page_title: Hemel Hempstead
section_title: Developments since the new town
hierarchical_section_title: Hemel Hempstead / Developments since the new town
caption_attribution_description: English: Shendish Manor Estate in Apsley Hemel Hempstead
context_page_description: Hemel Hempstead is a historic town, later developed as a new town, in Hertfordshire, England. Located 24 miles northwest of London, it is part of the Greater London Urban Area. The population according to the 2001 Census was 81,143, and at the 2011 census was 97,500.
  Developed after the Second World War as a new town, it has existed as a settlement since the 8th century and was granted its town charter by King Henry VIII in 1539. It is part of the district of Dacorum and the Hemel Hempstead constituency. Nearby towns are Watford, St Albans, Hatfield and Berkhamsted.
caption: Apsley Lock Marina on the Grand Union Canal, Hemel Hempstead
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