Preston
Preston is a locality in North Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England. Preston is situated nearby to the hamlet Temple Dinsley, as well as near the locality Gosmore Hill.Places of Interest
Highlights include Minsden Chapel and Church of St Mary.
Minsden Chapel
Ruins
Photo: David Edgar, Public domain.
Minsden Chapel is an isolated ruined chapel in the fields above the hamlet of Chapelfoot, near Preston, Hertfordshire. Today it is a roofless shell, partly surrounded by a small wood, and accessible only by footpath.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hitchin and Stevenage.
Hitchin
Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Stevenage
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Stevenage is a town in the county of Hertfordshire, in the south east of England, around 32 miles north of central London. The town is well known for being the first ever 'new town'; new towns were a series of towns built near London after World War II.
Pirton
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Preston
- Type: Locality
- Location: North Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.916° or 51° 54′ 58″ northLongitude
-0.2944° or 0° 17′ 40″ westElevation
495 feet (151 metres)Open location code
9C3XWP84+C7GeoNames ID
7295267
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