Residents benefit from a residents' lounge and communal laundry room. There is a lift to all floors and residents can reserve the guest suite for visitors.
Hemel Hempstead is an ancient settlement and the Saxon Bishop of London first acquired land here in the early 8th century. It lies just off the A41 about six miles west of St Albans and about four miles north of Junction 20 on the M25 motorway. The original market town is situated on the River Gade and the Grand Union Canal now runs to the south of the town.
It remained principally an agricultural market town for much of the Middle Ages and in the 18th century had one of the largest grain markets in the country. Today the High Street still has many attractive 18th century buildings testifying to its earlier prosperity and several shops have bow-fronted windows. By the end of the 19th century small scale residential development had occurred for London commuters but it wasn't until after the Second World War that the town expanded considerably with its designation as a New Town.
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