Bourne End, Hertfordshire
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| Bourne End | |
| Hertfordshire | |
|---|---|
 Bourne End village | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TL0206 |
| Location: | 51°44’24"N, 0°31’12"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Hemel Hempstead |
| Postcode: | HP1 |
| Dialling code: | 01442 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Dacorum |
Bourne End is a village in Hertfordshire. It is found on the A41 trunk road between Berkhamsted and Hemel Hempstead and beside the Grand Union Canal.
The railway line squeezes through here too: the road, the canal and the railway line all follow the valley of the River Bulbourne. On 30 September 1945 there was a rail disaster at Bourne End when an express train was derailed with many fatalities.[1]
The name "Bourne" is also associated with the irregularly flowing Bourne Gutter, also known as the Hertfordshire Gutter, which flows into the River Bulbourne at Bourne End.[2]
The parish church is St John The Evangelist.
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