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Croxley Green
Croxley Green — village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Croxley · 0.3 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Croxley Green is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 12,163 people. Address: WD3. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England". Coordinates: 51.6470°, -0.4450°.
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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
Croxley Green is both a village and a suburb of Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire, England. It is also a civil parish. Located on the A412 between Watford to the north-east and Rickmansworth to the south-west, it is approximately 20 miles (32 km) north-west of central London. Croxley Green has changed considerably in the years since John Dickinson built paper mills in the area. The area has grown into a semi-urban community, thanks to Croxley tube station on the Metropolitan line providing connections to London's West End at Baker Street and stations through to the City at Aldgate. The population at the 2011 Census was 12,562. Croxley Green is a part of the UK Parliament constituency, South West Hertfordshire. Gagan Mohindra is the Member of Parliament since the December 2019 United Kingdom general election.
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Background
History
Croxley Green has a large village green. In 1830, John Dickinson built Croxley Mill adjacent to the Grand Junction Canal, since 1929 part of the Grand Union Canal. John Dickinson Stationery produced Croxley Script. Dickinson Square and Dickinson Avenue are named after the paper mill owner and contain houses built by the company for their workers at the end of the 19th century. The mill closed in 1980. Croxley Green was historically part of the parish of Rickmansworth, which was included in the Watford Poor Law Union from 1835. When sanitary districts were created in 1872, the parish of Rickmansworth, including Croxley Green, therefore became part of the Watford Rural Sanitary District,…
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- Coordinates
- 51.6470, -0.4450
- County
- Hertfordshire
- District
- Three Rivers
- Parish
- Croxley Green
- Postcode
- WD3
- Parliamentary constituency
- South West Hertfordshire
- Population
- 12,163
- Nearest railway station
- Croxley — 0.3 km
- Official site
- www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q9666 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Croxley Green (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: All Saints, Croxley Green, Hertfordshire.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Croxley Green?
- Croxley Green is in Hertfordshire, London, United Kingdom (postcode WD3), in the parish of Croxley Green.
- Is Croxley Green a protected site?
- Yes — Croxley Green is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Croxley Green free to visit?
- Yes, Croxley Green is free to enter.
- How do I get to Croxley Green?
- The nearest railway station is Croxley, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WD3.