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Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall

Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall (c. 1284 – 19 June 1312) was an English nobleman of Gascon origin, and the favourite of King Edward II of England. At a young age he made a good impression on King Edward I "Longshanks", and was assigned to the household of the King's son, Edward of Caernarfon.

Located at 51.7156, -0.45692 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.573 miles away.
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1280s births, 1312 deaths, 1312 crimes, British and English royal favourites, Assassinated English politicians, Assassinated British politicians, Earls in the Peerage of England, English murder victims, LGBT history prior to the 19th century, People in Cornish history, Earls of Cornwall, People murdered in England, 14th-century English people, Edward II of England, English landowners

Magic Roundabout (Hemel Hempstead)

The Magic Roundabout in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England is the familiar name given to the Plough roundabout. The familiar name comes from the children's television programme, and is also used for a similar junction in Swindon and the M40 junction in Denham. The official name relates to a former public house, called The Plough, which faced the junction between Lawn Lane and Two Waters Road.

Located at 51.7461, -0.473056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.575 miles away.
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Magic roundabouts, Transport in Hertfordshire, Hemel Hempstead

Hemel Hempstead Town F.C

Hemel Hempstead Town are a football club based in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, who currently play in the Southern League Premier Division, the seventh tier of the English football league system. They are known as the Tudors and play their games at Vauxhall Road. They are managed by Dean Brennan who took over at Vauxhall Road in May 2012.

Located at 51.7539, -0.444422 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.576 miles away.
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Football clubs in England, Southern Football League clubs, Association football clubs established in 1885, Hemel Hempstead, Isthmian League, Delphian League, Athenian League, Football clubs in Hertfordshire, 1885 establishments in England

Apsley railway station

Apsley railway station is in Apsley, on the southern outskirts of Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. The station isBad rounding here{{#invoke:Math|precision_format| 37*1,000/1,609.344 | 1-1 }} miles (37 km) north west of London Euston on the West Coast Main Line. Apsley is managed and train services are operated by London Midland.

Located at 51.733, -0.463 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.574 miles away.
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Dacorum, Railway stations in Hertfordshire, Former London Midland and Scottish Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1938, Railway stations served by London Midland, DfT Category E stations

Hemel Hempstead railway station

Hemel Hempstead railway station is on the West Coast Main Line, on the western edge of the town of Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. The station is 24+⁄2 miles north-west of London Euston on the West Coast Main Line. Hemel Hempstead is managed by London Midland and train services are operated by London Midland and Southern. The railway station is in an area called Boxmoor. Bus services run from there to the town centre.

Located at 51.742, -0.491 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.575 miles away.
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Railway stations in Hertfordshire, Former London and North Western Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1837, Railway stations served by London Midland, DfT Category C2 stations, Hemel Hempstead

Westwick Row

Westwick Row is a place in Hertfordshire, in England. It is situated on the edge of Hemel Hempstead. Westwick Row today is a narrow rural lane in the village of Leverstock Green, part of it is within the jurisdiction of St Albans Rural District Council, and part with Dacorum Borough Council. It was originally within the parish of St Michael's, St Albans.

Located at 51.749, -0.421 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.575 miles away.
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Hamlets in Hertfordshire

Heath Park Halt railway station

Heath Park Halt, in Hemel Hempstead, England, was the terminus for passenger services on the Nicky Line, which ran from here to Harpenden. Passenger services were withdrawn in 1947, and the station closed with the line in 1960. Nothing of the station now remains - its site is now occupied by the Plough Roundabout.

Located at 51.7445, -0.4752 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.575 miles away.
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Disused railway stations in Hertfordshire, Former Midland Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1905, Railway stations closed in 1947

Buncefield fire

The Buncefield fire was a major conflagration caused by a series of explosions on 11 December 2005 at the Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal, an oil storage facility located near the M1 motorway by Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire, England. The terminal was the fifth largest oil-products storage depot in the United Kingdom, with a capacity of about 60,000,000 imperial gallons of fuel. The terminal is owned by TOTAL UK Limited (60%) and Texaco (40%).

Located at 51.7636, -0.423889 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.576 miles away.
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History of Hertfordshire, Explosions in England, Industrial fires, Fires in England, 2005 fires, 2005 industrial disasters, 2005 in England, Engineering failures, Oil infrastructure of the United Kingdom, Gas explosions, 21st-century explosions, Dacorum, Industrial fires and explosions, Disasters in Hertfordshire, Total S.A., Hemel Hempstead

Buncefield oil depot

Buncefield oil depot is operated by Hertfordshire Oil Storage Ltd (HOSL) and officially known as the Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal. It is an oil depot located on the edge of Hemel Hempstead to the north of London in the United Kingdom. In 2005 it exploded and became the location of the largest fire in Europe since World War II.

Located at 51.7637, -0.423981 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.576 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Hertfordshire, Commercial item transport and distribution, Oil infrastructure of the United Kingdom, Oil terminals, Total S.A., BP buildings and structures

Leverstock Green

Leverstock Green is a suburb in Hemel Hempstead, in the English county of Hertfordshire. It is located on the eastern edge of the town. Leverstock Green contains a village school, village cricket club, village football club, village hall, village shops, village pubs and Holy Trinity church. Despite its recent amalgamation with Hemel Hempstead, the old names remain in memory of historical times.

Located at 51.75, -0.433333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.575 miles away.
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Villages in Hertfordshire, Hemel Hempstead

Leverstock Green F.C

Leverstock Green F.C. are a football club based in Leverstock Green in Hemel Hempstead, England. They were established in 1895 and joined the Hertfordshire County League Division Two in 1954. For the 2012–13 season, they are members of the Spartan South Midlands Football League Premier Division.

Located at 51.7499, -0.426278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.575 miles away.
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Spartan South Midlands Football League, Association football clubs established in 1895, Football clubs in Hertfordshire, 1895 establishments in England

Kings Langley F.C

Kings Langley F.C. is a football club based in Kings Langley, near Hemel Hempstead, England. After spending the majority of their history in the Herts County League, they joined the Spartan South Midlands League in 2001, and are currently members of Division One.

Located at 51.7227, -0.450936 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.574 miles away.
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Football clubs in England, Spartan South Midlands Football League, Football clubs in Hertfordshire, 1886 establishments in England

Hemel Hempstead Rural District

Hemel Hempstead was a rural district in Hertfordshire, England from 1894 to 1974. It was created in 1894 by the Local Government Act 1894, based on the Hemel Hempstead rural sanitary district. It originally included the town of Hemel Hempstead, which was made a municipal borough in 1898.

Located at 51.754, -0.475 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.576 miles away.
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Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894, Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972, History of Hertfordshire, Local government in Hertfordshire, Rural districts of England

Gadebridge Park Roman Villa

Gadebridge Roman Villa is a ruined Roman villa near Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. A chance discovery in 1962, it was excavated in 1963-68 under the direction of David S. Neal. A second excavation took place in 2000, also under the direction of Dr Neal. The site may have began as a pre Roman farm, but after the Roman invasion of AD43 its proximity to the Roman city of Verulamium seems to have precipitated its development into a sort of spa and resort. From the Antonine Period, c.

Located at 51.7672, -0.4811 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.577 miles away.
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Roman villas in Hertfordshire, Dacorum

Rudolf Steiner School Kings Langley

Rudolf Steiner School Kings Langley is a Steiner School located in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England, formed in 1949. The school caters for pupils aged 3 to 19 years old, and has a capacity of 440 pupils. The School is set on 10 acres of grounds, on the site of Kings Langley Palace, a 13th century Plantagenet royal palace.

Located at 51.7119, -0.458889 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.573 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1949, Independent schools in Hertfordshire, Waldorf schools in the United Kingdom, Dacorum

Collett School

The Collett School is unique in Hertfordshire, being the only Moderate Learning Difficulties school to have both primary and secondary pupils. We have 120 pupils between the ages of 4 and 16, each having complex needs. The Collett School is a purpose-built special school, designed and built in the 1960s. We are situated on a hill with great views across Hemel Hempstead. We have a large field and several well-kept playgrounds that enable our pupils to play safely and imaginatively.

Located at 51.7569, -0.480833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.576 miles away.
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Special schools in Hertfordshire, Hemel Hempstead

Warner's End

Warners End is a neighbourhood or district of Hemel Hempstead, a new town in Hertfordshire, England. It was the fourth of the new districts built during the expansion of Hemel Hempstead into a new town with work on its construction commencing in 1953. The place name can be traced back to John Warner mentioned in land documents from 1609 and Warners End farm is notable on historic maps. Its site is now partly occupied by Fields End Junior School. Some of its buildings survive on Long Chaulden.

Located at 51.7576, -0.48927 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.576 miles away.
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Hemel Hempstead

Gaddesden Place

Gaddesden Place, near Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire, England, was designed by architect James Wyatt and built between 1768 and 1773, and was the home of the noted Hertfordshire Halsey family. The Halseys moved to Great Gaddesden in 1458 and later became lessees of the Rectory of Gaddesden until March 12, 1545. When Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries during the Reformation, he granted the estate to William Halsey. Thomas Halsey MP (1731–1788) erected Gaddesden Place, to Wyatt's design.

Located at 51.7889, -0.496111 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.578 miles away.
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Country houses in Hertfordshire, Grade II* listed buildings in Hertfordshire, Berkhamsted

Great Gaddesden

Great Gaddesden /ˈɡædzdən/ is a village and civil parish in Dacorum Hundred in Hertfordshire, England. It is located in the Chiltern Hills, north of Hemel Hempstead. The parish borders to Flamstead, Hemel Hempstead, Nettleden and Little Gaddesden and also to Studham in Bedfordshire. The Church St. John the Baptist was probably the site of a pre-Christian sanctuary. The church shows features of every period since the 12th century.

Located at 51.7833, -0.5 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.578 miles away.
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Villages in Hertfordshire, Dacorum, Civil parishes in Hertfordshire

St Mary's Church, Hemel Hempstead

St Mary's Church, Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, is the parish church of the town and its oldest place of worship.

Located at 51.7589, -0.472222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.576 miles away.
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Church of England churches in Hertfordshire, History of Hertfordshire, Visitor attractions in Hertfordshire

Chaulden

Chaulden is a residential district in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England located west of the town centre and bordering on open countryside. It was an early development in the construction of Hemel Hempstead new town, commenced in 1953 and has its own neighbourhood shopping centre. The name Chaulden can be traced back to 1523 as a local field name and means a chalky valley. A country house and estate called Chaulden House occupied the area during the nineteenth century.

Located at 51.7503, -0.503056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.576 miles away.
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Villages in Hertfordshire, Hemel Hempstead

Westbrook Hay School

Westbrook Hay Prep School is a co-educational independent school which educates children from rising 3 –13 years. The school is primarily a day school but with flexi boarding. The school took on its present name at its present site in the 1960s, previously it had been a boarding school for boys called Gadebridge Park School in nearby Hemel Hempstead from 1914 until it was forced out of its premises, Gadebridge House by the Commission for New Towns as part of its development of the new town.

Located at 51.7388, -0.5158 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.575 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Hertfordshire, Independent schools in Hertfordshire

The Museum of Technology

The Museum of Technology, The Great War and WWII is a technology museum in the Old Town, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. The displayed objects present the evolution of electrical, electronic, and warfare technology from 1850 to 1980, including World War I and World War II. Viewing is by appointment.

Located at 51.7601, -0.4725 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.576 miles away.
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Museums in Hertfordshire, Technology museums in the United Kingdom, Military and war museums in England, World War I museums in the United Kingdom, World War II museums in the United Kingdom, Hemel Hempstead

King's Langley Priory

King's Langley Priory was a Dominican priory in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England. It was located adjacent to the Kings Langley Royal Palace, residence of the Plantagenet English kings.

Located at 51.713, -0.4603 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.573 miles away.
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1308 establishments, Monasteries in Hertfordshire, Dominican monasteries in England, 1300s establishments in England, Christian monasteries established in the 14th century, 1538 disestablishments in England

Pennine Way stadium

Pennine Way is a multi-use sports stadium in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. It is the home of Hemel Stags rugby league club.

Located at 51.768, -0.453564 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.577 miles away.
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Rugby league stadiums in England, Sport in Hertfordshire, Hemel Hempstead