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The local council is Harpenden Rural Parish Council. It was created on 15 April 1898 when the former Harpenden parish was split into two parts: Harpenden Urban parish covering the Harpenden Urban District (which was created on the same day), and Harpenden Rural parish which remained in the St Albans Rural District. [2] [3]
The Midland Railway main line was built in 1868 with a station near the main village, which still exists today, and the listed Southdown Road Skew Bridge nearby. [10] The Harpenden and Hemel Hempstead Railway, known locally as the Nicky Line was opened in 1877. Between 1848 and 1914 the common was a regular venue for horse racing.
The town council relocated from Harpenden Hall to the new town hall in August 1996. [10] [11] Works of art in the town hall include a painting by Frank O. Salisbury entitled "Lady in Red". The painting was intended to depict the actress in the role of Katherina in William Shakespeare's play, The Taming of the Shrew. [12]
Harpenden station at night. Harpenden railway station is on the Midland Main Line in England, serving the town of Harpenden, Hertfordshire.It is 24 miles 51 chains (39.7 km) down the line from London St Pancras and is situated between St Albans City to the south and Luton Airport Parkway to the north.
On average, a temperature of 25 °C (77 °F) or above is recorded on 11 days per year, whilst a temperature of 30 °C (86 °F) is recorded at least 1 day per year [49] at Watnall for the period of 1991–2020, and the warmest day of the year reaches an average of 30.0 °C (86.0 °F).
In 1955 it broke ties with St George's and moved to Gorselands near Harpenden common. [8] [9] Grant retired in 1936 and A. H. Watts took over as headmaster, leading the school through the war years. Houses of the school were named after both men as well as Monk and Goddard, old Georgians who had died in the First World War. [10]