Bayfordbury Observatory
Bayfordbury Observatory is the University of Hertfordshire's astronomical and atmospheric physics remote sensing observatory, and one of the largest teaching observatories in the UK.Photo: Mhardcastle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Observatory
- Description: observatory in Hertfordshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “University of Hertfordshire Bayfordbury Observatory”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bayfordbury and Hertingfordbury railway station.
Bayfordbury
Building
Photo: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bayfordbury, Hertfordshire, is a large Grade II* listed country house with surrounding parkland, and the location of a University of Hertfordshire campus, housing its biology/geography field station and observatory. Bayfordbury is situated 690 feet north of Bayfordbury Observatory.
Hertingfordbury railway station
Historic site
Photo: Lamberhurst, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hertingfordbury railway station was a station at Hertingfordbury, Hertfordshire, England, on the Hertford and Welwyn Junction Railway. It was a passenger station from December 1858 until 18 June 1951. Hertingfordbury railway station is situated 1 mile north of Bayfordbury Observatory.
Bayford railway station
Railway station
Photo: Jack Hill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bayford railway station serves the villages of Bayford and Brickendon in Hertfordshire, England. The station is on the Hertford Loop Line, 16 miles 56 chains down the line from London King's Cross. Bayford railway station is situated 1¼ miles south of Bayfordbury Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Horns Mill and Bayford.
Bayford
Village
Photo: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bayford is a village and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It lies 3 miles south of Hertford, its post town. It is served by Bayford railway station.
Hertingfordbury
Village
Photo: Irishcornelius, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hertingfordbury is a village in on the western outskirts of the town of Hertford, in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086.
Bayfordbury Observatory
- Categories: astronomical observatory, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.77565° or 51° 46′ 32″ northLongitude
-0.09536° or 0° 5′ 43″ westOperator
University of HertfordshireOpen location code
9C3XQWG3+7VOpenStreetMap ID
way 80236440OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatoryWikidata ID
Q4874517
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Bayfordbury Observatory” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “貝福德伯里天文台”
- Dutch: “Bayfordbury Observatorium”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد بايفوردبيرى”
- Japanese: “ベイフォードベリー天文台”
- Ukrainian: “Обсерваторія Бейфордбері”
- Urdu: “بی فورڈ بری رصدگاہ”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hooks Grove and Broadgreen Wood.
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