Cheshunt is a town in the Borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, lying entirely within the London Metropolitan Area and Greater London Urban Area.
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11 Facts About Cheshunt
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Cheshunt was a settlement on Ermine Street, the main Roman road leading north from London.
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In 2002, Cheshunt hosted the only officially licensed European BotCon convention ever.
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Cheshunt has two tiers of local government, at district and county level: Broxbourne Borough Council and Hertfordshire County Council.
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Until the late 1960s the main land use around Cheshunt was for its nursery industry, and many new techniques for growing under glass were developed here.
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River Lee Navigation passes the east of Cheshunt and was used for the transport of flowers and crops to the London markets for many years until road transport became more viable.
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Cheshunt has four secondary schools: Goffs Academy; Goffs-Churchgate Academy; Haileybury Turnford; and St Mary's Church of England High School.
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Non-conformist theological college Cheshunt College moved to Cheshunt in the 1790s from Trevecca, Brecknockshire.
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Cheshunt has its own football club in Cheshunt F C who play in the National League South.
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Cheshunt has a mixture of commercial and Hertfordshire County Council contract services.
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