Stevenage

Borough of Stevenage
Shown within Hertfordshire
Geography
Status:	Borough
Region:	East of England
Admin. County:	Hertfordshire
Area: - Total	Ranked 342nd 25.96 km²
Admin. HQ:	Stevenage
ONS code:	26UH
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 290th 79,659 3,069 / km²
Ethnicity:	94.6% White 2.1% S.Asian 1.2% Afro-Carib.
Politics
Stevenage Borough Council http://www.stevenage.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Labour
MP:	Barbara Follett

Stevenage is a town and district in Hertfordshire, England, and is part of the London Commuter Belt. It is to the east of junction 7 of the A1 (M), and is between Letchworth to the north, and Welwyn Garden City to the south.

It was the first "new town" to be created in the UK. Sites Of Interest include The Six Hills Roman Barrows, the Gordon Craig Theatre, and the extensive Fairlands Valley parkland area.

Stevenage is somewhat notable for including some of the tallest street-lights in Britain.

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Districts of England - East of England
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