Other current and historical names
Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Hemel Hempstead within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Hemel Hempstead, market town and par. with ry. sta., Herts, near river Gade and Grand Junction Canal, 12 miles SW. of Luton by rail, and 23 miles NW. of London, 7184 ac., pop. 9064; P.O., T.O., 3 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-day, Thursday. Straw-plaiting is the staple industry, the minor trades comprising paper mills, iron-foundries, tanneries, and breweries.
A village in Danish hundred, in the county of Hertfordshire.