Editing Elstree (section)

{{Short description|Village in Hertfordshire, England}}
{{For|the Buggles song|Elstree (song)}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{infobox UK place
| country                  = England
| official_name            = Elstree
| static_image_name        = Elstree, Watling Street - geograph.org.uk - 86008.jpg
| static_image_caption     = Watling Street, Elstree
| civil_parish             = [[Elstree and Borehamwood]]
| coordinates              = {{coord|51|38|37|N|0|17|57|W|display=inline,title}}
| population               = 5,110
| population_ref           = (Ward, 2011)<ref name=2011census>{{NOMIS2011|id=1237323765|title=Elstree 2011 Census Ward|access-date=17 March 2018}}</ref>
| shire_district           = [[Hertsmere]]
| shire_county             = [[Hertfordshire]]
| region                   = East of England
| constituency_westminster = [[Hertsmere (UK Parliament constituency)|Hertsmere]]
| post_town                = BOREHAMWOOD
| postcode_district        = WD6
| postcode_area            = WD
| dial_code                = 020
| os_grid_reference        = TQ175955
}}
'''Elstree''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɛ|l|z|t|r|i}} is a large village in the [[Hertsmere]] borough of [[Hertfordshire]], England. It is about {{convert|15|mi|km|abbr=off}} northwest of central London on the former [[A5 road (Great Britain)|A5]] road, which follows the course of [[Watling Street]]. In 2011, its population was 5,110.<ref name=2011census /> It forms part of the [[civil parish]] of [[Elstree and Borehamwood]], originally known simply as Elstree.

The village often lends its shorter name to businesses and amenities in the adjacent town of [[Borehamwood]], and the names of Elstree and Borehamwood are used interchangeably. Elstree is perhaps best known for multiple [[Elstree Studios|Elstree Film Studio]] complexes, where many films were made, including [[BBC Elstree Centre]], where the TV soap opera ''[[EastEnders]]'' is shot. This production centre is actually in Borehamwood.

The local newspaper is the ''Borehamwood and Elstree Times''.<ref>''[http://www.borehamwoodtimes.co.uk/ Borehamwood and Elstree Times]'' (Website). This was originally the ''Boreham Wood and Elstree Post'', and before that, ''Boreham Wood & Elstree Local'' (see [http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do?tabs=moreTab&ct=display&fn=search&doc=BLL01013897023 British Library record])</ref> Together with Borehamwood, the village is twinned with [[Offenburg]] in Germany, [[Fontenay-aux-Roses]] in France, and [[Huainan]] in China.<ref>"[http://www.betta.org.uk/ The Borehamwood and Elstree Twin Town Association]" website. Retrieved 22 September 2011</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.elstreeborehamwood-tc.gov.uk/index.php/yourtown/huainan-china-sister-town |title=Huainan – China Sister Town |access-date=5 July 2018 |archive-date=5 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705232950/http://www.elstreeborehamwood-tc.gov.uk/index.php/yourtown/huainan-china-sister-town |url-status=dead }}</ref>