Hertsmere
| Borough of Hertsmere | |
|---|---|
| Non-metropolitan district, Borough | |
 Hertsmere shown within Hertfordshire |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | East of England |
| Non-metropolitan county | Hertfordshire |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district, Borough |
| Admin HQ | Borehamwood |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | Hertsmere Borough Council |
| • Leadership | Leader & Cabinet (Conservative) |
| • MPs | Oliver Dowden |
| Area | |
| • Total | 39.06 sq mi (101.16 km2) |
| Area rank | 219th (of 326) |
| Population (mid-2015 est.) | |
| • Total | 103,000 |
| • Rank | 229th (of 326) |
| • Density | 2,600/sq mi (1,000/km2) |
| • Ethnicity | 88.9% White 4.7% S.Asian 2.5% Black 2.0% Mixed 1.8% Chinese or Other |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC0) |
| • Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) |
| ONS code | 26UE (ONS) E07000098 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | TQ195975 |
| Website | www |
Hertsmere is a local government district and borough in Hertfordshire, England. Its council is based in Borehamwood. Other towns in the borough include Bushey, Elstree, Radlett and Potters Bar.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the former area of Bushey Urban District and Potters Bar Urban District with Elstree Rural District and part of Watford Rural District (the parish of Aldenham).
The name "Hertsmere" was invented for the new district by combining the common abbreviation of "Hertfordshire" ("Herts") with "mere", an archaic word for boundary. The name is doubly appropriate as the district straddles the historic county boundary between Middlesex and Hertfordshire and forms the administrative boundary between Hertfordshire and Greater London. The name is reflected in the council's coat of arms, which shows a hart upon the battlements of a boundary wall.
The district was awarded borough status by Royal Charter in 1977.
The borough was originally in the Metropolitan Police District, despite being outside the modern Greater London boundaries. It was transferred to Hertfordshire Constabulary in 2000.
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