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Bovingdon
Bovingdon — civil parish and village in Hertfordshire, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Hemel Hempstead · 3.6 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Bovingdon is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 5,150 people. Address: HP3. Wikidata describes it as: "civil parish and village in Hertfordshire, England". Coordinates: 51.7230°, -0.5323°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Bovingdon is a village in Hertfordshire, England, 4 miles (6.4 km) south-west of Hemel Hempstead, and a civil parish within the local authority area of Dacorum. Situated close to the Buckinghamshire border, it forms the largest part of the ward of Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield, which had a population of 4,600 at the 2001 census, increasing to 9,000 at the 2011 Census.
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Background
History
The name is first mentioned in deeds from 1200 as Bovyndon. It could originate from Old English Bufan dune meaning "above the down" or from Bofa's down, the down belonging to Bofa. What used to be the Bobsleigh Inn on Box Lane, just east of the village, is a large house with some parts dating to the sixteenth century. It used to be a hotel and restaurant. It was the Bovingdon Country Club until 1964 when Tony Nash, the son of the owner, was part of the gold medal winning British two-man bobsleigh team at the Winter Olympics at Innsbruck in Austria. It was renamed the Bobsleigh Inn in his honour. During World War 2 many celebrities stayed at the Country Club while entertaining troops at the…
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- Coordinates
- 51.7230, -0.5323
- County
- Hertfordshire
- District
- Dacorum
- Parish
- Bovingdon
- Postcode
- HP3
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hemel Hempstead
- Population
- 5,150
- Nearest railway station
- Hemel Hempstead — 3.6 km
- Official site
- www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q19926 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bovingdon (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Bovingdon the bell.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bovingdon?
- Bovingdon is in Hertfordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode HP3), in the parish of Bovingdon.
- Is Bovingdon a protected site?
- Yes — Bovingdon is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Bovingdon free to visit?
- Yes, Bovingdon is free to enter.
- How do I get to Bovingdon?
- The nearest railway station is Hemel Hempstead, about 3.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode HP3.