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The North East Hertfordshire Constituency
North East Hertfordshire is a large Parliamentary Constituency, including much of the
North Hertfordshire District Council area and a large part of the East Hertfordshire
District Council area.
To the north are the four towns: Letchworth Garden City, Baldock, Royston and Buntingford.
The Constituency stretches to the south, down the A10 as far as Thundridge, before
proceeding further south to Tewin and the Five Greens, but missing out Hertford and Ware.
The Constituency includes large villages, such as Watton-at-Stone, Standon, Puckeridge,
Ashwell, Weston and Sandon, as well as many smaller villages.
The four towns in the Constituency have many small to medium sized research-based high
technology companies, and the area is also a centre for light engineering. The largest
business employer is Johnson Matthey, the precious metals and auto catalyst group based in
Royston.
Letchworth Garden City is the world's First Garden City and was established by Ebenezer
Howard in 1903. It continues to attract interest around the world as an example of town
planning. Royston, Baldock and Buntingford are ancient market towns, with many historic
buildings. Royston is famous for its mediaeval Cave attributed to the Knights Templar and
also has racing stables on Therfield Heath.
The large agricultural area of the Constituency is made up mainly of arable land, but
there are sheep breeders to the south and some dairy and pig units.
Many constituents use the regular train services to King's Cross in order to commute to
work in London. There are also important road links with the A1(M), the M11 and the A505.
Oliver was returned for the 4th time in May 2005 with an increased majority. |
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