North Hertfordshire
North Hertfordshire District | |
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St Mary's Church from Market Place in Hitchin, the district's largest town | |
North Hertfordshire shown within Hertfordshire | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | East of England |
| Non-metropolitan county | Hertfordshire |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district |
| Admin HQ | Letchworth |
| Established | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | North Hertfordshire District Council |
| • MPs | Kevin Bonavia (L) Chris Hinchliff (L) Alistair Strathern (L) |
| Area | |
• Total | 144.9 sq mi (375.4 km2) |
| • Rank | 91st (of 296) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 134,159 |
| • Rank | 177th (of 296) |
| • Density | 930/sq mi (360/km2) |
| Ethnicity (2021) | |
| • Ethnic groups | |
| Religion (2021) | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| ONS code | 26UF (ONS) E07000099 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | TL2355435083 |
North Hertfordshire is one of ten local government districts in the county of Hertfordshire, England. Its council is based in Letchworth Garden City and the largest town is Hitchin. The district also includes the towns of Baldock and Royston and numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. Part of the district lies within the Chiltern Hills, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The neighbouring districts are East Hertfordshire, Stevenage, Welwyn Hatfield, St Albans, Luton, Central Bedfordshire, South Cambridgeshire and Uttlesford.