Welwyn Hatfield
§ This page provides an overview of a UK's local authority district, bringing together various information to help you better understand this district.
Welwyn Hatfield encompasses a mix of historic and modern towns in Hertfordshire. Welwyn Garden City, one of the earliest planned garden cities, is notable for its tree-lined boulevards, green spaces, and modernist design, while Hatfield has historic links through Hatfield House, a grand Jacobean mansion set in extensive parkland. The River Lea flows nearby, and smaller villages such as Welwyn preserve ancient churches and archaeological sites. The combination of historic estates, innovative town planning, and scenic countryside defines the district.
The local authority for this district is: Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council - responsible for district-level services. Since Hertfordshire is a two-tier area, county-level services are handled by: Hertfordshire County Council.
Constituencies in Welwyn Hatfield
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Wards in Welwyn Hatfield
Welwyn Hatfield is divided into 16 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Brookmans Park and Little Heath
- Haldens
- Handside
- Hatfield Central
- Hatfield East
- Hatfield South West
- Hatfield Villages
- Hollybush
- Howlands
- Northaw and Cuffley
- Panshanger
- Peartree
- Sherrards
- Welham Green and Hatfield South
- Welwyn East
- Welwyn West