35-595: Northaw is a village in the Welwyn Hatfield district of Hertfordshire , England. It is part of the civil parish of Northaw and Cuffley (where at the 2011 Census the population was included), which was originally known as Northaw. The parish had a population of 5,190 according to the 2001 census, most of whom live in Cuffley . It formed part of the Metropolitan Police District until 2000. The village has
70-664: A Cambridge service being held at Hitchin waiting to cross the flat junction. As part of the Thameslink Programme, the Great Northern Route has been connected to the existing Thameslink route via a new junction at Belle Isle (south of the High Speed 1 flyover, just north of London King's Cross). Two single-bore tunnels (known as the Canal Tunnels ) were driven from here to the low-level platforms at St Pancras during
105-404: A church of 1809. The north aisle was added in 1887, with choir and vestry added in 1893. The church has complete and original stained glass. The east window is signed Ward Hughes 1882, the west window Ward & Hughes 1887 and the three north aisle windows c. 1895 are by Heaton, Butler and Bayne . A Northaw ex-resident was former cabinet minister Cecil Parkinson . The manor of Northaw
140-544: A junction on the West Anglia Main Line north of Shelford , allowing the reinstatement of through services to Cambridge from London King's Cross via the East Coast Main Line , which was faster than the conventional route from Liverpool Street via the West Anglia Main Line . This electrification was completed in 1988. Later the track between these points was also upgraded with welded joint track instead of
175-481: A major commuter route into London from Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, and eastern Bedfordshire: ridership has grown rapidly over recent years. In 2009, rolling stock was transferred from other lines to allow additional services and longer trains to be run. In early 2018, the line was connected to the Thameslink route via a junction just south of the High Speed 1 bridge, north of King's Cross, allowing through services to
210-501: A population of around 590 people. Northaw Church of England Primary School was founded in 1879 and the trust deed, which is the school's Christian foundation, remains integral to the ethos and beliefs of the school community. The school is a Voluntary Aided School and is part of the family of the Diocese of St Albans . The parish church of Thomas à Becket is Grade II listed. It was built in 1881, by C. Kirk and Son of Sleaford, replacing
245-510: The 2024 local elections the composition of the council is as follows: Since the 2023 local elections the council has been under no overall control . While at the time Conservatives were the largest party, the Liberal Democrats and Labour formed a coalition to take control of the council, with Liberal Democrat group leader Paul Zukowskyj becoming leader of the council and Labour group leader Lynn Chesterman becoming deputy leader of
280-685: The Great Northern Railway ; five being on the main line and one on the Hertford loop line . The Digswell Viaduct is a local landmark. The A1 road passes through the borough. Much of the borough lies within the Metropolitan Green Belt which surrounds London . Welwyn Garden City is notable as being one of only two Garden Cities in the country, and is uniquely both a Garden City and a designated New Town . The University of Hertfordshire has its main campus at Hatfield. Welwyn Hatfield
315-563: The county of Hertfordshire , England. Its council is based in Welwyn Garden City . The borough borders Hertsmere , St Albans , North Hertfordshire , East Hertfordshire , Broxbourne , and the London Borough of Enfield . The borough includes the two towns of Welwyn Garden City and Hatfield , along with numerous smaller settlements from Woolmer Green in the north to Cuffley in the south. The borough has six railway stations on
350-564: The jointed track that had existed, and the maximum line speed was raised to 90 mph. Rapid growth on the route, especially on the Cambridge Line resulted in consultation on a new service pattern, which was then implemented at the timetable change in Spring 2009. During the peak hours, the route is now saturated and can support no further service improvements. Together with the two-track Digswell Viaduct (Welwyn Viaduct) some ten miles to
385-944: The parliamentary constituency of Hertsmere , whose current MP is Oliver Dowden of the Conservative Party . 51°46′00″N 0°11′30″W / 51.76667°N 0.19167°W / 51.76667; -0.19167 Great Northern route The Great Northern route, formerly known as Great Northern Electrics , is the name given to suburban rail services run on the southern end of Britain's East Coast Main Line and its associated branches. Services operate to or from London King's Cross and London Moorgate . Destinations include Hertford North , Welwyn Garden City , Stevenage , and Cambridge , and in peak hours, additional services run to Peterborough and King's Lynn . Services run through parts of Greater London , Hertfordshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire , and Norfolk . The route forms
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#1732852476581420-445: The 'St Pancras Box' phase of the redevelopment works that created St Pancras International station. Trains diverging from the Great Northern Route at Belle Isle will join the 'core' St Pancras - Farringdon - City Thameslink - Blackfriars section of the existing Thameslink route and then serve stations across Surrey , East Sussex , Kent , and West Sussex . On 6 November 2017 the first Thameslink Programme units entered service on
455-482: The 1960s, Great Northern has been used to describe the suburban part of the East Coast Main Line , south of Peterborough and south of Royston . The Great Northern Railway had proposed electrification of part of the line in 1903, but it was not until 1971 that a scheme to electrify the line from London King's Cross and Moorgate was authorised. The Inner Suburban Lines to Welwyn Garden City and Hertford North were electrified in 1976 with Class 313 EMUs. In 1978
490-593: The Great Northern fleet consists of Class 387s and Class 717s , the former operating services from London King's Cross and the latter from Moorgate. Class 700s also operate on the route on Thameslink services. Prior to the introduction of Class 387s and Class 717s in 2016 and 2019 respectively, Class 313s , Class 317s , Class 321s , and Class 365s were used. Of these, Class 365s lasted until 15 May 2021, at which point they were replaced by Gatwick Express Class 387/2 units which were being used by Southern while
525-465: The Great Northern route. 700128 worked the 0656 Peterborough - London King's Cross and 1812 return, while 700125 worked the 0733 Peterborough - London King's Cross and 1742 return. The Great Northern off-peak service pattern, as of June 2024, with frequencies in trains per hour (tph), consists of the following: In addition, Great Northern also runs 4 peak hour extras in each direction between Peterborough and King's Cross every day. As of 2021,
560-528: The completion of the Thameslink Programme , many services on the route became part of the Thameslink network, running through central London to destinations south of the River Thames . The term Great Northern is related to the Great Northern Railway , the original builders of the line. The July 1922 Bradshaw's Railway Guide stated a typical rail service on the Cambridge Line as follows: Since
595-509: The council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new system came into force on 1 April 1974. Political control since 1974 has been as follows: The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in Welwyn Hatfield, and is usually held by a different councillor each year. Political leadership is instead provided by the leader of the council . The leaders since 2005 have been: Following
630-499: The council. The joint administration continued after the 2024 local elections when Labour became the party with the most seats on the council. The next elections are due to be held in 2026, where a third of the council's seats will be up for election. The council is based at the Council Offices on The Campus in the centre of Welwyn Garden City, which it inherited from the old Welwyn Garden City Urban District Council. The building
665-614: The electrification was complete to Royston with Class 312 EMUs providing the service. The route was then promoted as the Great Northern Electrics . The route between Hertford and Langley Junction, south of Stevenage , was also electrified but not regularly used by electric trains until 1979, when one Moorgate - Hertford service per hour was extended to Letchworth Garden City ; prior to this DMUs provided an infrequent service over this route, running between Hertford and Huntingdon / Peterborough. From 1979 until 1987 DMUs provided
700-466: The former Bedford to Hitchin Line , a section of which was cleared of vegetation and made progressively higher, to form a short ramp. The track is carried over the East Coast Main Line on a newly constructed viaduct and onto a new embankment to join the present Cambridge Line at the newly created Hitchin East Junction, closer to Letchworth. Although this takes trains over a longer distance, it removes
735-467: The fourth year of the cycle when there are no borough council elections. The wards of the borough are: Most of Welwyn Hatfield borough is within Welwyn Hatfield parliamentary constituency , whose current MP for Welwyn Hatfield is Andrew Lewin of the Labour Party . The constituency's boundaries differ from the borough only by the single ward of Northaw and Cuffley being within the borough, but in
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#1732852476581770-405: The further electrification of the East Coast Main Line between 1986 and 1988, electric services could be extended to Peterborough and the outer suburban service was changed from Class 312 to Class 317 , some of which were cascaded from the newly created Thameslink route, with the remainder newly built. In 1984 it was decided to electrify the line between Royston and Shepreth Branch Junction,
805-554: The need for them to dwell at Hitchin – sometimes for several minutes – awaiting a path across the tracks of the main London-Peterborough route, thus decreasing the overall journey time to Cambridge in many instances. The scheme improves the punctuality and reliability of both the London-Cambridge and London-Peterborough routes, because Peterborough-bound stopping trains are no longer delayed if running closely behind
840-469: The programme to be abandoned. The land stood empty for many years, but has since been used to provide new housing. A new plan and subsequent application for an order to build a flyover was approved, and construction was completed in June 2013. The scheme has created a new single-track line that diverges from the northbound slow line at a new junction just beyond Hitchin station, using a short embankment section of
875-428: The service between Hitchin and Huntingdon/Peterborough. DMUs also provided a shuttle service between Royston and Cambridge between 1978 and 1988, connecting with the electric trains and replacing the former through Cambridge buffet expresses between Kings Cross and the university city. In 1982 Watton-at-Stone station was reopened between Hertford and Stevenage. A new station also opened at Welham Green in 1986. With
910-630: The service was suspended. Govia Thameslink Railway issued a tender in April 2023 for between 21 and 30 four-coach 100 mph (160 km/h) trains, with an estimated value of £48.6 million. On 12 March 2024 it was announced that Great Northern would lease 30 Class 379 units from Porterbrook. Trains formerly used on the Great Northern Route include, but are not limited to, the following: The Varsity Line connected Cambridge with Oxford via Sandy and Bedford ("Varsity" being slang for "University", those termini being major university towns). It
945-507: The services became part of West Anglia Great Northern , becoming their sole route in 2004 when the West Anglia services were transferred to 'one' . In April 2006 the services became the responsibility of First Capital Connect . In September 2014, the Department for Transport transferred the new Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise to Govia Thameslink Railway . In 2018, with
980-492: The south of London. Since September 2014, the services have been operated by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR). The Thameslink and Great Northern service brands were maintained and separated from each other. The network consists of all services on these lines: And some services on these lines: Additionally, the main service on the Fen Line is provided as part of the route. All services are provided by EMUs . At privatisation
1015-535: The south, the flat junction just north of Hitchin was a major bottleneck , as northbound trains diverging from the East Coast Main Line towards Letchworth and thence to Cambridge had to cross one northbound (fast) line and two southbound (fast and slow) lines to access the Cambridge Line. Proposals as part of the original electrification work envisaged a new underpass here and land was set aside for its construction. However, budgetary constraints forced this part of
1050-577: Was agreed to by the Privy Council and a charter conferring borough status was issued which took effect on 22 May 2006, when John Hawkins was appointed the first mayor and the council's name changed to Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council. Opposition (12) Hertfordshire has a two-tier structure of local government, with the ten district councils (including Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council) providing district-level services, and Hertfordshire County Council providing county-level services. The first election to
1085-399: Was built on a different site. [REDACTED] Media related to Northaw at Wikimedia Commons 51°42′N 0°09′W / 51.700°N 0.150°W / 51.700; -0.150 This Hertfordshire location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Welwyn Hatfield Welwyn Hatfield is a local government district with borough status in
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1120-452: Was completed in 1937. Welwyn Hatfield contains eight civil parishes . The town of Welwyn Garden City is an unparished area . The parishes are: Since the last boundary changes in 2016 the council has comprised 48 councillors representing 16 wards , each of which elects three councillors. Elections are held three years out of every four, electing one councillor from each ward each time. Elections to Hertfordshire County Council are held in
1155-465: Was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 , covering the area of three former districts, which were all abolished at the same time: The new district was named Welwyn Hatfield. From 1974 to 2006 the council was called Welwyn Hatfield District Council. The council petitioned for borough status in 2005, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor. The petition
1190-475: Was held by St Albans Abbey in the Middle Ages. Following the abbey's dissolution in 1539, it was held by William Cavendish , with his first wife Elizabeth Parys and his second wife Bess of Hardwick . The manor house became known as "Nyn Hall", "Ninn Hall", "Nyn House" or "North Hall". It was rebuilt in the 16th century, although the exact date remains unclear: according to John Stow , writing in about 1600, it
1225-471: Was rebuilt by Cavendish before 1552; but according to John Norden in 1598, the builder was a later owner, Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick , some time after 1576. In March 1597, Anne Russell, Countess of Warwick , described Northaw as a "cold, bare and moist place, yet a near neighbour to Tibbols ". Lady Anne Clifford stayed in July 1603. Northaw house was demolished in 1774 and the replacement Northaw House
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