River Gade
The River Gade is a chalk stream running almost entirely through Hertfordshire. It rises from a spring in the chalk of the Chiltern Hills at Dagnall, Buckinghamshire and flows through Hemel Hempstead, Kings Langley, then along the west side of Watford through Cassiobury Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gadebridge Park Roman Villa and Howe Grove Wood.
Gadebridge Park Roman Villa
Archaeological site
Photo: Graham Hale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gadebridge Roman Villa, alternatively known as Gadebridge Park Roman Villa, is a ruined Roman villa in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England.
Howe Grove Wood
Nature reserve
Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Howe Grove Wood is an 8.5 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire. It was declared an LNR in 1997 by Dacorum Borough Council. The site is a dense and steeply sloping wood with a network of footpaths.
Old Town Hall
Theater building
Photo: Dormskirk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Old Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. The town hall, which was the meeting place of Hemel Hempstead Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Piccotts End and Highfield.
Piccotts End
Village
Photo: Jack Hill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Piccotts End is a village in Hertfordshire, England situated on the upper River Gade. While often mistaken for a hamlet, it became a village when its church – All Saints – was dedicated in 1907 and remained a place of worship until the 1970s.
Highfield
Suburb
Highfield is a neighbourhood district in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. It was constructed on a green field site as part of the construction of the postwar newtown expansion of Hemel Hempstead.
Hemel Hempstead
Photo: ZIGGY RADWA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hemel Hempstead is a town in the Dacorum district of Hertfordshire, England. It is located 24 miles north-west of London; nearby towns and cities include Watford, St Albans and Berkhamsted.
River Gade
- Type: Watercourse
- Description: river in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Dacorum District, Hertfordshire, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“River Gade” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “River Gade”
- Chinese: “蓋德河”
- Dutch: “River Gade”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر جاد”
- German: “River Gade”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Gade”
- Swedish: “Gade”
- Swedish: “River Gade”
- Welsh: “Afon Gade”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Gadebridge and Hammerfield.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hemel Hempstead General Hospital and Breakspear Hospital.
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