Hanscombe End

Hanscombe End is a locality in Shillington, Central Bedfordshire, England. Hanscombe End is situated nearby to the locality Apsley End, as well as near the village Shillington.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Parish Church of Saint Margaret and Knocking Hoe.

Parish Church of Saint Margaret

Church

Photo: Rodney Burton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Knocking Hoe

Nature reserve

Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Knocking Hoe is a 7.7-hectare National Nature Reserve and biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Pegsdon in Bedfordshire. It is mentioned in A Nature Conservation Review. Knocking Hoe is situated 2 miles southeast of Hanscombe End.

Hexton Chalk Pit

Nature reserve

Hexton Chalk Pit is a 1.9-hectare nature reserve in Hexton in North Hertfordshire, managed by the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust. It is grassland with steep slopes and many chalk-loving plants such as horseshoe vetch, yellow-wort, milkwort and rockrose. Hexton Chalk Pit is situated 2½ miles south of Hanscombe End.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Apsley End and Shillington.

Apsley End

Locality

Shillington is a village and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England. In the south of the parish the hamlet of Pegsdon includes the Pegsdon hills nature reserve and is a salient of the county into Hertfordshire.