Built-up area in North Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.929, -0.244 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 20 27 |
| Dialling code: | 01462 (Hitchin) |
St. Ippolyts is a small village and civil parish tucked a few miles south of Hitchin in North Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, England. It sits in a gently rolling chalk vale with farmland and pockets of woodland nearby, and the landscape and lanes make it a pleasant spot for walkers and cyclists. The village has a compact historic core of cottages and farm buildings and benefits from easy links to the surrounding market towns and the commuter hinterland of London.
Locally the focus is the parish church and a quiet, community-centred social life with a village hall and occasional fetes and events; many houses reflect the area’s agricultural past while others have been converted by newcomers working in nearby towns. Historically the place grew around manorial estates and farming, and today it combines rural character with the practical economy of a Hertfordshire commuter village, with close connections to Hitchin and nearby Letchworth.