Cardinal Avenue leads south off of
Shenley Road.
Originally laid out in 1928s, the land was farmed by
Whitehouse Farm which was ecclesiastically owned. It had formerly been known as Rectory Farm. Cardinal Avenue inherited a holy name as a result.
In the beginning it was a cul-de-sac off of the Village, extended south once
Hillside Avenue was built and then even further south as the rest of the farmland was built upon.
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Borehamwood is a town of approximately 30 000 residents in southern Hertfordshire, just outside London, and part of the London commuter belt.Borehamwood, more commonly called Boreham Wood before the LCC estate was built, is part of the borough of Hertsmere. The town is often associated with the nearby village Elstree (being part of the ancient parish of Elstree), the two still share a local council, now called the Elstree and Borehamwood Town Council.
The A1 passes just to the east of the town, and the M25 passes about two miles north of it.
Since the 1920s, the town has been the location of several film studios. The former British National Studios on
Clarendon Road are now the BBC’s Elstree Television Studios. One of BBC’s popular soaps, EastEnders, is produced at the BBC studios, as well as popular medical drama Holby City. ’Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’, ’Big Brother’ and major feature films are filmed at the Elstree Studios in
Shenley Road.
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