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A bustling town within the English county of Hertfordshire, Hemel Hempstead was possibly settled as long ago as the Roman times, with remains of a Roman villa being found in nearby Boxmoor. The first records mentioning the town date from the 8^th century and its name drived from the Anglo-Saxon Hean-Hempsted (or High Hempstead), in the Domesday Book it was named as Hamelamesede. The Norman conquest saw its land owned by Robert, Count of Mortain, it was later controlled by Thomas Becket, Hemel Hempstead was later granted a Royal Charter by Henry 8^th. The town has mostly grown however since WW2 as it was developed as a ‘new town’, it now has a population of around 81,000. With good road access Hemel Hempstead is a busy commuter town with easy access to St Albans, Luton and London, with property prices very reasonable it makes sense for many to live here and commute. There was a huge explosion and fire in Hemel Hempstead in December 2005, when the Buncefield Oil Storage Depot exploded.

Map of Hemel Hempstead.