Wheathampstead
Wheathampstead is a locality in City and District of St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England. Wheathampstead is situated nearby to the locality The Folly, as well as near Lea Valley.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Devil’s Dyke and Wheathampstead railway station.
Devil’s Dyke
Forest
Photo: Legis, Public domain.
Devil's Dyke is the remains of a prehistoric defensive ditch which lies at the east side of the village of Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England. It is protected as a Scheduled Monument.
Wheathampstead railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Wheathampstead railway station was a railway station serving Wheathampstead on the Great Northern Railway branch line to Dunstable. While little of it remains now, east of Wheathampstead is the Ayot Greenway which follows what was the line towards Welwyn Garden City.
Nomansland Common
Heath
Nomansland Common is an area of common land in Hertfordshire, England to the south of Harpenden and the south-west of Wheathampstead. Geologically, the common is part of the Harpenden Dry Valley.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ayot St Lawrence and Harpenden.
Ayot St Lawrence
Photo: Jason Ballard, CC BY 2.0.
Ayot St Lawrence is a small village in Hertfordshire. It lies between Harpenden and Welwyn Garden City. It is mainly known as the home of George Bernard Shaw from 1906 until his death in 1950.
Harpenden
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Harpenden is a town in Hertfordshire near the border of Bedfordshire. It is between and near to the city of St Albans and Luton. Primarily a residential community, in the outside of the London commuter belt, but if passing through, there are interesting sights and pleasant places to be enjoyed in this town.
Redbourn
Photo: Andrewrabbott, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Redbourn is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England. It is located 3 miles from Harpenden, 4 miles from St Albans and 5 miles from Hemel Hempstead. The civil parish had a population of 6,913 according to the 2011 Census.
Wheathampstead
- Type: Locality
- Location: City and District of St. Albans, Hertfordshire, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.8187° or 51° 49′ 8″ northLongitude
-0.3038° or 0° 18′ 14″ westElevation
328 feet (100 metres)Open location code
9C3XRM9W+FFGeoNames ID
7295838
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