Hitch Wood
Hitch Wood is a forest in Langley, North Hertfordshire District, England. Hitch Wood is situated nearby to the village St Paul’s Walden, as well as near the locality Poynders End.Places of Interest
Highlights include Minsden Chapel and Church of St Mary.
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.
Ayot St Lawrence
Photo: Jason Ballard, CC BY 2.0.
Ayot St Lawrence is a small village in Hertfordshire. It lies between Harpenden and Welwyn Garden City. It is mainly known as the home of George Bernard Shaw from 1906 until his death in 1950.
Hitch Wood
Latitude
51.8971° or 51° 53′ 49″ northLongitude
-0.273° or 0° 16′ 23″ westOpen location code
9C3XVPWG+RROpenStreetMap ID
way 24648126OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as St Paul’s Walden and Poynders End.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pinfold Wood and Hitch Wood.
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