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Hatfield
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Hatfield, town (1991 pop. 33,174), Hertfordshire, SE England. Hatfield was designated one of the new towns new towns, planned urban communities in Great Britain, developed by long-term loans from the central government and first authorized by the New Towns Act of 1946.
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 in 1948 to alleviate overpopulation in London. The plans for this new town were coordinated with those of nearby Welwyn Garden City Welwyn Garden City (wĕl`ĭn), city (1991 pop. 40,665), Hertfordshire, E central England.
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. Aircraft, engineering, and electronics manufacture are the town's most notable industries. Hatfield House, the Jacobean mansion built by the 1st earl of Salisbury, and Hatfield Polytechnic College are there.
Hatfield
a market town in S central England, in Hertfordshire, with a new town of the same name built on the outskirts: university (1992); site of Hatfield House (1607--11), the seat of the Cecil family. Pop.: 32 281 (2001)


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