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Welwyn Garden City

Welwyn Garden City , city (1991 pop. 40,665), Hertfordshire, E central England. It is a garden city , founded by Ebenezer Howard in 1920. Its industries produce a variety of products, including radio and television sets. Most of the local population, however, commutes to work in London. The city's growth was expected to alleviate London of overpopulation.

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Welwyn Garden City, England/UK Founded in 1920 and designated a New Town in 1948. It takes its name from the nearby Welwyn ‘(Place at) the Willow Trees’ from the dative plural weligum from the Old English welig ‘willow tree’.

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WGC Welwyn Garden City
• World Gold Council
• Freemasonry Worthy Grand Chaplain

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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "WGC." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. Oxford University Press. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 18 Dec. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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	28 English Refugee Children, 5 to 15, Reach Worcester; Contingent, Mostly Girls, From Welwyn Garden City; Two Mothers With Group; Meet Foster Parents After Lunch at Dewey House.(NEWS) Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 11/18/2007
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