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{{Short description|Town in Hertfordshire, England}} {{distinguish|Hatfield, Herefordshire | Hatfield, South Yorkshire}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox UK place | static_image_name = Hatfield House - the Old Palace - geograph.org.uk - 1839366.jpg | static_image_caption = The Old Palace at [[Hatfield House]] | country = England | coordinates = {{coord|51|45|49|N|00|13|33|W|display=inline,title}} | official_name = Hatfield | population = 41,265 | population_ref = (2021 census)<ref name=ONS>{{Cite web |title=Hatfield (Hertfordshire, East of England, United Kingdom) – Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/eastofengland/hertfordshire/E35000502__hatfield/ |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=citypopulation.de}}</ref> | civil_parish = Hatfield<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hatfield-herts.gov.uk/.|title=Hatfield Town Council -|date=2 November 2022 }}</ref> | shire_district = [[Welwyn Hatfield]] | shire_county = [[Hertfordshire]] | region = East of England | constituency_westminster = [[Welwyn Hatfield (UK Parliament constituency)|Welwyn Hatfield]] | post_town = HATFIELD | postcode_area = AL | postcode_district = AL9, AL10 | dial_code = 01707 | os_grid_reference = TL2308 }} '''Hatfield''' is a town and [[civil parish]] in [[Hertfordshire]], England, in the borough of [[Welwyn Hatfield]]. It had a population of 29,616 in 2001,<ref>{{cite web |title=Parish Headcounts: Welwyn Hatfield |url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790423 |work=Neighbourhood Statistics |publisher=Office for National Statistics |access-date=30 May 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120907220827/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790423 |archive-date=7 September 2012}}</ref> 39,201 at the 2011 census,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11124314&c=Hatfield&d=16&e=62&g=6435399&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1477747303141&enc=1 |title=Town population 2011 |access-date=29 October 2016 |publisher=Office for National Statistics |work=Neighbourhood Statistics |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030003748/http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11124314&c=Hatfield&d=16&e=62&g=6435399&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1477747303141&enc=1 |archive-date=30 October 2016}}</ref> and 41,265 at the 2021 census.<ref name=ONS/> The settlement is of [[Saxon]] origin. [[Hatfield House]], home of the [[Marquess of Salisbury]], forms the nucleus of the old town. From the 1930s when [[de Havilland]] opened a factory, until the 1990s when [[British Aerospace]] closed it, aircraft design and manufacture employed more people there than any other industry. Hatfield was one of the post-war [[New Towns Act 1946|New Towns]] built around London and has much [[International Style (architecture)|modernist architecture]] from the period. The [[University of Hertfordshire]] is based there. Hatfield lies {{convert|20|mi|km|sigfig=1|abbr=off}} north of London beside the A1(M) motorway and has direct trains to [[London King's Cross railway station]], [[London St Pancras railway station]], [[Finsbury Park station|Finsbury Park]] and [[Moorgate station|Moorgate]]. There has been a strong increase in commuters who work in London moving into the area.<ref>{{cite news |title=Out of town but not out of touch |url=https://www.homesandproperty.co.uk/property-news/buying/hertfordshire-offers-the-best-of-both-worlds-for-north-londoners-looking-for-more-space-near-good-a112946.html |work=Evening Standard|location=London |access-date=16 February 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217083034/https://www.homesandproperty.co.uk/property-news/buying/hertfordshire-offers-the-best-of-both-worlds-for-north-londoners-looking-for-more-space-near-good-a112946.html |archive-date=17 February 2018}}</ref> In 2022, TV property expert [[Phil Spencer (television personality)|Phil Spencer]] named Hatfield as the second best place to live for regular commuters to London, based on train times, house prices and the attractions the town has.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.moveiq.co.uk/blog/buying/commuter-towns-london/ | title=Best Commuter Towns London; 2022 Round-Up }}</ref> In 2024, World Bucket List named Hatfield as the fifth most boring place in the world.<ref name="m383">{{cite news | last=Beanland | first=Kristina | title=The 'underwhelming' UK town named one of the most boring places on Earth | work=Metro | date=21 September 2024 | url=https://metro.co.uk/2024/09/21/underwhelming-uk-town-named-one-boring-places-earth-2-21635892/ | access-date=4 March 2025}}</ref> ==History== In the early tenth century Hatfield belonged to a ''vir potens'' (powerful man) called Ordmær and his wife Ealde, who may have been the grandfather of King [[Edward the Martyr]]. Sometime between 932 and 956 he exchanged the town for land in Devon with [[Æthelstan Half-King]], who then gave it to his sons. King [[Edgar, King of England|Edgar]] seized the land when he became king on 959, claiming that Ordmær and Ealde had bequeathed it to him, but Æthelstan's sons recovered it after Edgar died.<ref>{{cite book| first=Cyril|last=Hart |title=The Danelaw|page=586 |publisher=The Hambledon Press |location = London, UK|year=1992|isbn= 978-1-85285-044-9 }}</ref> Hatfield is recorded in [[Domesday Book]] of 1086 as the property of the Abbey of Ely, and unusually the original census data that compilers of Domesday used survives, giving us slightly more information than in the final Domesday record.<ref>''Hatfield And Its People'', Workers Educational Association, 13 vols., 1959–1966</ref> No other records remain until 1226, when [[Henry III of England|Henry III]] granted the [[Bishop of Ely|Bishops of Ely]] rights to an annual four-day fair and a weekly market. The town was then called [[Bishop's Hatfield]]. Hatfield House is the seat of the [[Marquess of Salisbury|Cecil]] family, the Marquesses of Salisbury. [[Elizabeth I|Elizabeth Tudor]] was confined there for three years in what is now known as The Old Palace in Hatfield Park. Legend has it that she learnt here of her accession as queen in 1558 while sitting under an oak tree in the Park. She held her first Council in the Great Hall (The Old Palace) of Hatfield. In 1851 the route of the Great North Road (now the A1000) was altered to avoid cutting through the grounds of Hatfield House. {| |[[File:Hatfield St Etheldreda.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|[[St Etheldreda's Church, Hatfield|St Etheldreda's Church]] in [[Old Hatfield]].]] |} The town grew up around the gates of Hatfield House. Old Hatfield retains many historic buildings, notably the Old Palace, [[Æthelthryth|St Etheldreda]]'s Church and [[Hatfield House]]. The Old Palace was built by the Bishop of Ely, [[John Morton (archbishop)|Cardinal Morton]], in 1497, during the reign of [[Henry VII of England|Henry VII]], and the only surviving wing is still used today for Elizabethan-style banquets. [[St Etheldreda's Church, Hatfield|St Etheldreda's Church]] was founded by the monks from Ely, and the first wooden church, built in 1285, was probably sited where the existing building stands overlooking the old town. The church of St Etheldreda, well situated towards the top of the hill, contains an Early English round arch with dog-tooth moulding, but for the rest is [[English Gothic architecture#Decorated Gothic|Decorated]] and [[English Gothic architecture#Perpendicular Gothic|Perpendicular]] and largely restored. The chapel north of the chancel is known as the Salisbury chapel and was erected by [[Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury]], who was buried here. It is in a combination of classic and Gothic styles. In a private portion of the churchyard is buried, among others of the family, [[Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury]].<ref>{{EB1911 |wstitle=Hatfield |volume=13 |page=62 |inline=1}}</ref> ===Aerospace industry=== [[File:Hatfield, The Comet hotel - geograph.org.uk - 209701.jpg|thumb|The Comet; the carving of the pillar is by [[Eric Kennington]]; the aircraft is not the original ]] In 1930 the [[de Havilland]] [[Hatfield Aerodrome|airfield and aircraft factory]] was opened at Hatfield and by 1949 it had become the largest employer in the town, with almost 4,000 staff.<ref name=brett/> It was taken over by [[Hawker Siddeley]] in 1960 and merged into [[British Aerospace]] in 1978.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://hatfieldaviationheritage.co.uk/hatfield-aerodrome/ |title=Hatfield's Aviation Heritage » Hatfield Aerodrome |access-date=31 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503124104/http://hatfieldaviationheritage.co.uk/hatfield-aerodrome/ |archive-date=3 May 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the 1930s it produced a range of small biplanes. During the [[Second World War]] it produced the [[de Havilland Mosquito|Mosquito]] fighter bomber and developed the [[de Havilland Vampire|Vampire]], the second British production jet aircraft after the Gloster Meteor. After the war, facilities were expanded and it developed the [[de Havilland Comet|Comet]] airliner (the world's first production jet liner), the [[Hawker Siddeley Trident|Trident]] airliner, and an early [[bizjet]], the [[BAe 125|DH125]]. British Aerospace closed the Hatfield site in 1993 having moved the [[British Aerospace 146|BAe 146]] production line to [[Woodford Aerodrome]]. The land was used as a film set for [[Steven Spielberg]]'s movie ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]'' and most of the [[BBC]]/[[Home Box Office|HBO]] television drama ''[[Band of Brothers (TV miniseries)|Band of Brothers]]''. It was later developed for housing, higher education, commerce and retail. Today, Hatfield's aviation history is remembered by the names of certain local streets and pubs (e. g. Comet Way, The Airfield, Dragon Road) as well as ''The Comet Hotel'' (now owned by Ramada) built in the 1930s. ''The Harrier Pub'' (formerly ''The Hilltop'') is actually named after the [[Harrier (bird)|Harrier bird]], not the aircraft, hence the original pub sign showing the bird. The [[de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre]], at Salisbury Hall in nearby London Colney, preserves and displays many historic de Havilland aeroplanes and related archives.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dehavillandmuseum.co.uk/ |title=de Havilland Aircraft Museum |website=dehavillandmuseum.co.uk |language=en-US |access-date=2018-11-26}}</ref> ===New Town=== [[File:Hatfield New Town.jpg|thumb|Hatfield New Town centre, looking west along its axis.]] The [[Patrick Abercrombie|Abercrombie Plan for London]] in 1944 proposed a [[New towns in the United Kingdom|New Town]] in Hatfield. It was designated in the [[New Towns Act 1946]] ([[9 & 10 Geo. 6]]. c. 68), forming part of the initial Hertfordshire group with nearby [[Stevenage]], [[Welwyn Garden City]] and [[Hemel Hempstead]]. The Government allocated {{convert|2340|acre|km2}} for Hatfield New Town, with a population target of 25,000.<ref name=brett>[[Lionel Brett, 4th Viscount Esher|Brett, Lionel]], ''Hatfield New Town'', Report of the Hatfield Development Corporation, 1949</ref> (By 2001 the population had reached 27,833.<ref>[http://www.hertsdirect.org/infobase/docs/pdfstore/tabKS01sett.pdf Office for National Statistics, 2001 Census, Key Statistics for HCC Settlements] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326085841/http://www.hertsdirect.org/infobase/docs/pdfstore/tabKS01sett.pdf |date=26 March 2009}}</ref>) The Hatfield Development Corporation, tasked with creating the New Town, chose to build a new town centre, rejecting Old Hatfield because it was on the wrong side of the railway, without space for expansion and "with its intimate village character, out of scale with the town it would have to serve."<ref name=brett/> They chose instead St Albans Road on the town's east–west bus route. A road pattern was planned that offered no temptation to through traffic to take short cuts through the town and which enabled local traffic to move rapidly.<ref name=brett/> Hatfield retains New Town characteristics, including much modernist architecture of the 1950s and the trees and open spaces that were outlined in the original design. As of 2017, a redevelopment of the town centre was planned.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.welhat.gov.uk/htcplans |title=Hatfield Town Centre Redevelopment |website=welhat.gov.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825103646/http://www.welhat.gov.uk/htcplans |archive-date=25 August 2017 |access-date=24 August 2017 }}</ref> ==Governance== [[File:Birchwood Leisure Centre.jpg|thumb|Birchwood Leisure Centre: Combined leisure centre and headquarters of town council.]] There are three tiers of local government covering Hatfield, at parish, district and county level: Hatfield Town Council, [[Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council]] and [[Hertfordshire County Council]]. Hatfield Town Council has its offices and meeting place at the Birchwood Leisure Centre on Longmead. Hatfield town council is currently under a Labour administration.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hatfield Town Council |url=https://hatfield-herts.gov.uk/ |access-date=6 July 2023}}</ref> [[File:Tudor House, St Albans Road, Hatfield.jpg|thumb|Old council offices, 16 St Albans Road East]] From 1894 until 1974 the lower two tiers of local government were Hatfield Parish Council and [[Hatfield Rural District|Hatfield Rural District Council]]. The rural district council built itself a headquarters at 16 St Albans Road East in 1930.<ref>{{cite web |title=Percival Blow – List of Works |url=https://www.stalbanshistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Percival-Blow-List-of-Works-October-2019.pdf |website=St Albans & Hertfordshire Architectural & Archaeological Society |access-date=6 July 2023 |date=October 2019}}</ref> The rural district council was abolished in 1974 and its powers transferred to Welwyn Hatfield.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hatfield Rural District |url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10135424 |website=A Vision of Britain through Time |access-date=6 July 2023}}</ref> Hatfield is twinned with the Dutch port town of [[Zierikzee]]. Hatfield is part of the [[Welwyn Hatfield (UK Parliament constituency)|Welwyn Hatfield constituency]], which also includes [[Welwyn Garden City]]. The [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|member of parliament]] (MP) for Welwyn Hatfield is [[Andrew Lewin]], of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]. ==Sport== [[Hatfield Town F.C.]] plays [[Non-League football]] at Gosling Sports Park. The [[Welwyn Garden City Hockey Club]] are a field hockey club based in Hatfield. Hatfield Athletic Football Club competes in the Herts Senior County League and plays its games at Lemsford.<ref>[http://www.hatfieldathleticfc.com Retrieved 9 June 2019.]</ref> The town has a public swimming pool and four sports/leisure centres (two with indoor swimming pools). ==Climate== Hatfield experiences an [[oceanic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Cfb'') like most of the United Kingdom. {{Weather box |location = Hatfield |metric first = Yes |single line = Yes |Jan high C = 8 |Feb high C = 9 |Mar high C = 12 |Apr high C = 14 |May high C = 18 |Jun high C = 21 |Jul high C = 23 |Aug high C = 23 |Sep high C = 20 |Oct high C = 16 |Nov high C = 11 |Dec high C = 8 |year high C = 15 |Jan low C = 5 |Feb low C = 5 |Mar low C = 6 |Apr low C = 8 |May low C = 10 |Jun low C = 13 |Jul low C = 15 |Aug low C = 16 |Sep low C = 13 |Oct low C = 11 |Nov low C = 8 |Dec low C = 5 |year low C = 10 |Jan precipitation mm = 50.7 |Feb precipitation mm = 39.9 |Mar precipitation mm = 31.7 |Apr precipitation mm = 46.2 |May precipitation mm = 38.9 |Jun precipitation mm = 46.4 |Jul precipitation mm = 33.1 |Aug precipitation mm = 43.6 |Sep precipitation mm = 49.7 |Oct precipitation mm = 70.7 |Nov precipitation mm = 58.1 |Dec precipitation mm = 56.9 |year precipitation mm = 565.9 |source 1 =<ref>{{cite web |url=http://weather.msn.com/monthly_averages.aspx?wealocations=wc:7401727&q=Hatfield%2c+GBR+forecast:averagesm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129190427/http://weather.msn.com/monthly_averages.aspx?wealocations=wc:7401727&q=Hatfield,+GBR+forecast:averagesm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-29 |title=Averages for Hatfield }}</ref> |date=August 2010 }} ==Culture and recreation== [[File:Hatfield Galleria exterior.jpg|thumb|The south wing of The Galleria with the connecting bridge on the right of the photograph, viewed from its north wing.]] [[File:tmob hatfield.jpg|thumb|right|[[EE (telecommunications)|EE]] Head Office in Hatfield Business Park.]] [[File:07-11-05 Hatfield 50.jpg|thumb|right|The memorial garden built alongside the [[East Coast Main Line]].]] [[File:Hatfield railway station.jpg|thumb|right|Hatfield railway station viewed from the public footbridge.]] [[File:Hatfield GascoyneCecil statue.jpg|thumb|Statue of [[Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury]] in front of the park gates of Hatfield House.]] Hatfield has a nine-screen [[Odeon Cinemas|Odeon cinema]], a stately home (Hatfield House), a museum (Mill Green Museum), a contemporary art gallery (Art and Design Gallery), a theatre (The Weston Auditorium) and a music venue (The Forum Hertfordshire). There are shopping centres in the new town: the Galleria (indoor shopping centre), The Stable Yard (Hatfield House), and three supermarkets (ASDA, ALDI and Tesco). In 2022, Hatfield held its first vegan market, an event held in a number of English towns, at [[Hatfield House]] and now holds the market each June and November.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vegan Market Co {{!}} Hatfield |url=https://www.veganmarkets.co.uk/location/hatfield |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=veganmarkets |language=en}}</ref> During [[Veganuary]] in 2023, students at the [[University of Hertfordshire]] organized their own vegan market.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-04 |title=University of Hertfordshire students to celebrate Veganuary with a plant-based market |url=https://www.whtimes.co.uk/news/23227514.hatfield-university-support-veganuary-plant-based-market/ |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=Welwyn Hatfield Times |language=en}}</ref> ==Education== Hatfield contains numerous primary and secondary schools, including St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School, Howe Dell Primary School, Countess Anne School, [[Onslow St Audrey's School]], [[Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School]] and the independent day and private boarding girls' school [[Queenswood School]] (only to name a few). In addition to the important areas in the town, the [[University of Hertfordshire]] is also included by many. A large section of the airfield site was purchased by the university and the £120-million [[University of Hertfordshire|de Havilland Campus]], incorporating a £15-million Sports Village, was opened in September 2003. The university has closed its sites at [[Watford]] and [[Hertford]]; faculties situated there have been moved to the de Havilland Campus. The equine branch of the [[Royal Veterinary College]] is based in Hatfield.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rvc.ac.uk/equine-vet |title=RVC Equine |publisher=[[Royal Veterinary College]] |access-date=1 April 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401213354/https://www.rvc.ac.uk/equine-vet |archive-date=1 April 2018}}</ref> ==Places of interest== *[[Hatfield House]] *[[Hatfield War Memorial]] *The Forum Hertfordshire (music venue) [[University of Hertfordshire]]. In 2011, the music video for [[Ed Sheeran]]'s Lego House, featuring [[Harry Potter]]'s [[Rupert Grint]], was filmed in Hatfield. Filming took place at The Forum venue, located on University of Hertfordshire, College Lane campus. Filming of the video took place during Sheeran's performance at the venue on 8 October 2011. Many students were involved during filming, as they made up most of the audience at the Forum that day.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.whtimes.co.uk/news/ed_sheeran_and_rupert_grint_shoot_lego_house_video_at_forum_hertfordshire_in_hatfield_1_1117402 |title=Ed Sheeran and Rupert Grint shoot Lego House video at Forum Hertfordshire in Hatfield |last=Logan |first=Ross |work=Welwyn Hatfield Times |date=4 November 2011 |access-date=2016-09-11 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128112552/http://www.whtimes.co.uk/news/ed_sheeran_and_rupert_grint_shoot_lego_house_video_at_forum_hertfordshire_in_hatfield_1_1117402 |archive-date=28 January 2017}}.</ref> *[[Mill Green Museum]] and watermill *Art and Design Gallery (contemporary art gallery) [[University of Hertfordshire]] *The Weston Auditorium (theatre and cinema) [[University of Hertfordshire]] *The Galleria<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thegalleria.co.uk/ |title=The Galleria – Outlet Shopping in Hertfordshire |website=thegalleria.co.uk |access-date=1 May 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409205505/https://thegalleria.co.uk/ |archive-date=9 April 2018}}</ref> *Hatfield Business Park, the former de Havilland plant, later BAE Systems Hatfield, was used as a location for ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]'' (film) and ''[[Band of Brothers (TV miniseries)|Band of Brothers]]'' (TV series). ==Transport== Hatfield is {{convert|20|mi|km}} to the north of [[North London|London]]. It is {{convert|14|mi|km}} from [[London Luton Airport]]. The [[A1(M) motorway#A1.28M.29|A1(M)]] runs through a tunnel beneath the town, which is also close to the [[M25 motorway|M25]]. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries it was the northern terminus of the [[Hatfield and Reading Turnpike]] that allowed travelers from the north to continue their journey to the west without going through the congestion of London. The East Coast railway line from London to [[York]] runs through the town, separating the old and new parts. A commuter service connects [[Hatfield railway station]] to [[London King's Cross railway station|London King's Cross]]. A new railway station and car park opened in late 2015. The frequent train service runs direct from Hatfield Station to London King's Cross (21 minutes) via Finsbury Park (16 minutes, Victoria Underground Line) on fast trains running two or three times an hour. An additional train service calls at all stations to Moorgate in the City of London. Hatfield is well served by buses with regular services to all nearby towns and villages and as far as north London. Bus services are run by [[Uno (bus company)|Uno]], Arriva and Centrebus who are all part of the local Intalink Partnership. The [[Hatfield rail crash]] occurred in October 2000, which brought track-maintenance deficiencies to public attention.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1482439/Hatfield-crash-was-disaster-waiting-to-happen.html |title=Hatfield crash 'was disaster waiting to happen' |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=31 January 2005 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210181641/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1482439/Hatfield-crash-was-disaster-waiting-to-happen.html |archive-date=10 February 2018}}</ref> A garden beside the [[East Coast Main Line]] was built as a memorial to the crash victims. ==Local media== The local TV stations are [[BBC London]] & [[ITV London]], received from the [[Crystal Palace transmitting station|Crystal Palace]] TV transmitter and the Hemel Hempstead relay transmitter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Crystal_Palace|title=Full Freeview on the Crystal Palace (Greater London, England) transmitter|date=1 May 2004|website=UK Free TV|accessdate=2 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Hemel_Hempstead|title=Full Freeview on the Hemel Hempstead (Hertfordshire, England) transmitter|date=1 May 2004|website=UK Free TV|accessdate=2 October 2023}}</ref> [[BBC East]] and [[ITV Anglia]] are also received from the [[Sandy Heath transmitting station|Sandy Heath]] TV transmitter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Sandy_Heath|title=Full Freeview on the Sandy Heath (Central Bedfordshire, England) transmitter|date=1 May 2004|website=UK Free TV|accessdate=2 October 2023}}</ref> Local radio stations are [[BBC Three Counties Radio]] on 90.4 FM, [[Heart Hertfordshire]] on 106.9 and [[Radio Verulam]] on 92.6 FM. The Welwyn Hatfield Times is the town's local weekly newspaper.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishpapers.co.uk/england-eang/welwyn-hatfield-times/|title=Welwyn Hatfield Times|date=21 October 2013|website=British Papers|accessdate=2 October 2023}}</ref> ==Notable residents== ===Business=== *[[Michael Birch (businessman)|Michael Birch]] (born 1970), founder of the social network [[BEBO]], lived in Hatfield.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shead |first=Sam |date=2017-02-21 |title=The incredible life of Mike Birch, the Brit who sold Bebo for $850 million before buying it back for $1 million |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/incredible-life-of-bebo-cofounder-mike-birch-2017-7#michael-birch-was-born-in-sawston-cambridgeshire-on-july-7-1970-that-makes-him-47-years-old-1 |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}</ref> *[[Geoffrey de Havilland]] (1882–1965), founder of De Havilland Aircraft Company<ref>{{Cite book |last=Havilland |first=Sir Geoffrey De |url=https://books.google.com.br/books/about/Sky_Fever.html?id=_vcfAQAAIAAJ&redir_esc=y |title=Sky Fever: The Autobiography of Sir Geoffrey de Havilland |date=1999 |publisher=Airlife |isbn=978-1-84037-148-2 |pages=154 |language=en}}</ref> *[[Jack Olding]] (Henry John Douglas Olding, fl. mid-20th c.), wartime tank and tractor importer, came from Hatfield.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jack Olding and Company |url=http://www.hatfield-herts.co.uk/features/olding.html |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=www.hatfield-herts.co.uk}}</ref> ===Music and dance=== *[[Babe Ruth (band)|Babe Ruth]], a 1970s rock band, came from Hatfield.<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/artist/Babe+Ruth Discogs Babe Ruth] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080621134713/http://www.discogs.com/artist/Babe+Ruth |date=21 June 2008 }}; [http://www.bobbyshred.com/baberuth.html Bobby Shred's Babe Ruth Tribute Page.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060114171826/http://www.bobbyshred.com/baberuth.html |date=14 January 2006}}</ref> *[[Colin Blunstone]] (born 1945), of [[the Zombies]] lived in Hatfield.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Colin Blunstone Biography, Songs, & Albums |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/colin-blunstone-mn0000776562/biography |access-date=2023-06-18 |publisher=AllMusic |language=en}}</ref> *[[Martin Carthy]] (born 1941), folk musician, was born in Hatfield.<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book |title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music]] |date=1997 |publisher=[[Virgin Books]] |isbn=1-85227-745-9 |editor=Colin Larkin |editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer) |edition=Concise |page=236}}</ref> *[[Sandra Conley]] (born 1943), principal dancer with the Royal Ballet.<ref name=ODD>{{cite web |title=Sandra Conley |url=http://www.answers.com/topic/sandra-conley|website=The Oxford Dictionary of Dance |access-date=29 October 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112042257/http://www.answers.com/topic/sandra-conley |archive-date=12 November 2014}}</ref> *[[Donovan]] (born 1946), folk musician, moved to Hatfield at the age of 10 and spent the rest of his childhood there.<ref name=donovan>{{cite book |last=Donovan |first=Leitch |title=The Hurdy Gurdy Man|year=2006 |publisher=Arrow |isbn=978-0-09948703-6 |page=16}}</ref> *[[Barbara Gaskin]] (born 1950), pop singer, No. 1 with "[[It's My Party]]".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Barbara Gaskin biography |url=https://davebarb.com/dsbgbarb.html |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin |language=en}}</ref> *[[George Martin]] (1926–2016), record producer for [[the Beatles]], lived in Hatfield in the 1950s.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Womack |first1=Kenneth |title=Maximum Volume: The Life of Beatles Producer George Martin, The Early Years, 1926–1966 |date=1 September 2017 |publisher=Chicago Review Press |isbn=978-1-61373-192-5 |page=37 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z6nGDgAAQBAJ |access-date=14 September 2022 |language=en}}</ref> *[[Alan Shacklock]] (born 1950), pop musician and record producer, lived in Hatfield.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Larkin |first=Colin |title=The encyclopedia of popular music |date=2006 |publisher=Muze Oxford University press |isbn=978-0-19-531373-4 |edition=4 |location=New York |pages=337 |language=en}}</ref> *[[Sal Solo]] (Christopher Scott Stevens, born 1961), rock singer, was born in Hatfield.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sal Solo: Veteran hitmaker shows there's life after "San Damiano" – Sal Solo |url=https://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/articles/music/Sal_Solo_Veteran_hitmaker_shows_theres_life_after_San_Damiano/36482/p1/ |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=crossrhythms.co.uk}}</ref> *[[Mick Taylor]] (born 1949), [[Rolling Stones]] guitarist 1969–1974, grew up in Hatfield.<ref>{{cite web |author=Jim Sheridan |title=Mick Taylor Re-examined, Part 1 |url=http://micktaylor.net/MT_re-examinedp1.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030803005046/http://micktaylor.net/MT_re-examinedp1.htm |archive-date=3 August 2003}}</ref> *[[Tracey Thorn]] (born 1962), lead singer of [[Everything But The Girl]], was born in Hatfield,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Metro |first=Claire Allfree for |date=2013-02-04 |title=Tracey Thorn: I moan a lot, don’t I? |url=https://metro.co.uk/2013/02/04/tracey-thorn-i-dont-think-i-ever-came-up-with-a-good-way-to-be-myself-and-be-a-pop-star-3379015/ |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=Metro |language=en}}</ref> and attended [[Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bradshaw |first=Peter |date=2015-04-21 |title=Carol Morley and Tracey Thorn: "Girls' schools? They’re a hotpot of urges" |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/apr/21/carol-morley-tracey-thorn-the-falling |access-date=2025-03-07 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> ===Politics, nobility and royalty=== *[[Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury]] (c. 1563–1612), statesman<ref>{{Cite web |title=HATFIELD HOUSE, Hatfield - 1173363 {{!}} Historic England |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1173363?section=official-list-entry |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=historicengland.org.uk |language=en}}</ref> *[[Robert Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury]] (1830–1903), Conservative politician, lived at [[Hatfield House]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cataldo |first=Sarah |date=2023-07-14 |title=The Oak House through the ages |url=https://www.hatfield-house.co.uk/latest-news/the-oak-house-through-the-ages/ |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=Hatfield Park |language=en-GB}}</ref> and was buried at St Etheldreda Church. *[[Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury]] (1893–1972), Conservative politician<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Todd |first=Alexander Robertus |date=1973-12-01 |title=Robert Arthur James Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury, 1893-1972 |url=https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbm.1973.0022 |journal=Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society |volume=19 |pages=621–627 |doi=10.1098/rsbm.1973.0022}}</ref> *[[William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne]] (1779–1848), prime minister, was buried at St Etheldreda Church. *[[Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston]] (1784–1865), prime minister<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bulwer |first=Henry Lytton |url=https://ia600405.us.archive.org/26/items/lifeofhenryjohnt03dall/lifeofhenryjohnt03dall.pdf |title=The Life of Henry John Temple, Viscount Palmerston: With Selections from His Diaries and Correspondence |date=1874 |publisher=J. B. Lippincott & Company |volume=III |pages=406 |language=en}}</ref> *[[Elizabeth Tudor]] (1533–1603), future queen, lived at Hatfield House (Hatfield Old Palace)<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC - History - Elizabeth I: An Overview |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/tudors/elizabeth_i_01.shtml |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref> *[[Malcolm Wicks]] (1947–2012), [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] politician and Minister for Energy, was born in Hatfield.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-10-01 |title=Malcolm Wicks |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/politics-obituaries/9580005/Malcolm-Wicks.html |url-access=registration |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027031317/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/politics-obituaries/9580005/Malcolm-Wicks.html |archive-date=2023-10-27 |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=The Daily Telegraph |language=en}}</ref> ===Religion=== *[[Walter Curle]] (1575–1647), [[Bishop of Winchester]] and a close supporter of [[William Laud]], was born in Hatfield.<ref>{{acad|id=CRL592W|name=Curle, Walter}}</ref> *[[John Morton (archbishop)|John Morton]] (c. 1420–1500), Cardinal and [[Bishop of Ely]], built Hatfield Old Palace.<ref>Bentham, J. (1771). ''The History and Antiquities of the Conventual and Cathedral Church of Ely''. Cambridge University Press. p. 181.</ref> ===Science and scholarship=== *[[L. H. Sumanadasa]] (1910–1986), aviator and university founder, learned to fly at Hatfield.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hatfield-herts.co.uk/aviation/sumanadasa.html |title=Dr Lokusatu Heva Sumanadasa – pilot, engineer and educator |publisher=hatfield-herts.co.uk|access-date=25 December 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508014351/http://www.hatfield-herts.co.uk/aviation/sumanadasa.html|archive-date=8 May 2012}}</ref> *[[John Tradescant the elder]] (c. 1570s–1638), botanist, gardener and naturalist, was head gardener at Hatfield House<ref name="Vauxhall Society 2012">{{cite web |date=28 January 2012 |title=Tradescant family |url=https://vauxhallhistory.org/tradescant-family/ |access-date=17 February 2023 |publisher=The Vauxhall Society}}</ref> *[[Michael Ventris]] (1922–1956), deciphered [[Linear B]] script, died in Hatfield in a motor accident<ref>{{Cite book |last=Chadwick |first=John |title=The decipherment of Linear B |pages=3}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Robinson |first=Andrew |title=The man who deciphered Linear B |pages=150–152}}</ref> ===Sports=== *[[Keith Abbis]] (born 1932), [[Brighton and Hove Albion]] footballer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Barry Hugman's Footballers |url=http://barryhugmansfootballers.com/player/6 |access-date=2025-03-09 |website=barryhugmansfootballers.com}}</ref> *[[Samir Carruthers]] (born 1993), [[Sheffield United]] footballer, lived in Hatfield.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Samir turns down Arsenal but signs for Aston Villa instead |url=http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/Home/Samir-turns-down-Arsenal-but-signs-for-Aston-Villa-instead.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125015648/http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/Home/Samir-turns-down-Arsenal-but-signs-for-Aston-Villa-instead.htm |archive-date=2013-01-25 |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=Hertfordshire Mercury |language=en}}</ref> *[[Matthew Connolly]] (born 1987), QPR defender, lived and attended primary school in Hatfield.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-03-27 |title=Connolly reveals Hornets attempted to sign him in January |url=https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/11883640.matthew-connolly-says-watford-initially-attempted-to-sign-him-on-loan-from-cardiff-city-in-january-but-is-happy-to-finally-be-a-hornet/ |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=Watford Observer |language=en}}</ref> *[[Iain Dowie]] (born 1965), West Ham player, QPR manager & BBC pundit, was born and raised in Hatfield and studied mechanical engineering at the [[University of Hertfordshire]].<ref>{{cite news |date=1 August 2003 |title=Profile: Iain Dowie |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/46fc2508-380a-426a-9469-7f0d17dd3525 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240930194134/https://www.thetimes.com/article/46fc2508-380a-426a-9469-7f0d17dd3525 |archive-date=30 September 2024 |access-date=30 September 2024 |work=[[The Times]] |location=London}}</ref> *[[Valentine Faithfull]] (1820–1894), first-class cricketer and clergyman, was born in Hatfield.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 |url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124115814/https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf |archive-date=2013-01-24 |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=The Royal Society of Edinburgh |page=302 |language=en}}</ref> *[[Rodney Marsh (footballer)|Rodney Marsh]] (born 1944), [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|QPR]] footballer, is from Hatfield.<ref>{{Citation |last=Marsh |first=Rodney |title=Priceless |pages=1 |year=2001 |publisher=[[Headline Publishing Group|Headline]] |language=en |isbn=0-7553-1000-4 |ref=CITEREFMarsh2001 |author2=Alex Henderson}}</ref> *[[Francis Pember]] (1862–1954), first-class cricketer, was born in Hatfield.<ref name="BOOK">{{cite book |last1=Dauglish |first1=M. G. |url=https://archive.org/details/harrowschoolregi00harruoft/page/510/mode/2up?view=theater |title=The Harrow School Register, 1800-1911 |last2=Stephenson |first2=P. K. |publisher=[[Longman|Longmans, Green, and Co.]] |year=1911 |edition=3 |location=[[London]] |page=511 |language=en}}</ref> *[[Billy Joe Saunders]] (born 1989), [[WBO]] middleweight world champion boxer<ref>{{Cite news |last=Addley |first=Esther |date=2008-08-03 |title=Going for gold: young Gypsy keeps up a family tradition |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/aug/04/olympicgames2008.olympicsboxing |access-date=2025-03-10 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> *[[Korey Smith]] (born 1991) [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]] footballer was born and grew up in Hatfield<ref>{{Cite web |title=Korey Smith |url=http://barryhugmansfootballers.com/player/25364 |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=Barry Hugman's Footballers}}</ref> ===Stage, media and film=== *[[Sanjeev Bhaskar]] (born 1963), comedian and broadcaster, lived in Hatfield whilst studying at [[University of Hertfordshire|Hatfield Polytechnic]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Lacey |first=Hester |date=2 May 2014 |title=The Inventory: Sanjeev Bhaskar |url=https://www.ft.com/content/e464b256-d002-11e3-a2b7-00144feabdc0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716235944/https://www.ft.com/content/e464b256-d002-11e3-a2b7-00144feabdc0 |archive-date=16 July 2019 |access-date=13 June 2020 |newspaper=[[Financial Times]]|location=London}}</ref> *[[John Cazabon]] (1914–1983), actor on stage, screen and radio, was born in Hatfield.<ref>{{cite news |date=31 August 1910 |title=Amusements |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article164342717 |accessdate=1 August 2020 |newspaper=[[The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser]] |location=New South Wales, Australia |page=47 |language=en |via=National Library of Australia |volume=XC |issue=2547}}</ref> *[[Pippa Haywood]] (born 1961), television, stage and radio actress, was born in Hatfield.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pippa Haywood - Biography |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0371846/bio/ |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref> *[[Diane-Louise Jordan]] (born 1960), television presenter, grew up in Hatfield.<ref name="Times">{{cite news |last=Renshaw |first=Rosalind |date=15 April 2008 |title=Working relationship: Diane-Louise Jordan, the television presenter, and her right-hand man, Robin Major |url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/career_and_jobs/article3751788.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611165807/http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/career_and_jobs/article3751788.ece |archive-date=11 June 2011 |accessdate=7 February 2010 |work=[[The Times]] |location=London}}</ref> *[[David Kossoff]] (1919–2005), broadcaster and father of [[Paul Kossoff]] of the 1960s rock band [[Free (band)|Free]], lived in Hatfield.<ref>{{cite web |title=David Kossoff |url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/6381 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113185937/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/6381 |archive-date=2009-01-13 |publisher=British Film Institute}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2005-03-24 |title=Drug abuse campaigning actor dies |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/beds/bucks/herts/4378131.stm |access-date=2024-09-30 |language=en-GB}}</ref> *[[Derek Martin]] (born 1933), actor known especially for role of [[Charlie Slater]] in ''[[EastEnders]]''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-01-21 |title=EastEnders star from Hatfield is alive and kicking despite dramatic exit |url=https://www.whtimes.co.uk/news/22498980.eastenders-star-hatfield-alive-kicking-despite-dramatic-exit/ |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=Welwyn Hatfield Times |language=en}}</ref> *[[Gerry Northam]] (born 1947), radio presenter and investigative journalist, was born in Hatfield. *[[Guy Ritchie]] (born 1968), film director famous for ''[[Snatch (film)|Snatch]]'' and ''[[Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels]]'', was born in Hatfield.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=201267 |title=Guy Ritchie Biography |publisher=[[The Biography Channel]] |access-date=12 December 2007 |archive-date=16 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090316042127/http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=201267 |url-status=dead }}</ref> *[[Letitia Dean]], born in Hatfield.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-18 |title=5 people you didn’t know were from Welwyn Hatfield |url=https://www.whtimes.co.uk/news/22355166.5-people-didnt-know-welwyn-hatfield/ |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=Welwyn Hatfield Times |language=en}}</ref> ===Writing=== *[[Moniza Alvi]] (born 1954), poet and writer, grew up in Hatfield.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Moniza Alvi |url=https://poetryarchive.org/poet/moniza-alvi/ |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=Poetry Archive |language=en-GB}}</ref> *[[Barbara Cartland]] (1901–2000), author of romances, lived in Hatfield.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Malvern |first=Jack Malvern |date=2016-10-14 |title=Beatrix Potter was a stranger to wilderness |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/books/article/potter-was-a-stranger-to-natural-landscapes-0v0jv0ssl |url-access=subscription |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=[[The Times]] |language=en |quote=Potter’s grandparents lived at Camfield Place, Hertfordshire, later the home of the novelist Barbara Cartland.}}</ref> *[[Geoffrey Drage]] (1860–1955), non-fiction writer and politician, was born in Hatfield. *[[Nathaniel Lee]] (c. 1653–1692), poet and playwright, was born in Hatfield, where his father was rector.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. Richard Lee of Hatfield, and his son, Richard Lee, of Essendon |url=https://www.stalbanshistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/1901_02_01_1.pdf |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=St Albans & Hertfordshire Architectural & Archaeological Society |language=en}}</ref> ==Nearby towns and villages== {{Div col|colwidth=22em}} *[[Bell Bar]] *[[Borehamwood]] *[[Brookmans Park]] *[[Colney Heath]] *[[Hertford]] *[[Lemsford]], village within Hatfield civil parish *[[Letty Green]] *[[London Colney]] *[[Newgate Street, Hertfordshire|Newgate Street]], village within Hatfield civil parish *[[Potters Bar]] *[[St Albans]] *[[Stevenage]] *[[Watford]] *[[Welham Green]] *[[Welwyn Garden City]] {{div col end}} ==See also== *[[Council of Hatfield]] * {{wikivoyage inline|Hatfield}} {{Commons category|Hatfield, Hertfordshire}} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Hertfordshire}} {{Civil parishes of Hertfordshire}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Hatfield, Hertfordshire| ]] [[Category:Towns in Hertfordshire]] [[Category:Civil parishes in Hertfordshire]] [[Category:Planned communities in England]] [[Category:Planned communities established in the 1940s]]
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