Royston

Royston is a small market town in Hertfordshire, where the Icknield Way meets the Ermine Street Roman road. It lies around 13 mi south-west of Cambridge and 13 mi north-east of Letchworth.
  • Town with about 17,400 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 210 feet (70 metres)
  • Description: town in Hertfordshire, England
  • Also known as
    “Crux Roesia”
    “Roisia’s Cross”
    “Roisia’s Town”
    “Roiston”
    “Royston, Hertfordshire”

Places of Interest

Discover Royston railway station and Royston Cave.
Railway station
serves the town of Royston, in , England.
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Archaeological site
is an ancient artificial cave with…
The Church of St John the Baptist is an Anglican…

Villages in the Area

Discover Bassingbourn cum Kneesworth and Therfield.
is a civil parish in the…
2½ miles north of Royston
is a village and civil parish in the North…
2½ miles southwest of Royston
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2½ miles northwest of Royston
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Latitude
52.0473° or 52° 2′ 50″ north
Longitude
-0.0246° or 0° 1′ 29″ west
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Open location code
9C4X2XWG+W4
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Open­Street­Map feature
place = town
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Royston” goes by many names.
RoystonAsturian
RoystonBasque
Royston (Hertfordshire)Basque
রয়স্টোনBengali
RoystonCatalan
RoystonCebuano
罗伊斯顿Chinese
罗斯顿Chinese
羅伊斯頓Chinese
羅斯頓Chinese
RoystonDutch
રોયસ્ટનGujarati
RoystonHungarian
RoystonIrish
Royston, HertfordshireIrish
RoystonItalian
ロイストンJapanese
ರಾಯ್ಸ್ಟನ್Kannada
로이스턴Korean
RoystonLadin
Royston (Cambridgeshire)Ladin
RoistonasLithuanian
RoystonNorwegian Nynorsk
Royston i HertfordshireNorwegian Nynorsk
RoystonOccitan (post 1500)
رویستونPersian
رویستون، هرتفوردشرPersian
RoystonPolish
Royston, HertfordshireRomanian
РойстонRussian
RoystonSlovenian
رویستون، هرتفوردشرSouth Azerbaijani
RoystonSwedish
Royston, HertfordshireSwedish
ரோய்ஸ்டன்Tamil
రాయ్స్టోన్Telugu
Royston, HertfordshireTurkish
روئیسٹن،ہارٹفورڈشائرUrdu
رویسٹنUrdu
RoystonVolapük
Royston (Hertfordshire)Volapük
RoystonWelsh
Royston, Swydd HertfordWelsh

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