North Mymms is a civil parish in the county of Hertfordshire. The parish includes:
- Bell Bar
- Brookmans Park. The park includes the former park of Gobions (demolished), once the property of Sir Thomas More. A castellated gateway to the park is now called “The Folly”. In 1956 North Mymms Parish Council acquired the land and the lake now known as Gobions Open Space.
- Little Heath
- Bullens Green
- Water End
- Welham Green
The parish church of St Mary’s stands in the park of North Mymms; in it is a chapel, the burial place of the Coningsbys. There is a monument to Robert Knolles of North Mymms Place, dated 1458. There is also a large monument to Lord Somers, Baron Evesham and lord chancellor in the time of William III, d. 1716.
North Mymms is also home to the Hawkshead Campus of the Royal Veterinary College, part of the University of London.
Please note there are currently vacancies on North Mymms Parish Council.
The Parish Council meet once a month in the Parish Council Office. There is no meeting in August or December. Committee meetings at held throughout the year (Finance, Amenities and Planning.)
The criteria for candidates is as follows:
1. Must be at least 18 years old and
2. Be a British citizen, an eligible Commonwealth citizen or a citizen of any member state of the European Union, and
3. Meet at least one of the following four qualifications:
a. they are, and will continue to be, registered as a local government elector for the parish/community
b. they have occupied as owner or tenant any land or other premises in the parish/community area during the whole of the preceding 12 months before the day of co-option
c. their main or only place of work during the 12 months prior to the day of co-option has been in the parish/community area.
d. they have lived in the parish/community area or within three miles of it during the whole of the 12 months before the date of co-option
For further information on the role of a Councillor, please contact the Parish Clerk or consult the Hertfordshire Association of Parish and Town Councils website (www.haptc.org.uk)
If you are interested in council vacancies at the Parish Council, please contact the Clerk via email or post.
North Mymms Parish Council
1a Bushwood Close
North Mymms
AL9 7YZ
Tel: 01707 268418
E-Mail: clerk@northmymms.org