Welwyn Hatfield

Welwyn Hatfield
Non-metropolitan district, Borough
Hatfield House
Welwyn Hatfield shown within Hertfordshire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	East of England
Non-metropolitan county	Hertfordshire
Admin HQ	Welwyn Garden City
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Named for	Welwyn (village) and Hatfield (town)
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council
• MP	Grant Shapps (Conservative)
Area
• Total	50.02 sq mi (129.55 km2)
• Rank	176th (of 296)
Population  (2022)
• Total	120,213
• Rank	197th (of 296)
• Density	2,400/sq mi (930/km2)
Ethnicity (2021) [1]
• Ethnic groups	List 78.7% White 8.8% Asian 6.1% Black 4.1% Mixed 2.3% other
Religion (2021) [1]
• Religion	List 47.2% Christianity 37% no religion 12.5% other 3.3% Islam
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	26UL (ONS) E07000241 (GSS)
OS grid reference	TL245135

Welwyn Hatfield is a local government district with borough status in the county of Hertfordshire, England. Its council is based in Welwyn Garden City. The borough borders Hertsmere, St Albans, North Hertfordshire, East Hertfordshire, Broxbourne, and the London Borough of Enfield.

The borough includes the two towns of Welwyn Garden City and Hatfield, along with numerous smaller settlements from Woolmer Green in the north to Cuffley in the south. The borough has six railway stations on the Great Northern Railway; five being on the main line and one on the Hertford loop line. The Digswell Viaduct is a local landmark. The A1 road passes through the borough.

Much of the borough lies within the Metropolitan Green Belt which surrounds London. Welwyn Garden City is notable as being one of only two Garden Cities in the country, and is uniquely both a Garden City and a designated New Town. The University of Hertfordshire has its main campus at Hatfield.