Purwell Meadows

Purwell Meadows is an 8.6-hectare nature reserve in , Hertfordshire, England. It was declared a Local Nature Reserve in 1994. It is owned and managed by North Hertfordshire District Council.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Hitchin railway station and Hitchin Town Hall.

Railway station
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serves the market town of in . It is located approximately 1 mile north east of the town centre and 31 miles 74 chains north of on the East Coast Main Line.

Town hall
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is a municipal structure in Brand Street, , , England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Hitchin Urban District Council, is a Grade II listed building.

Museum
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The is an educational museum based in original Edwardian and Victorian school buildings in in , . The museum complex is made up of listed school buildings housing infants, girls and boys schools with houses for Master and Mistress.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Letchworth Garden City and Hitchin.

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is a town of 34,000 people in . Letchworth was the first city built under the "Garden City" plan to combine the best elements of city and country living.

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is a town with 33,350 inhabitants in 2011 35 mi miles north of in the county of . is an old market town first mentioned 1,000 years ago.

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is a village and civil parish in the North Hertfordshire district of , England. It lies 3 miles north-west of the town of , and adjoins the border with . At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 1,452.

Purwell Meadows

Latitude
51.9541° or 51° 57′ 15″ north
Longitude
-0.2553° or 0° 15′ 19″ west
Open location code
9C3XXP3V+JV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 38767826
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­meadow
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
Wiki­data ID
Q21061551
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