Borough of Broxbourne

Borough of Broxbourne
Non-metropolitan district, Borough

Broxbourne shown within Hertfordshire
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region East of England
Non-metropolitan county Hertfordshire
Status Non-metropolitan district, Borough
Admin HQ Cheshunt
Incorporated 1 April 1974
Government
 • Type Non-metropolitan district council
 • Body Broxbourne Borough Council
 • Leadership Leader & Cabinet (Conservative)
 • MPs Charles Walker
Area
 • Total 19.86 sq mi (51.43 km2)
Area rank 269th (of 326)
Population (mid-2014 est.)
 • Total 95,748
 • Rank (of 326)
 • Density 4,800/sq mi (1,900/km2)
 • Ethnicity 92.7% White
2.7% Black
2.2% S.Asian
1.6% Mixed
Time zone GMT (UTC0)
 • Summer (DST) BST (UTC+1)
ONS code 26UB (ONS)
E07000095 (GSS)
OS grid reference TL358021
Website www.broxbourne.gov.uk

The Borough of Broxbourne is a local government district and borough in Hertfordshire, England. Its council is based in Cheshunt, other towns include Broxbourne, Hoddesdon and Waltham Cross. The eastern boundary of the district is the River Lea. The borough covers 20 square miles (52 km2) in south east Hertfordshire having a population of about 96,000.

The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of Cheshunt and Hoddesdon urban districts.

In Broxbourne borough, the Metropolitan Green Belt protects the surrounding countryside. The west of Broxbourne borough extends over well-wooded countryside to include Goffs Oak and the popular Lee Valley Park which marks the eastern boundary. Although urbanised with industrial and commercial activity, the whole area retains much of its rural character and is liked by people commuting to London. Most of Broxbourne is classified as part of the Greater London Urban Area, although it is not a London borough.

The borough is twinned with the Sicilian city of Sutera.

Business

Tesco House, the Tesco head office, in Cheshunt, Broxbourne

There are 600 companies in the borough, with warehousing and distribution sectors being particularly well represented. The main industrial areas are around Waltham Cross and the Essex Road area of Hoddesdon.[1] The employers with over 250 employees include: Fitzpatrick PLC in Hoddesdon (civil engineers); J Sainsbury also in Hoddesdon; Marks & Spencer, Turnford Retailers; Merck Sharp & Dohme in Hoddesdon involved in pharmaceutical research; Tesco has its national headquarters at Delamere Road, Cheshunt.[2]

The Borough of Broxbourne at Park Plaza Waltham Cross is also home to the world's largest printing plant, which produces publications for News International including The Sun, The Times and formerly the News of the World. Employing 200 people on a 23-acre (93,000 m2) site to produce 86,000 newspapers per hour on each of its twelve printing presses (a total capacity of over 1,000,000 newspapers per hour),[3] the plant cost £350 million and replaced the News International press in Wapping.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Broxbourne borough - business page
  2. ↑ Tesco.com Terms & Conditions. Retrieved on 20 June 2010. "The Tesco.com Site is owned and operated by Tesco Stores Limited a company registered in England and Wales whose registered office is at Tesco House, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN8 9SL."
  3. ↑ "News International unveils 'biggest printing plant in the world', Press Gazette, 14 March 2008".
  4. ↑ "World's biggest print plant opens". BBC News. 17 March 2008. Retrieved 2010-04-27.

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