Hitchwood
Ward in North Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.898, -0.294 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 17 23 |
Hitchwood is an electoral ward in the district of North Hertfordshire, in Hertfordshire, England, combining suburban streets with stretches of countryside and small woodlands. It sits within easy commuting distance of larger market towns and railway stations such as Hitchin and Letchworth Garden City, so many residents balance village-style living with jobs in nearby towns or London.
The area has a quiet, community-focused feel: local shops, village halls and farming activity sit alongside residential estates, and the landscape still shows historic field patterns and traces of older manorial land use. Community groups and parish-level politics are active here, and conservation-minded residents often take an interest in preserving the ward’s green spaces and character.
Postcode districts covering Hitchwood
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 23.1 miles
- Milton Keynes 21.7 miles
- Luton 6.2 miles
- Harrow 21.1 miles
- Watford 17.2 miles
- Bedford 18.1 miles
- Harlow 19.3 miles
- Stevenage 4.5 miles
- Hemel Hempstead 12.6 miles
- St. Albans 10 miles
- Aylesbury 22.8 miles
- Welwyn Garden City 7.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Preston Built-up area 0.8 miles
- King's Walden Parish 1.4 miles
- St. Paul's Walden Parish 1.5 miles
- Breachwood Green Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Whitwell Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Langley Parish 1.8 miles
- Rush Green Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Gosmore Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Offley Parish 2.8 miles
- Great Offley Built-up area 2.9 miles
- St. Ippolyts Built-up area 3 miles
- Hitchin Priory Ward 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Hitchwood
SG4 8DG, SG4 8JU, SG4 8BW, SG4 8JE, SG4 8AH, LU2 8PJ, SG4 7UA, SG4 7RX, SG4 8JQ … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 3.5 miles
- Stansted Airport 22.6 miles
- Stevenage Railway Station 3.7 miles
- Hitchin Railway Station 4 miles
Hotels in Hitchwood Ad
Schools in Hitchwood
- Breachwood Green Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary
- Preston Primary School Primary
- St Paul's Walden Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- British School Museum Museum 3.4 miles
- Putteridge Bury Estate 3.5 miles
- Broadhall Way Stadium 4.3 miles
- Luton Hoo Estate 5.6 miles
- Kenilworth Road Stadium 5.9 miles
- Brocket Hall Estate 7.2 miles
- Wrest House Estate 9.1 miles
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 9.3 miles
- Beechwood House Estate 9.8 miles
- Oaklands College College 9.9 miles
- Hatfield House Estate 10.2 miles
- University of Hertfordshire University 10.3 miles