farm is home to approximately 5661 people http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=3&b=282034&c=Dacorum+005&d=140&e=16&g=454061&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1,
and in keeping with the new towns' (see New towns in the United Kingdom
) ethos, Woodhall was built with an emphasis to provide a neighbourhood shopping complex to serve the local community.
The neighbourhood returns two councillors to Dacorum Borough Council
.
There are two primary schools servicing the area; Holtsmere End JMI and Brockswood Primary School.
Some of the residents of Woodhall Farm were affected by the Buncefield Oil Depot explosion in 2005, causing structural and superficial damage to many of the local houses and buildings.
With the imposed growth of Hemel Hempstead likely due to the housing plans for the South East of England, there is an overwhelming need for housing developments one such proposed site is adjacent to the south of Woodhall Farm.
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 ....
in the county of Hertfordshire
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...
. It was built on the former Brocks Fireworks
Brocks Fireworks
Brocks Fireworks, formerly known as Brocks Explosives Ltd, was a well-known manufacturer of fireworks, founded in London and subsequently based in Hemel Hempstead, Dumfriesshire and Norfolk...
site.
Situated on the northern edge of Hemel Hempstead towards Redbourn
Redbourn
Redbourn is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, lying on Watling Street, 3 miles from Harpenden, 4 miles from St Albans and 5 miles from Hemel Hempstead. It has a population of around 6,000.-History:...
, Woodhall Farm was built in the mid to late 1970s on the former Brock's Fireworks site with a mix of private and housing association stock. The builder was Fairview Estates and it has property ranging from 4 bedroom detached houses down to one bedroom low -rise flats. The area has a shopping centre with a Sainsbury's Supermarket, Newsagents, Fish & Chip shop and Dry Cleaners and a Chemist shop. It also has two infant and middle schools and a doctors surgery serving the local area.
Woodhall Farm is home to approximately 5661 people http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=3&b=282034&c=Dacorum+005&d=140&e=16&g=454061&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1,
and in keeping with the new towns' (see New towns in the United Kingdom
New towns in the United Kingdom
Below is a list of some of the new towns in the United Kingdom created under the various New Town Acts of the 20th century. Some earlier towns were developed as Garden Cities or overspill estates early in the twentieth century. The New Towns proper were planned to disperse population following the...
) ethos, Woodhall was built with an emphasis to provide a neighbourhood shopping complex to serve the local community.
The neighbourhood returns two councillors to Dacorum Borough Council
Dacorum Borough Council
Dacorum Borough Council is the local authority for the Dacorum non-metropolitan district of England, the United Kingdom. Dacorum is located in the north-west of Hertfordshire, in the East of England region. The Council itself is based in Hemel Hempstead, the largest settlement in the district.The...
.
There are two primary schools servicing the area; Holtsmere End JMI and Brockswood Primary School.
Some of the residents of Woodhall Farm were affected by the Buncefield Oil Depot explosion in 2005, causing structural and superficial damage to many of the local houses and buildings.
With the imposed growth of Hemel Hempstead likely due to the housing plans for the South East of England, there is an overwhelming need for housing developments one such proposed site is adjacent to the south of Woodhall Farm.