Butts Close
Butts Close is an 11-acre park in the town of Hitchin, Hertfordshire that used to once be a sporting ground for archery. Claimed to be the oldest open space in Hitchin, the name refers to the archery butts that used to be on it during the Late medieval and Tudor times.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hitchin Town Hall and North Hertfordshire Museum.
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 1,200 feet southeast of Butts Close.
North Hertfordshire Museum
Museum
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North Hertfordshire Museum is a museum that displays collections relating to local history and heritage. It is located adjacent to the refurbished Hitchin Town Hall on Brand Street, Hitchin, Hertfordshire. North Hertfordshire Museum is situated 1,300 feet southeast of Butts Close.
Hitchin Boys’ School
School
Hitchin Boys' School is an 11–18 boys academy-status secondary school, with sixth form, located in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England. Founded in 1632 by John Mattocke, the single-sex school currently educates around 1,500 boys. Hitchin Boys’ School is situated 820 feet east of Butts Close.
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
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
Village
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.
Butts Close
- Type: Park
- Description: park in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
- Category: recreation area
- Location: North Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.95223° or 51° 57′ 8″ northLongitude
-0.28272° or 0° 16′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C3XXP28+VWOpenStreetMap ID
way 35447597OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q5003135
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