the Hertfordshire County Council Division of Knebworth and Codicote and is represented by Cllr Richard Thake (Conservative). Parliamentary representation The Village is represented in Parliament by Stephen McPartland MP (Conservative) who was first elected as the MP for Stevenage in 2010. Twinning On 16 June 1990 the village was twinned with the commune of Châtelaillon-Plage in France. In their own words, the Knebworth Twinning Association exists to "encourage friendships between schools, sports clubs and social groups in the two towns". The group organises social events throughout the year. Knebworth is twinned with: Châtelaillon-Plage, France Facilities Knebworth Post Office Doctors Surgery Knebworth Village Hall Lytton Mausoleum Education and leisure Knebworth Primary and Nursery school, Swangleys Lane Raja Tandoori, restaurant and takeaway, London Road The Roebuck Inn, its oldest public house (now in Stevenage), which dates back to 1420 The Lytton Arms (public house in Old Knebworth), an early Victorian building The Station, a public house, built in 1883 Recreation ground, incorporating football pitches, tennis courts, bowling green and children's play equipment Places of worship St Martin's, Church of England, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and consecrated by the bishop of St Albans, Edgar Jacob, in 1915 St Mary's, Church of England, parts of which date back to 1120, the traditional burial place of the Lytton family St Thomas More, Roman Catholic Church, built in 1962 having replaced a temporary church that had existed since 1935. Trinity Church, a Methodist Church and United Reformed Church local ecumenical partnership built in 1996 with roots in the village dating back to 1880 Sport and leisure Knebworth has a Non-League football club Knebworth F.C. who play at Knebworth Recreation Ground. Knebworth Tennis Club and Knebworth Bowls Club are also based at the Recreation Ground. Knebworth Park Cricket Club play at their ground in Knebworth Park. Green Dragon Bowmen, an archery club, are also based in the Park. Nature reserve Knebworth Woods is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Transport Knebworth has a railway station, which has four platforms, running on the East Coast Main Line. Southbound services run towards London King's Cross while northbound services run towards Cambridge and Peterborough. The station and its train services are operated by Great Northern. Statistics Statistics from UK Census 2011: All Residents: 5,247 Number of households: 2,203 Average household size: 2.30 Residents in households: 5,136 Residents in communal living: 111 Area (hectares): 1,958 Population density (people per hectare):