Hertfordshire
Hertsmere
Elstree & Borehamwood

Elstree

Elstree is a large village in the borough of , England. It is about 11.5 miles northwest of central London on the former A5 road, which follows the course of Watling Street.
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  • Type: Village with 5,110 residents
  • Description: village in the Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire, England
  • Also known as: “Elstree, Hertfordshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Nicholas and Aldenham Reservoir.

Church
Photo: Martin Addison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Reservoir
Photo: Loz Pycock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated in the parish of in , England, about one mile to the west of the village of Elstree. It is the source of the stream, Tykes Water, that runs north through .

Park
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a 175-acre parkland and woodland, including . It is now part of the Watling Chase Community Forest, near Elstree, , England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Borehamwood and Broadfields Estate.

Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
and its neighbouring village of Elstree, both in , are home to Elstree Studios, BBC Elstree Centre and Sky Studios Elstree. They lie to the north of and in .

Quarter
Photo: Chesdovi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Broadfields or the is a neighbourhood of in the in northwest London, UK. is situated 1½ miles southeast of Elstree.

Suburb
Photo: Londoneye, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is part of the in . It is centred 11 miles northwest of , lies on the outskirts of the London urban area and includes Hill, one of the highest points of London, at 152 metres high. is situated 2 miles south of Elstree.

Elstree

Latitude
51.64377° or 51° 38′ 38″ north
Longitude
-0.29894° or 0° 17′ 56″ west
Population
5,110
Elevation
423 feet (129 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB ETR
Open location code
9C3XJPV2+GC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 27730148
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2650047
Wiki­data ID
Q19931
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“Elstree” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Էլսթրի”
  • Bengali: “এলসট্রি”
  • Bulgarian: “Елстре”
  • Catalan: “Elstree”
  • Cebuano: “Elstree”
  • Chinese: “伊斯卓”
  • Chinese: “埃尔斯特里”
  • Chinese: “埃爾斯特里”
  • Dutch: “Elstree”
  • French: “Elstree”
  • Galician: “Elstree”
  • German: “Elstree”
  • Greek: “Έλστρη”
  • Greek: “Έλστρι”
  • Gujarati: “એલસ્ટ્રી”
  • Irish: “Elstree”
  • Italian: “Elstree”
  • Japanese: “エルスツリー”
  • Japanese: “エルストリー”
  • Kannada: “ಎಲ್ಸ್ಟ್ರೀ”
  • Korean: “엘스트리”
  • Ladin: “Elstree”
  • Latin: “Nemus Aquilinum”
  • Lithuanian: “Elstris”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Elstree”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Tidwulfes Trēow”
  • Persian: “الستری”
  • Polish: “Elstree”
  • Portuguese: “Elstree”
  • Romanian: “Elstree”
  • Russian: “Элстри”
  • Slovenian: “Elstree”
  • Spanish: “Elstree”
  • Swedish: “Elstree”
  • Tamil: “எல்ஸ்ட்ரீ”
  • Telugu: “ఎల్స్ట్రీ”
  • Ukrainian: “Елстрі”
  • Urdu: “ایلسٹری”
  • Urdu: “یلستری”
  • Welsh: “Elstree”

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