The Red Lion
The Red Lion is a pub in the village of Preston, outside Hitchin in Hertfordshire, England. It is a grade II listed building, the oldest parts dating from around 1700.Photo: Jim Osley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Pub
- Description: pub in Preston, North Hertfordshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Red Lion”, “The Red Lion Public House”, “The Red Lion, Hitchin”, and “The Red Lion, Preston, Hertfordshire”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Princess Helena College and Minsden Chapel.
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. Princess Helena College is situated 1,000 feet east of The Red Lion.
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. Minsden Chapel is situated 1 mile east of The Red Lion.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Preston and Ley Green.
Preston
Village
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Preston is a village and civil parish about 3 miles south of Hitchin in Hertfordshire, England. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 425.
Ley Green
Hamlet
Photo: Jeff Tomlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
King's Walden is a village and civil parish in the North Hertfordshire district, in the county of Hertfordshire, England. The parish contains several settlements, with the largest village being Breachwood Green.
Gosmore
Village
Gosmore is a hamlet in the parish of St Ippolyts near Hitchin in Hertfordshire, England. One interesting feature is Bunyan's Dell, a natural amphitheatre deep inside Wain Wood where the author of The Pilgrim's Progress preached in secret when his faith was persecuted after the Restoration.
The Red Lion
- Category: building
- Location: Preston, North Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.90839° or 51° 54′ 30″ northLongitude
-0.28551° or 0° 17′ 8″ westOpen location code
9C3XWP57+9QOpenStreetMap ID
way 1421151879OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=pubOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q26396487
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