Borehamwood (sometimes referred to as Boreham Wood) is a town in southern Hertfordshire Hertfordshire (pronounced /ˈhɑrfərdʃər/ or /ˈhɑrtfərdʃɪər/ ), abbreviated Herts, is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford, situated 16 miles (26 km) north of London London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It is the UK's largest and most populous metropolitan area and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures.[citation needed]. It has a population of 28,546.[1] It is part of the borough A borough is an administrative division in various countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing township although, in practice, official use of the term varies widely of Hertsmere within the London commuter belt The London commuter belt is the metropolitan area surrounding London, England from which it is possible to commute to work in the capital. It is alternatively known as the Greater South East, the London metropolitan area or the Southeast metropolitan area. It should not be confused with Greater London or the Greater London Urban Area, and of the civil parish In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, a civil parish is a territorial designation, and in parts of the UK the lowest tier of local government, below district and county councils. The civil parish has its origins in the system of ecclesiastical parishes, but civil parishes have often deviated from the latter's borders as time has of Elstree and Borehamhwood which, at the 2001 census, had a population of 33,311.[2] There is one weekly newspaper, the Borehamwood and Elstree Times, commonly known as the Borehamwood Times.
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