Hatfield is a town and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England, in the borough of Welwyn Hatfield.
Hatfield House, the home of the Marquess of Salisbury, is the nucleus of the old town. From the 1930s when de Havilland opened a factory until the 1990s when British Aerospace closed, Hatfield was associated with aircraft design and manufacture, which employed more people than any other industry.
Hatfield was one of the post-war New Towns built around London and has much modernist architecture from the period. The University of Hertfordshire is based there. Hatfield is 20 miles (30 kilometres) north of London and is connected to the capital via the A1(M) and direct trains to London King’s Cross, Finsbury Park and Moorgate. As a result, the town has seen a recent increase in commuters who work in London moving to the area.
University of Hertfordshire Facts
Originally established as the Hatfield College of Technology in 1952, the University of Hertfordshire was granted university status in 1992.
It was among the top 50 ‘best UK universities chosen by major employers’ for producing ready-to-work graduates in THE’s 2015 ranking.
The university has also received recognition for its research – it’s one of only a few UK HEIs to have been awarded a ‘European Commission HR Excellence in Research’ badge.
In 2011, the university opened a new Law School building that includes a state-of-the-art replica of a Crown Court.
Contains 3 campuses in Hatfield, each with it’s own support and services.
Location
De Havilland Campus, Mosquito Way, Hatfield AL10 9EU