Hitch Wood
Hitch Wood is a forest in Langley, North Hertfordshire District, England. Hitch Wood is situated nearby to the locality Poynders End, as well as near the hamlet Temple Dinsley.Places of Interest
Highlights include Minsden Chapel and All Saints Church, St Paul’s Walden.
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.
Princess Helena College
School
PHC was a co-educational private day and boarding school for pupils aged 11 to 18 in Preston near Hitchin in Hertfordshire, England. The school was housed in a Queen Anne country house, formerly known as Temple Dinsley, which was redesigned by Edwin Lutyens, at the same time as the gardens were designed by his great friend, Gertrude Jekyll.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stevenage and Hitchin.
Stevenage
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stevenage is a town in the county of Hertfordshire, in the south east of England, around 32 miles north of central London. The town is well known for being the first ever 'new town'; new towns were a series of towns built near London after World War II.
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.
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.
Hitch Wood
Latitude
51.9019° or 51° 54′ 7″ northLongitude
-0.2677° or 0° 16′ 4″ westOpen location code
9C3XWP2J+QWOpenStreetMap ID
way 1421151577OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Poynders End and Temple Dinsley.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hill End Chalk Pit and Hitch Wood.
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