Wymondley | |
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![]() Wymondley House | |
Location withinHertfordshire | |
Population | 1,153 (2011 Census)[1] |
OS grid reference | TL212276 |
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Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Hitchin |
Postcode district | SG4 |
Dialling code | 01438 |
Police | Hertfordshire |
Fire | Hertfordshire |
Ambulance | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
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Wymondley is acivil parish inHertfordshire,England.
The parish was created on 1 April 1937 as a merger of the two former parishes ofGreat Wymondley andLittle Wymondley. Prior to the creation of North Hertfordshire in 1974, Wymondley was part ofHitchin Rural District.[2]
The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census is 1,153.[1]
Wymondley was once the location of adissenting academy for the education of futurenonconformist ministers. The academy was active during 1799-1833 and went under various names, includingWymondley College.[3]
The electrical grid substation, named after the village, is to the south-west, over the A602, inSt Ippolyts.
Wymondley Parish is located within the local government district ofNorth Hertfordshire. The principal settlements of the Parish are Little Wymondley and the smaller Great Wymondley, as well as the hamlets of Todd's Green and Titmore Green.
Wymondley forms part of Chesfield Ward; A Multi Member Ward represented by two Councillors,Cllr George Davies (Conservative) andCllr Terry Tyler (Liberal Democrat).
Wymondley is located within theHertfordshire County Council Division of Knebworth and Codicote and is represented byCllr Richard Thake (Conservative).
The Parish is represented in Parliament byBim Afolami MP (Conservative) who was first elected as the MP forHitchin and Harpenden in 2017.
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