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- Seventy years ago, Stevenage in Hertfordshire was designated the UK's first New Town. Devised as a radical solution to London's post-war housing crisis, the aim behind its creation was ambitious - but how close did that vision get to reality?
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Stevenage is east of junctions 7 and 8 of the A1(M), between Letchworth Garden City to the north and Welwyn Garden City to the south. In 1946, Stevenage was designated the United Kingdom's first New Town under the New Towns Act.
Nov 11, 2016 · By Jodie Halford. BBC News. Seventy years ago, Stevenage in Hertfordshire was designated the UK's first New Town. Devised as a radical solution to London's post-war housing crisis, the aim...
Jan 16, 2024 · However, anyone with a keen eye on history would be interested to learn that Stevenage was supported by postwar legislation to become the first New Town in 1946. After years of construction, Stevenage had its first pedestrianised town centre surrounded by mid-century modern buildings, town centre gardens and cycleways.
Apr 25, 2024 · Stevenage, new town and borough (district) in the administrative and historic county of Hertfordshire, England. It lies along the Great North Road (a major English transportation artery) in the northern periphery of the London metropolitan region. Stevenage was the first new town to be designated.
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Stevenage is a town of approximately 88,000 (2019) in the county of Hertfordshire, in the south east of England, around 32 miles (51 km) north of central London. The town is well known for being the first ever 'new town'; new towns were a series of towns built near London after World War II.
History. The name Stevenage may come from an Old English word meaning "place at the stiff oak". Stevenage started as a village and people have lived there since Roman times. Some Roman remains were found when the New Town was being built. There are also six Roman round barrows, which is where a local family was buried.
Stevenage. Stevenage Football Club (known as Stevenage Borough Football Club until 2010) is a professional association football club based in the town of Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. The club competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system.
