Duncan’s Wood

Duncan’s Wood is a forest in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England. Duncan’s Wood is situated near the hamlet Wildhill, as well as near West End.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Hatfield House and Church of St Mary the Virgin.

Hatfield House

Manor estate

Photo: Allan Engelhardt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hatfield House is a Grade I listed country house set in a large park, the Great Park, on the eastern side of Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England. The present Jacobean house, a leading example of the prodigy house, was built in 1611 by Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury and Chief Minister to James I.

Church of St Mary the Virgin

Church

Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Welham Green railway station

Railway station

Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Welham Green railway station serves the village of Welham Green in Hertfordshire, England. It is 15 miles 50 chains measured from King's Cross on the East Coast Main Line.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brookmans Park and Potters Bar.

Brookmans Park

Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brookmans Park is a village in Hertfordshire, southeast England, known for its BBC transmitter station. It is also a waypoint used in air navigation.

Potters Bar

Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Potters Bar is a town of 22,000 people in Hertfordshire. It was founded in the 13th century. It borders the northern part of metropolitan London and is today very much in the city's commuter belt. The town is surrounded by Green Belt countryside.

Welham Green

Village

Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Welham Green is a village in the parish of North Mymms, Hertfordshire, England. It is situated a mile to the west of the Great North Road coaching route that used to run through the neighbouring hamlet of Bell Bar from London to York and the north.

Duncan’s Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield, Hertfordshire, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.7469° or 51° 44′ 49″ north

Longitude

-0.1626° or 0° 9′ 45″ west

Open location code

9C3XPRWP+PX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 48792868

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Wildhill and West End.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Duncan’s Wood and The Woodman.

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