Gilston

Gilston is a village and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of , England. It lies 1 mile north of the centre of , its post town, which lies over the county boundary in .
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  • Type: Village with 777 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, UK
  • Also known as: “Gilston, Hertfordshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Harlow Town railway station and Harlow Mill railway station.

Railway station
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is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the town of in , England. It is 22 miles 59 chains down the line from and is situated between and stations.

Railway station
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is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the eastern part of in , England. It is 24 miles 36 chains down the line from and is situated between and stations.

Hospital
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The is an acute general hospital in , , England. It is managed by the NHS Trust.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harlow and Old Harlow.

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is a New Town in which was mostly developed after the Second World War. It includes a historic settlement which is now known as Old .

Suburb
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is the old town area of , in , . It was the historical town centre prior to Harlow being designated a new town in 1947 during the new towns in the United Kingdom movement.

Suburb
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is an area of in , England. Until the mid-20th century, was a rural parish comprising a number of scattered hamlets. is situated 2½ miles south of Gilston.

Gilston

Latitude
51.7896° or 51° 47′ 23″ north
Longitude
0.0993° or 0° 5′ 58″ east
Population
777
Elevation
190 feet (58 metres)
Open location code
9F32Q3QX+RP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2187110928
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7293701
Wiki­data ID
Q1867481
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Welsh—“Gilston” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Гилстон”
  • Cebuano: “Gilston”
  • Dutch: “Gilston”
  • French: “Gilston”
  • Irish: “Gilston”
  • Italian: “Gilston”
  • Korean: “길스턴”
  • Ladin: “Gilston”
  • Persian: “گیلستون”
  • Polish: “Gilston”
  • Spanish: “Gilston”
  • Swedish: “Gilston”
  • Turkish: “Gilston”
  • Welsh: “Gilston”
  • “Gilston”

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