Holwell
Holwell is a village and a civil parish in the North Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It lies 3 miles north of Hitchin, near the Bedfordshire border.Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Katharine, Ickleford and Church of St Peter (C of E) at Corner with Holwell Road.
Church of St Katharine, Ickleford
Church
The Church of St Katharine of Alexandria is the Church of England parish church for Ickleford in Hertfordshire. It comes under the diocese of St Albans. The building is of medieval origin and is listed Grade I.
Henlow
Aerodrome
Royal Air Force Henlow or more simply RAF Henlow is a Royal Air Force station in Bedfordshire, England, equidistant from Bedford, Luton and Stevenage. It houses the RAF Centre of Aerospace Medicine and the Joint Arms Control Implementation Group, and was home to the Signals Museum, which closed in June 2024. Henlow is situated 2 miles north of Holwell.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pirton and Hitchin.
Pirton
Pirton is a village and civil parish in the North Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It lies 3 miles north-west of the town of Hitchin, and adjoins the border with Bedfordshire. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 1,452.Hitchin
Hitchin is a town with 33,350 inhabitants in 2011 35 mi miles north of London in the county of Hertfordshire. Hitchin is an old market town first mentioned 1,000 years ago.Letchworth Garden City
Letchworth Garden City is a town of 34,000 people in Hertfordshire. Letchworth was the first city built under the "Garden City" plan to combine the best elements of city and country living.Holwell
- Type: Locality
- Location: North Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.9858° or 51° 59′ 9″ north
Longitude
-0.3004° or 0° 18′ 1″ west
Elevation
200 feet (61 metres)
Open location code
9C3XXMPX+7R
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