Bourne End, Hertfordshire
- Bourne End, Hertfordshire
infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 51.74
longitude=-00.52
official_name = Bourne End
population =
shire_district=
shire_county= Hertfordshire
region= East of England
constituency_westminster=
post_town= HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
postcode_district = HP1
postcode_area= HP
dial_code= 01442
os_grid_reference= TL0206
Bourne End is a village in Hertfordshire, England. [ [http://www.wycombe.gov.uk/uploads/documents/Business/Bourne%20End%20Healthcheck%20Report%20Dec%202007.pdf Bourne End] ] It is situated on the A41 between Berkhamsted and Hemel Hempstead. [ [http://www.england-legislation.hmso.gov.uk/si/si1990/Uksi_19900284_en_1.htm The A41 London-Birmingham Trunk Road (East of Bourne End to South of Kings Langley)] ] There was a rail disaster on the West Coast Main Line at Bourne End on September 30, 1945 when an express train was derailed with many fatalities. [ [http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/eventsummary.php?eventID=106 Accident at Bourne End on 30 September 1945 - The Railway Archive] ]
Its name comes from the Bourne Gutter which flows into the River Bulbourne in Bourne End. According to local legend it only flows in times of national strife. It last flowed in 1992 during the first Gulf War having not flowed since 1945.
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