Bushey

Bushey (population 24,000) is a town in the Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire in the East of England. Bushey is near Watford and is part of the London commuter belt. This article covers both Bushey the neigbouring town of Bushey Heath.

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The first written record of Bushey is an account in the Domesday Book, which describes a small agricultural village named 'Bissei' (which later became ?Biss(h)e? then ?Bisheye? during the twelfth century) . However, chance archaeological findings of Stone Age tools are evidence that the area was inhabited as far back as the Palaeolithic period. The town also has links to the Roman occupation of Britain, with the main road running through it being Roman; sites of possible Roman villas being unearthed in the area; and a Roman tessellated pavement was discovered near the road 'Chiltern Avenue'.

Town: In American English, a town is usually a municipal corporation that is smaller than a city but larger than a village. In some cases, "town" is an alternate name for "city" or "village" (especially a larger village). Sometimes, the word "town" is short for "township."...

Hertsmere: Hertsmere is a local government district and borough in Hertfordshire, England. Its council is based in Borehamwood. Other towns in the borough include Elstree and Potters Bar....

Hertfordshire: Hertfordshire (pronounced "Hartfordshire" or "Harfordshire" and abbreviated as "Herts") is an inland county in the United Kingdom, officially part of the East of England Government region. It is one of the Home Counties....