Gadebridge is a district of
Hemel Hempstead in
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire ( or ; often abbreviated Herts) is one of the home counties in southern England. It borders Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire to the north, Essex to the east, Greater London to the south, and Buckinghamshire to the west. For govern ...
, UK, located north west of Hemel Hempstead old town. It was developed from land that once formed part of
Gadebridge House
Gadebridge House was a country house at Gadebridge in Hertfordshire.
History
The house was built for Sir Astley Paston Cooper, a surgeon, who moved there in 1811. In around 1840 Cooper commissioned an iron bridge as part of the approach to the si ...
in the 1960s and centres on the Rossgate shopping parade. Gadebridge Park is the largest green space in Hemel Hempstead. A major Roman villa was discovered here at the time of its development (
Gadebridge Park Roman Villa
Gadebridge Roman Villa, alternatively known as Gadebridge Park Roman Villa, is a ruined Roman villa in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England.
Excavation
A chance discovery in 1962, it was excavated in 1963-68 under the direction of David S. Nea ...
). The population of the Dacorum ward (including Piccotts End) at the 2011 Census was 5,655.
See also
Gadebridge Park
Gadebridge Park is an urban park in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England.
History
The first reference to a building on the land is in 1289 when there was a house called Burymilne. Before 1539 the land was the home of the Waterhouse family. Ri ...
References
Gadebridge Park AttractionsDacorum Borough Council
Areas of Hemel Hempstead
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