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Hemel Hempstead

American  
[hem-uhl] / ˈhɛm əl /

noun

  1. a town in W Hertfordshire, in SE England.


Hemel Hempstead British  
/ ˈhɛməl ˈhɛmstɪd /

noun

  1. a town in SE England, in W Hertfordshire: designated a new town in 1947. Pop: 83 118 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Coulson, 69, of Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, was director of Coulson Lifting Services and was in charge of lifting services.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

He reappeared at LIV's inaugural event at the Centurion Club near Hemel Hempstead in June 2022.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

Cummings, who had also lived in Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire, was arrested at his mother's home in Weymouth, Dorset.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2025

Bodycare will shut stores in places including Croydon, Edinburgh, Hemel Hempstead, Scunthorpe and Wrexham.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2025

He was for many years head of the extensive paper manufactory of Messrs John Dickinson at Nash Mills, Hemel Hempstead, but was especially distinguished as an antiquary and numismatist.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various

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