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Car Leasing Deals Hemel Hempstead
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Hemel Hempstead Leasing
Did You Know?Hemel Hempstead is a flourishing new town in Hertfordshire, UK. It is 26.9 miles away from London (northwest). Hemel Hempstead received New Towns recognition on February 4th,1947 under New Towns Act 1946 According to archaeologists, Hemel Hempstead has roots to the Anglo-Saxon period but what really boggles the mind of historians is that there are several names mentioned in the history but no one could find out the original or actual name of the town along with the reason behind it. Hemel Hempstead is one of the few 18th-century towns to be agriculturally enriched with massive cereal production. In fact, the grain market of the town became one of the largest agricultural markets in the UK before the end of 18th century. In 1803, Fourdrinier Brothers developed the first automatic paper making machinery and established Frogmore Paper Mill in Hemel Hempstead. It was indeed a huge step towards industrial success and helped a lot in expanding education and literacy. Frogmore Paper Mill ruled the Hertfordshire for one century until replaced by John Dickson Mills in the early years of 19thcentury. The town is widely-recognized for having a ‘Magic Roundabout’, it is a junction where traffic from six different routes meets from nearby areas. It was formerly known as ‘The Plough Roundabout’. Interestingly, Magic Roundabout of Hemel Hempstead is voted the; UK’s second worst roundabout in Britain (2005) and Best Roundabout in Britain (2011) voted by motorists’ participants in a competition. There is little solid evidence of the Saxon occupation of the area, but some documents of the time refer to Hemel Hempstead as "Hamele". In 704 land rights were granted, by decree of the king of Essex to the Bishop of London. The "old" High Street was the centre of Hemel Hempstead before it became a "new town", it contained the parish church, market place, Town Hall and believe it or not, no less than 24 pubs, most of the pubs have now closed and have become shops or restaurants.
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