Old Hatfield
Old Hatfield, sometimes called Bishops Hatfield, is a historic village in Hertfordshire, England. It is in the town of Hatfield. It grew up on the Great North Road, one day's journey from London by horse or coach and once had many coaching inns.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Photo: Allan Engelhardt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Suburb
- Description: village in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Old Hatfield, Hertfordshire”
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hatfield House and Roman Catholic Church of Marychurch.
Hatfield House
Manor estate
Photo: Allan Engelhardt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hatfield House is a Grade I listed country house set in a large park, the Great Park, on the eastern side of Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England. The present Jacobean house, a leading example of the prodigy house, was built in 1611 by Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury and Chief Minister to King James I.
St Etheldreda’s Church
Church
Photo: Cmglee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Etheldreda's is the Anglican parish church of Old Hatfield, Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom. Parts of the building are 13th century and there is evidence there was a church here before this in Saxon times.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Welham Green and Bell Bar.
Welham Green
Village
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Welham Green is a village in the parish of North Mymms, Hertfordshire, England. It is situated a mile to the west of the Great North Road coaching route that used to run through the neighbouring hamlet of Bell Bar from London to York and the north. Welham Green is situated 2 miles south of Old Hatfield.
Bell Bar
Village
Bell Bar is a hamlet located in North Mymms, Hertfordshire, England. It is in the civil parish of North Mymms. Thought to be named after the ancient Bell Inn which stood nearby, Bell Bar was a cluster of dwellings around this coaching inn on the Great North Road which used to pass through Bell Bar along what is now called Bell Lane. Bell Bar is situated 2 miles southeast of Old Hatfield.
Sleapshyde
Hamlet
Sleapshyde is a small village in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. It is located between Hatfield and St Albans, to the south of Smallford and to the north of Colney Heath, of which it is located in the civil parish of. Sleapshyde is situated 2 miles southwest of Old Hatfield.
Old Hatfield
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield, Hertfordshire, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.76274° or 51° 45′ 46″ northLongitude
-0.213° or 0° 12′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C3XQQ7P+3QOpenStreetMap ID
node 648733730OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q7084183
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Old Hatfield” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Old Hatfield”
- French: “Old Hatfield”
- Irish: “Old Hatfield”
- Polish: “Old Hatfield”
- Welsh: “Old Hatfield”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Elephant Dell and The Ryde.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Eight Bells and The Horse and Groom, Hatfield.
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