Potten End
Built-up area in Dacorum, Hertfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.769, -0.524 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 01 08 |
| Dialling code: | 01442 (Hemel Hempstead) |
Potten End is a small, attractive village in the borough of Dacorum, Hertfordshire, England, sitting snugly between Berkhamsted and Hemel Hempstead. It centres on a classic village green and pond and is surrounded by rolling countryside at the edge of the Chiltern Hills, with easy access to the woodlands and walks of the Ashridge area. The built environment mixes older cottages and Georgian/Victorian houses, lending it a distinctly rural‑village character despite good commuter links to London via nearby towns.
Historically an agricultural settlement, Potten End today is largely residential with a handful of local businesses and a lively community calendar of events and clubs that keep village life active. Its appeal is partly social and partly geographic - residents prize the scenic outlooks, local footpaths and conservation‑minded feel, while visitors and walkers are drawn by the proximity to Ashridge and the wider Chiltern countryside.
Postcode districts covering Potten End
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 18.2 miles29.3 km
- Islington 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Milton Keynes 20.8 miles33.5 km
- City of Westminster 23.5 miles37.9 km
- Luton 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Slough 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Harrow 14.6 miles23.5 km
- High Wycombe 13.7 miles22 km
- Watford 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Stevenage 17 miles27.3 km
- Hemel Hempstead 2.5 miles4 km
- St. Albans 8.8 miles14.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Nettleden with Potten End Parish 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Chaulden and Warners End Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Gadebridge Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Berkhamsted East Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Ashridge Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Berkhamsted Castle Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Boxmoor Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Berkhamsted Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Great Gaddesden Parish 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Berkhamsted West Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Hemel Hempstead Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Northchurch Parish 2.5 miles4 km
Example postcodes in Potten End
HP4 2QU, HP4 2RJ, HP4 2QW, HP4 2QJ, HP4 2RF, HP4 2SE, HP4 2RA, HP4 2QL, HP4 2QF … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 9.9 miles15.9 km
- London Heathrow Airport 20.8 miles33.5 km
- Berkhamsted Railway Station 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Boxmoor 2.4 miles3.8 km
Hotels near Potten End Ad
- Boxmoor Lodge 3 2.2 miles3.6 km
- The Bedford Arms 3 6.6 miles10.7 km
- The Kings Arms 4 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Pendley Manor 4 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Holiday Inn Hemel Hempstead M1, Jct. 8 4 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Holiday Inn Express Hemel Hempstead 3 3.7 miles5.9 km
- The Penny Farthing 4 2 miles3.2 km
- The Watermill Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 3 1.6 miles2.6 km
- The Grove 5 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Two Brewers by Greene King Inns 3 4.8 miles7.7 km
Schools in Potten End
- Potten End C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Beechwood House Estate 3.7 miles6 km
- Pendley Manor Estate 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Dancersend Nature Reserve Nature reserve 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Luton Hoo Estate 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Kenilworth Road Stadium 8.9 miles14.2 km
- Vicarage Road Stadium 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Oaklands College College 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Park Wood Forest 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Park Wood Nature Reserve Nature reserve 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Chequers court Country house 11.2 miles18 km
- Putteridge Bury Estate 11.7 miles18.8 km
- University of Hertfordshire University 12.1 miles19.5 km