Borough of Stevenage

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The Borough of Stevenage is a local government district and new town in Hertfordshire, England, known for being the first post-war New Town designated under the New Towns Act 1946.

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Borough of Stevenage canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf borough
local government district
new town
non-metropolitan district
contains Stevenage
country United Kingdom
createdUnderAct New Towns Act 1946
designation first post-war New Town
governingBody Stevenage Borough Council
governmentType non-metropolitan district council
hasAdministrativeCentre Stevenage
hasBuiltEnvironmentFeature pedestrianised town centre
separated cycleways
hasCategory New towns in England
Non-metropolitan districts of Hertfordshire
hasCeremonialCounty Hertfordshire
hasElectoralSystem first-past-the-post voting
hasElectoralWardType borough ward
hasFunction local administration
provision of local services
hasGovernmentTier local government
hasHigherTierAuthority Hertfordshire County Council
hasHistoricalContext post-World War II urban development
hasLeaderTitle Leader of the Council
Mayor
hasLegalStatus local authority district
hasLegislativeFramework local government legislation of England
hasLocalAuthorityType borough council
hasPlanningAuthority Stevenage Borough Council
hasPlanningStatus designated New Town
hasPostcodeArea SG
hasPrimaryCouncil Stevenage Borough Council
hasRegion East of England
hasSettlement Stevenage New Town
linked to: Stevenage

Stevenage Old Town
linked to: Stevenage
hasSettlementType new town
hasSovereignState United Kingdom
hasTimeZone BST
GMT
hasTransportInfrastructure A1(M) motorway
Stevenage railway station
hasUrbanForm planned town
isSubnationalDivisionOf England
locatedIn England
observesDaylightSavingTime British Summer Time
partOf East of England
Hertfordshire
timeOfDesignation 1946

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Stevenage Borough Council jurisdiction Borough of Stevenage
Stevenage Borough Council governs Borough of Stevenage
Stevenage F.C. localAuthority Borough of Stevenage
Gunnels Wood Industrial Area partOf Borough of Stevenage