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The hourly Green Line bus route 724 connects Watford Junction station and the town centre to London Heathrow Airport on weekdays, with a service once every two hours at weekends and on bank holidays. [80] Regular bus services run between Watford and Luton, but not directly to Luton Airport. On 21 January 2018, Javi Gracia was appointed as head coach following Silva's departure. [118] Gracia has been met with widespread praise since his appointment after a successful 2018–19 Premier League campaign which saw Watford finish with their highest points tally ever in English Premier League football. Moore, Glenn (19 April 2008). "Anyone's race: Top of the league". The Independent. Retrieved 9 May 2012. Under the Local Government Act 1894, the Watford Local Board was reconstituted as Watford Urban District Council with effect from 31 December 1894. The act also stipulated that parishes could not be partly in an urban district and partly outside it. The old parish of Watford was therefore split, with the part of the parish outside the urban district becoming the parish of Watford Rural with effect from the first parish meeting on 4 December 1894. At the same time, the parish of Bushey was split, with the part within the Watford Urban District becoming a parish called Bushey Urban, which was later renamed Oxhey in 1906. Watford Urban and Bushey Urban / Oxhey were both classed as urban parishes and so did not have parish councils of their own, but were directly administered by Watford Urban District Council. [45] The two urban parishes merged in 1935 to form a single parish called Watford. [46]
Watford became an urban district under the Local Government Act 1894 and a municipal borough by grant of a charter in 1922. The borough, which had 102,246 inhabitants in the 2021 census (up from 90,301 inhabitants at the 2011 census, an increase of 13.23%), is separated from Greater London to the south by Three Rivers District. Watford Borough Council is the local authority with the Mayor of Watford as its head – one of only 18 directly elected mayors in England and Wales. Elected Mayor of Watford Peter Taylor said: “When I speak to residents, many of them tell me that our fantastic parks and green spaces are one of the things they like most about Watford. That’s why I’m pleased that we’ve got the highest number of green flags in Hertfordshire, and one of the highest in the country. The ancient parish of Watford was included in the hundred of Cashio. [40] In 1835, Watford became the centre of a poor law union, and a workhouse was built in 1836–1837 at 60 Vicarage Road (then called Hagden Lane). [41] Conn, David (21 September 2002). "New owners of Vicarage Road revealed as Watford wither". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013 . Retrieved 20 October 2009.In 1925, the Metropolitan Railway Company built a branch to Watford, opening a station close to Cassiobury Park. [22] [23] The Hertfordshire Fire Museum is dedicated to the history of firefighting in the county. It is based in a purpose-built building at Watford Fire Station, on the same street as Watford Museum. The Museum includes a wide range of vehicles, equipment, uniforms and archive material. [76] Nathan Louis (16 June 2020). "What happens to intu Watford if intu goes into administration?". Watford Observer. The line opened with conventional semaphore signalling mechanically operated from signal boxes at each station, this system remained in use after electrification. The Pump House Theatre and Arts Centre is based in an old pumping station situated just off the Lower High Street. The building was converted for use as a theatre, with rehearsal rooms, and meeting place for local arts based groups. Current facilities include a 124-seat theatre, rehearsal rooms, and live music venue. Community groups currently meeting at the Pump House include Dance House (children's ballet), Pump House Clog Morris (women's Morris dancing), Pump House Jazz (jazz club), Open House (live open mic music), Woodside Morris Men (men's Morris dancing), child, youth and adult theatre groups and also the Giggle Inn comedy club. [68] In 2018, the venue hosted the inaugural Watford Short Film Festival alongside Watford Museum. [69] Watford Colosseum [ edit ] Watford Colosseum has been the venue for the Snooker Shoot Out since 2017
Until April 2019, when Watford played at Vicarage Road their players traditionally entered the pitch at the start of the game to the Z-Cars theme tune. [79] However, in mid-April 2019 the team changed their entrance song to Elton John's " I'm Still Standing". [80] The club returned to Z Cars as the theme to welcome players to the pitch in August 2019 at the start of the 2019–20 Premier League season, following fan pressure and petitions. [81] [82] [83] Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors [ edit ] Period The blue and silver wave depicts the River Colne and its banks. It is charged with a fasces, symbol of Roman government. This represents both the Roman remains of the area and the modern local government. a b Matthews, Anthony (2 December 2021). "How a doctor's home became Watford's first town hall". Watford Observer . Retrieved 23 January 2022. Services [ edit ] An old Silverlink Metro train calls at Harlesden The line is shared with the Bakerloo line
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In 1778, Daniel Defoe described Watford as a "genteel market town, very long, having but one street". [10] Industrial Revolution [ edit ] The London & Birmingham Railway, Watford (1839) In 1762, Sparrows Herne Turnpike Road was established across the Chilterns. The toll road approximately followed the route of the original A41 road. The location of a toll house can be seen at the bottom of Chalk Hill on the Watford side of Bushey Arches; set in an old flint stone wall is a Sparrows Herne Trust plaque. [9] Bushey Meads School, which selects 10% for technological aptitude and uses banded admissions to ensure a comprehensive intake for the remainder. The History of Watford". Haberdashers' Aske's Boys School – Geography Department. 4 February 2008. Archived from the original on 15 November 2010 . Retrieved 11 August 2010.
The partially selective schools and Bushey Meads School operate common admissions tests in mathematics and non-verbal reasoning each autumn. In addition to those seeking selective places, all applicants to Bushey Meads and Queens' School are required to take the tests, so they are taken by the majority of Year 6 children in the area. The partially selective schools also operate a common test and audition procedure to select children for specialist music places. [115]Under the Local Government Act 1972 Watford kept the same boundaries, but changed from being a municipal borough to a non-metropolitan district with borough status. [50] Economy [ edit ] Watford Shopping Centre entrance
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