Hitchin Boys’ 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: School
- Description: school in Hertfordshire, UK
- Also known as: “HBS” and “Hitchin Boys‘ School”
- Address: Grammar School Walk, Hitchin, SG5 1JB
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hitchin Town Hall and Butts Close.
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 980 feet south of Hitchin Boys’ School.
Butts Close
Park
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. Butts Close is situated 820 feet west of Hitchin Boys’ School.
North Hertfordshire Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 1,000 feet south of Hitchin Boys’ School.
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.
Hitchin Boys’ School
- Categories: secondary school, academy school, boys‘ school, and education
- Location: North Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.95216° or 51° 57′ 8″ northLongitude
-0.27906° or 0° 16′ 45″ westOperator
Hitchin Boys‘ SchoolOpen location code
9C3XXP2C+V9OpenStreetMap ID
way 91083735OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolWikidata ID
Q5871828
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Hitchin Boys’ School” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “希欽男子學校”
- French: “Hitchin Boys‘ School”
- Spanish: “Hitchin Boys‘ School”
- Swedish: “Hitchin Boys‘ School”
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Highlights include The Quad and Russel Field.
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