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Hemel Hempstead is a market town in the county of Hertfordshire, with a population of 81,143 inhabitants as of 2001. Hemel Hempstead is usually referred to as just 'Hemel'. The town was mentioned in the 1089 Domesday Book, though evidence of habitation can be traced back much longer than this. The Church of St Mary was built in the town in 1140, and the church has one of the tallest spires in Europe. In Tudor times, Hemel Hempstead was granted a market charter by King Henry VIII. The King and Anne Boleyn are reputed to have stayed in the town at around the same time. Hemel steadily expanded, becoming a borough during the Victorian era. After World War II, Hemel continued to expand outwards, and it hit a population of 80,000 inhabitants around the 1980s, with new developments enveloping the old town. In the 2001 census, Hemel Hempstead became the most highly populated town in Hertfordshire, overtaking the town of Watford, which has traditionally been larger. In December 2005, Hemel Hempstead was rocked by the largest peacetime explosion in Europe since World War II, when the Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal (known as Buncefield) blew up in a series of violent explosions. The explosions were heard across Hertfordshire, and as far afield as Holland and Belgium. 300 people were made temporarily homeless, but only 2 people were seriously hurt. No-one was killed, mainly due to the fact that the explosion occured at dawn on a Sunday morning. A number of companies have large offices in Hemel Hempstead, including Kodak, BP, Epsom, Fujifilm, Next, Xerox and Unisys. Hemel Hempstead is also home to the famous 'Magic Roundabout', a large roundabout made up of 5 mini-roundabouts, which is renowned for confusing drivers. Hemel Hempstead lies on the West Coast Main Line, but only sees local services between London Euston and Tring/Northampton/Milton Keynes. Nearby towns to Hemel Hempstead include High Wycombe, Amersham, Watford, Borehamwood, St Albans, Welwyn Garden City, Hertford and Harpenden.

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Altea Maps & Books

Tel: 020 74910010 - 35 St. George Street, London, W1S 2FN
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Centremaps

Tel: 0800 3288975 - Brockamin Ho Brockamin, Leigh, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR6 5LA
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Francis Chichester Ltd

Tel: 020 74930931 - 9 St. James's Place, London, SW1A 1PE
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Draughtsman Maps

Tel: 020 89601602 - 2 Southam Street, London, W10 5PH
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Imago Mundi

Tel: 020 74057477 - 40a Museum Street, London, WC1A 1LU
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Intelstar Satilite Mapping

Tel: 020 88085560 - 45 Coniston Road, London, N17 0EX
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Map Marketing

Tel: 0870 5862013 - 92 Carnwath Road, London, SW6 3HW
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Map Productions UK

Tel: 020 75371416 - London, E14 8AP
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Map Trading

Tel: 020 89650193 - 2 Abbey Road, London, NW10 7BW
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Mapmart

Tel: 020 72549058 - 146 Kingsland High Street, London, E8 2NS
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MemoryMap

Tel: 020 86932068 - PO Box 20896, Lewisham, SE22 8II
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Think Map Corporation

Tel: 020 77291205 - Alexander Russell Ho Great Eastern St, London, EC2A 3EP
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Latitude Maps & Globes

Tel: 01707 663090 - 27-28 The Service Road, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 1QA
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National Map Centre

Tel: 0845 6061060 - Unit 11 Hertfordshire Bsns Cntr Alexander Rd, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL8 6PW
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Primaplace

Tel: 01582 873486 - 6 Common Road, Kensworth, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 3RG
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Streetmap

Tel: 01908 526670 - 80 Vernier Crescent, Medbourne, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK5 6FE
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