Widford
Widford is a village and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It lies 4 miles east of Ware, its post town. The River Ash flows through the north of the parish. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 659.Places of Interest
Highlights include Henry Moore Foundation and Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Widford.
Henry Moore Foundation
Arts center
Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Henry Moore Foundation is a registered charity in England, established for education and promotion of the fine arts — in particular, to advance understanding of the works of Henry Moore, and to promote the public appreciation of sculpture more generally.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ware and Perry Green.
Ware
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ware is a town in Hertfordshire. The site has been occupied since at least 4000 BC. The Romans had a settlement at Ware. Ware is said to be one of the oldest continuously occupied sites in Europe. It has become a commuting town for London.
Perry Green
Village
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Perry Green is a scattered hamlet in Hertfordshire, England, near Much Hadham. The sculptor Henry Moore settled there in 1941. His house Hoglands now forms part of a sculpture garden featuring his work, run by the Henry Moore Foundation.
Babbs Green
Hamlet
Babbs Green is a village in the civil parish of Wareside, in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England, located around 3 miles north-east of Ware and immediately north of the village of Wareside.
Widford
- Type: Locality
- Location: East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.8258° or 51° 49′ 33″ northLongitude
0.0579° or 0° 3′ 28″ eastElevation
213 feet (65 metres)Open location code
9F32R3G5+85GeoNames ID
7293707
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