Elstree

Elstree /ˈɛlztri/ is a large village in the <a href="/facts/Hertsmere/YLsnGIue">Hertsmere</a> borough of <a href="/facts/Hertfordshire/TcBlCoSp">Hertfordshire</a>, England. It is about 15 miles (24 kilometres) northwest of central London on the former <a href="/facts/A5_road_(Great_Britain)/44LY067g">A5</a> road, which follows the course of <a href="/facts/Watling_Street/By9etV77">Watling Street</a>. In 2011, its population was 5,110. It forms part of the <a href="/facts/Civil_parish/4GuHX8Wm">civil parish</a> of <a href="/facts/Elstree_and_Borehamwood/aUxUGSm9">Elstree and Borehamwood</a>, originally known simply as Elstree.
The village often lends its shorter name to businesses and amenities in the adjacent town of <a href="/facts/Borehamwood/u2QHgmxT">Borehamwood</a>, and the names of Elstree and Borehamwood are used interchangeably. Elstree is perhaps best known for multiple <a href="/facts/Elstree_Studios/3nr19Vko">Elstree Film Studio</a> complexes, where many films were made, including <a href="/facts/BBC_Elstree_Centre/JftTf1jS">BBC Elstree Centre</a>, where the TV soap opera <a href="/facts/EastEnders/z6g4tebu">EastEnders</a> is shot. This production centre is actually in Borehamwood.
The local newspaper is the Borehamwood and Elstree Times. Together with Borehamwood, the village is twinned with <a href="/facts/Offenburg/cuEM3jUM">Offenburg</a> in Germany, <a href="/facts/Fontenay-aux-Roses/H7rWvTk8">Fontenay-aux-Roses</a> in France, and <a href="/facts/Huainan/o7kcbcCG">Huainan</a> in China.

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