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South Mimms is a village and civil parish forming part of the Hertsmere
Hertsmere

Hertsmere is a Non-metropolitan district and borough in Hertfordshire, England. Its council is based in Borehamwood. Other towns in the borough include Bushey, Oxhey, Elstree, Radlett and Potters Bar....
 district of Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire is a Ceremonial counties of England and Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England Counties of England in the East of England region of England....
 in the East of England
East of England

The East of England is one of the nine official regions of England. It was created in 1994 and was adopted for statistics from 1999. It includes the ceremonial counties of Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk....
.

It is a small settlement located near to the junction of the M25 motorway
M25 motorway

To see information about the M25 motorway under construction in Ireland, see N25 road.The M25 motorway, also known as the M25 corridor, is a 117 mile beltway which encircles Greater London, United Kingdom....
 with the A1(M) motorway and is perhaps more widely known because of the naming of the service station
South Mimms services

South Mimms services is a motorway service station on the M25 motorway near London. It is owned by Welcome Break.The modern service area is just off the A1 road at Bignell's Corner, where it meets the M25 motorway....
 at that junction, and for mountain biking
Mountain biking

Mountain biking entails the sport of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, whether riding specially equipped mountain bikes or hybrid road bikes....
 routes in the area which start from the service station.

Potters Bar
Potters Bar

Potters Bar is a town in the Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire, England, located 18 miles north of central London. In 2001 it had a population of 21,618....
 was originally a small settlement in the parish of South Mimms. Potters Bar became the location of the nearest railway station and eventually became much larger.






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South Mimms is a village and civil parish forming part of the Hertsmere
Hertsmere

Hertsmere is a Non-metropolitan district and borough in Hertfordshire, England. Its council is based in Borehamwood. Other towns in the borough include Bushey, Oxhey, Elstree, Radlett and Potters Bar....
 district of Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire is a Ceremonial counties of England and Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England Counties of England in the East of England region of England....
 in the East of England
East of England

The East of England is one of the nine official regions of England. It was created in 1994 and was adopted for statistics from 1999. It includes the ceremonial counties of Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk....
.

It is a small settlement located near to the junction of the M25 motorway
M25 motorway

To see information about the M25 motorway under construction in Ireland, see N25 road.The M25 motorway, also known as the M25 corridor, is a 117 mile beltway which encircles Greater London, United Kingdom....
 with the A1(M) motorway and is perhaps more widely known because of the naming of the service station
South Mimms services

South Mimms services is a motorway service station on the M25 motorway near London. It is owned by Welcome Break.The modern service area is just off the A1 road at Bignell's Corner, where it meets the M25 motorway....
 at that junction, and for mountain biking
Mountain biking

Mountain biking entails the sport of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, whether riding specially equipped mountain bikes or hybrid road bikes....
 routes in the area which start from the service station.

Potters Bar
Potters Bar

Potters Bar is a town in the Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire, England, located 18 miles north of central London. In 2001 it had a population of 21,618....
 was originally a small settlement in the parish of South Mimms. Potters Bar became the location of the nearest railway station and eventually became much larger. Both Potters Bar and South Mimms were part of Middlesex
Middlesex

Middlesex , from the Old English Middelseaxe , is one of the 39 Historic counties of England of England and the List of counties of England by area in 1831....
 until the creation of Greater London
Greater London

Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. The administrative area was officially created in 1965 and covers the City of London , the City of Westminster and the other 31 London boroughs....
 which abolished the county of Middlesex in 1965. South Mimms was the northernmost village in Middlesex.

South Mimms parish was split in 1894 under the Local Government Act 1894
Local Government Act 1894

The Local Government Act 1894 was an act of parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales outside the County of London....
 with the extreme southern tip forming South Mimms Urban parish in the Barnet Urban District
Barnet Urban District

Barnet was a local government district in south Hertfordshire from 1863 to 1965 around the town of Barnet....
 in Hertfordshire. This area now forms part of the London Borough of Barnet
London Borough of Barnet

The London Borough of Barnet is a London borough in North London and forms part of Outer London. It borders Hertfordshire to the north and five other London boroughs: London Borough of Harrow and London Borough of Brent to the west, London Borough of Camden and London Borough of Haringey to the south-east and London Borough of Enfield to the...
. The rest of the parish became the South Mimms Rural District
Potters Bar Urban District

South Mimms Rural District and Potters Bar Urban District were local government districts occupying the area around the town of Potters Bar, England....
, later renamed the Potters Bar Urban District.

South Mimms served as a home for Queen Wilhelmina
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands

Wilhelmina was queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1890 to 1948. She ruled the Netherlands for fifty-eight years, longer than any other Dutch monarch....
 during her exile in World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
. A German air attack on South Mimms at this time narrowly missed her, killing several of her guards.

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See also

  • North Mymms
    North Mymms

    North Mymms is a civil parish in the England county of Hertfordshire.The village itself has suffered from enclosure. North Mimms Park and Brookmans Park enclose large areas of the parish....