Hitchin

Hitchin is an airfield in Langley, North Hertfordshire District, England. Hitchin is situated nearby to the locality Langley End, as well as near Rush Green.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Minsden Chapel and Stevenage railway station.

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.

Stevenage railway station

Railway station

Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stevenage railway station serves the town of Stevenage in Hertfordshire, England. The station is around 27.6 miles north of London King's Cross on the East Coast Main Line. Stevenage railway station is situated 2 miles east of Hitchin.

Stevenage Central Library

Library

Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Stevenage Central Library is situated 2 miles east of Hitchin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Paul’s Walden and Preston.

St Paul’s Walden

Village

Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Paul's Walden is a village and civil parish in the North Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. The village lies about 5 miles south of Hitchin, its post town.

Preston

Village

Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Preston is a village and civil parish about 3 miles south of Hitchin in Hertfordshire, England. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 425. Preston is situated 1½ miles west of Hitchin.

St Ippolyts

Village

Photo: Catherine Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Ippolyts is a village and civil parish on the southern edge of Hitchin in the North Hertfordshire district, in the county of Hertfordshire, England. St Ippolyts is situated 2 miles north of Hitchin.

Hitchin

Type: Airfield
Category: transportation
Location: Langley, North Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.90426° or 51° 54′ 15″ north

Longitude

-0.24845° or 0° 14′ 54″ west

Elevation

299 feet (91 metres)

Open location code

9C3XWQ32+PJ

GeoNames ID

11711176

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