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″ northLongitude
-0.24845° or 0° 14′ 54″ westElevation
299 feet (91 metres)Open location code
9C3XWQ32+PJGeoNames ID
11711176
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