Welwyn Garden City

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garden city planned community town

Welwyn Garden City is a planned English town in Hertfordshire, founded by Ebenezer Howard in the early 20th century as a model community combining the benefits of city and countryside.

Aliases (1)

WELWYN GARDEN CITY ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	garden city → planned community → town →
ceremonialCounty	Hertfordshire NERFINISHED →
country	United Kingdom →
dialingCode	01707 →
directionFromLondon	north of London →
distanceToCentralLondon	approximately 20 miles →
foundedAs	model community →
foundedBy	Ebenezer Howard →
governingBody	Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council →
gridReference	TL245125 →
hasDesignPrinciple	integration of green belts → separation of industry and housing →
hasEducationalInstitution	Oaklands College (campus) →
hasFeature	combination of town and countryside → extensive green spaces → parkways → tree-lined boulevards → zoned residential and industrial areas →
hasFootballClub	Welwyn Garden City F.C. →
hasGolfClub	Welwyn Garden City Golf Club →
hasHospital	Queen Elizabeth II Hospital →
hasNearbyMotorway	A1(M) →
hasNearbyRoad	A414 →
hasNeighbouringSettlement	Hatfield → Hertford → Welwyn NERFINISHED →
hasPark	Stanborough Park →
hasShoppingArea	Garden City town centre →
hasShoppingCentre	The Howard Centre →
hasSportsFacility	Gosling Sports Park →
hasWaterFeature	Stanborough Lakes →
inception	1920 →
locatedIn	East of England → England → Hertfordshire NERFINISHED →
namedAfter	Welwyn NERFINISHED →
osGridReference	TL245125 →
partOf	Welwyn Hatfield NERFINISHED →
planningConcept	second garden city in England →
postcodeArea	AL →
postTown	WELWYN GARDEN CITY →
predecessorConcept	Letchworth Garden City →
railwayLine	East Coast Main Line →
railwayStation	Welwyn Garden City railway station →
region	East of England →
timezone	GMT →
timezoneDST	BST →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Garden city movement → Letchworth Garden City →	influenced
Garden City Association →	associatedWith
Hertfordshire →	containsSettlement
Hertfordshire →	hasGardenCity
To-morrow: A Peaceful Path to Real Reform →	hasInfluenced
Hertfordshire →	hasMajorTown
Stevenage →	hasNeighbouringSettlement
Garden City Association →	helpedDevelop
Ebenezer Howard →	inspired
Ebenezer Howard →	placeOfDeath
Welwyn Garden City ("WELWYN GARDEN CITY") →	postTown
Ebenezer Howard →	residence