The Fountain
The Fountain is a fountain in North Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England. The Fountain is situated nearby to River Hiz, as well as near Saint Mary’s Square.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Mary’s Church, Hitchin and British Schools Museum.
St Mary’s Church, Hitchin
Church
St Mary's Church is a Church of England parish church in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England. St Mary's Church is the largest parish church in Hertfordshire, and is remarkably large for a town of the size of Hitchin — this has been cited as evidence of how Hitchin prospered from the wool trade.
British Schools Museum
Museum
Photo: Jack1956, Public domain.
The British Schools Museum is an educational museum based in original Edwardian and Victorian school buildings in Hitchin in Hertfordshire, England. The museum complex is made up of listed school buildings housing infants, girls and boys schools with houses for Master and Mistress. British Schools Museum is situated 560 feet south of The Fountain.
Hitchin Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hitchin Town Hall is a municipal structure in Brand Street, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Hitchin Urban District Council, is a Grade II listed building. Hitchin Town Hall is situated 940 feet northwest of The Fountain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hitchin and Bearton.
Hitchin
Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hitchin is a town with 33,350 inhabitants in 2011 35 mi miles north of London in the county of Hertfordshire. Hitchin is an old market town first mentioned 1,000 years ago.
Bearton
Suburb
Photo: David Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bearton was a small hamlet lying to the north of Hitchin in Hertfordshire, England. It was incorporated into Hitchin over a century ago, and now forms part of the Hitchin Bearton ward of North Hertfordshire District Council.
Charlton
Hamlet
Charlton is a hamlet in the county of Hertfordshire, in the East of England. It is a component hamlet of the market town of Hitchin, forming a part of the Hitchin Priory ward.
The Fountain
Latitude
51.94779° or 51° 56′ 52″ northLongitude
-0.27636° or 0° 16′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C3XWPXF+4FOpenStreetMap ID
node 7810740345OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fountain
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