Ashwell
Built-up area in North Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.041, -0.152 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 26 39 |
| Population: | 1,870 |
| Dialling code: | 01763 (Royston) |
Ashwell is a compact, historic village and civil parish in North Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, England, set on the chalk country at the edge of the Chiltern Hills. The village centre is characterised by stone and flint buildings, a pleasant village green and lanes lined with cottages, giving it a distinctly rural, conservation-area feel while being within easy reach of the market town of Baldock.
Locally notable features include the large medieval parish church of St Mary, the small but well-regarded Ashwell Museum, and the chalk springs around the village that feed the headwaters of the River Cam and are valued for their wildlife. Today Ashwell combines farming and local services with a commuter community, with people travelling to Cambridge, London and nearby towns for work, while retaining lively village clubs, a pub culture and annual events.
Postcode districts covering Ashwell
Most populated places nearby
- Luton 15.8 miles
- Cambridge 16.5 miles
- Bedford 14.8 miles
- Harlow 21.8 miles
- Stevenage 9.6 miles
- Hemel Hempstead 24.2 miles
- St. Albans 21.1 miles
- Welwyn Garden City 16.4 miles
- Cheshunt 23.3 miles
- Dunstable 19.1 miles
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 24.5 miles
- Hatfield 19.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Arbury Ward 0.8 miles
- Newnham Parish 1.9 miles
- Hinxworth Parish 2.1 miles
- Caldecote Parish 2.1 miles
- Steeple Morden Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Guilden Morden Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Bygrave Parish 2.7 miles
- Edworth Parish 2.8 miles
- Radwell Parish 3 miles
- Astwick Parish 3.3 miles
- Kelshall Parish 3.3 miles
- Wallington Parish 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Ashwell
SG7 5QP, SG7 5LL, SG7 5QL, SG7 5PG, SG7 5RU, SG7 5PJ, SG7 5QJ, SG7 5RA, SG7 5LZ … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 14.7 miles
- Stansted Airport 19.7 miles
- Ashwell and Morden Railway Station 1.9 miles
- Baldock Railway Station 3.6 miles
Hotels near Ashwell Ad
- The Crown Pub, Dining & Rooms 5.7 miles
- The Fox at Willian 4 6.2 miles
- The Coach House 6.6 miles
- Letchworth Hall 4 6.3 miles
- The Broadway Hotel 5.4 miles
- The Farmhouse at Redcoats 4 8.9 miles
- Days Inn Stevenage North 3 2.8 miles
- Redwings Lodge Baldock 3 2.8 miles
- Holiday Inn Stevenage 4 9.7 miles
- Old Bull Inn 5.5 miles
Schools in Ashwell
- Ashwell Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Wimpole Estate Estate 8.2 miles
- British School Museum Museum 8.4 miles
- Hayley Wood Forest 9 miles
- Broadhall Way Stadium 10.6 miles
- Wrest House Estate 11.3 miles
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 11.9 miles
- Putteridge Bury Estate 13 miles
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 14.1 miles
- Moot Hall Museum 14.4 miles
- Redbourne College College 14.8 miles
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden Gardens 15.8 miles
- Audley End House and Gardens Museum 15.9 miles