Watford
This airticle is aboot the toun in Hertfordshire. For ither uisses, see Watford (disambiguation).
Watford Borough of Watford |
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Toun & Burgh | |
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Motto(s): Audentior[1] | |
![]() Watford athin Hertfordshire |
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Coordinates: 51°39′18″N 0°23′44.5″W / 51.65500°N 0.395694°W | |
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Region | East o Ingland |
Coonty | Hertfordshire |
Burgh | Watford |
UK Pairlament constituency | Watford |
Govrenment | |
• Teep | Elected Mayor & Cabinet |
• Mayor o Watford | Dorothy Thornhill (Leeberal Democrat) |
• MP | Richard Harrington (Conservative) |
Aurie | |
• Burgh | 21 km2 (8.3 sq mi) |
Elevation | 71 m (233 ft) |
Population | |
• Burgh | 90,301[2] |
• Ethnicity[3] | 61.9% White British 11% South Asian 3.5% Black African |
Time zone | GMT |
• Simmer (DST) | Simmer Time (Breetish) (UTC+1) |
Postcode aurie | WD |
Aurie code(s) | 01923 & 020 |
Wabsteid | www.watford.gov.uk |
Watford (i/ˈwɒtfəd/ or /ˈwɒtfərd/) is a toun an burgh in Hertfordshire, Ingland, situatit 17 miles (27 km) northwast o central Lunnon an inside the circumference o the M25 motorwey. Nou a fine public pairk, Cassiobury Park, wis ance the manor estate o the Earls o Essex. Watford F.C. play in the Fitbaa League Championship which is the seicont-heichest level o fitbaa in Ingland.