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 miles37.2 km
- Milton Keynes 21.7 miles34.9 km
- Luton 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Harrow 21.1 miles33.9 km
- Watford 17.2 miles27.6 km
- Bedford 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Harlow 19.3 miles31.1 km
- Stevenage 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Hemel Hempstead 12.6 miles20.3 km
- St. Albans 10 miles16.2 km
- Aylesbury 22.8 miles36.6 km
- Welwyn Garden City 7.7 miles12.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Preston Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- King's Walden Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- St. Paul's Walden Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Breachwood Green Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Whitwell Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Langley Parish 1.8 miles3 km
- Rush Green Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Gosmore Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Offley Parish 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Great Offley Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- St. Ippolyts Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Hitchin Priory Ward 3.2 miles5.1 km
Example postcodes in Hitchwood
SG4 7TZ, SG4 7SB, SG4 8NT, SG4 7PN, SG4 7RX, LU2 8PP, SG4 8PA, LU2 8NZ, SG4 8NH … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Stansted Airport 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Stevenage Railway Station 3.7 miles6 km
- Hitchin Railway Station 4 miles6.5 km
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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 miles5.5 km
- Putteridge Bury Estate 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Broadhall Way Stadium 4.3 miles7 km
- Luton Hoo Estate 5.6 miles9 km
- Kenilworth Road Stadium 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Brocket Hall Estate 7.2 miles11.7 km
- Wrest House Estate 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 9.3 miles15 km
- Beechwood House Estate 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Oaklands College College 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Hatfield House Estate 10.2 miles16.3 km
- University of Hertfordshire University 10.3 miles16.5 km