Area Guide: Broxbourne

Broxbourne

The town name arrives from the Saxon word ‘Broc’ which means badger and ‘Bourne’ which means stream. Still today a purpose built badger tunnel runs under the A10 which aims at reducing badger deaths on the roads. The town is recorded in the Doomsday book as Brochesborne.

Broxbourne is home to a 15th Century Church St. Augustines and the large estate Monson Almshouses built in 1728 is now a special school. The woodlands to the north of the town are idealic for walking and exteremely well preserved.

Broxbourme will be involved in London 2012, Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. The showground (the overflow carpark) will become the White Water Canoe Center, all owned by the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority (LVRPA) using the water of the River Lee. The area will benefit economically from the white water rafting and canoeing center.

Paradise Wildlife Park is a popular visitor attraction in Hertfordshire, sitting on the site of the old Broxbourne Zoo with gibbons, lemurs, birds, a reptile house and many more. Next to the wildlife park is the Paintballing Site, putting an extreme fun use to the woodland.