Abbots Langley and Kings Langley
Built-up area in Three Rivers, Hertfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.703, -0.438 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 08 01 |
| Population: | 10,472 |
Abbots Langley is a large village in the Three Rivers district of Hertfordshire, England, its name reflecting centuries of ownership by the abbots of St Albans. It combines village greens and pockets of older housing with modern estates, sits among the streams and greenbelt countryside that give the district its character, and benefits economically from proximity to Watford and the studio complex at Leavesden (home to the Warner Bros. Studio Tour).
Kings Langley is the smaller, historically resonant neighbour, once the site of a medieval royal manor and priory remnants that still shape local identity and conservation areas. Today it functions largely as a commuter village with good rail and road links, a mix of historic buildings, shops and pubs, light industry and access to waterways such as the Grand Union Canal and the rivers that give Three Rivers its name.
Postcode districts covering Abbots Langley and Kings Langley
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Islington 17.7 miles28.6 km
- City of Westminster 17.7 miles28.4 km
- Luton 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Slough 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Harrow 8.7 miles14 km
- High Wycombe 14.3 miles23 km
- Watford 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Harlow 23.7 miles38.2 km
- Stevenage 17.4 miles28 km
- Hemel Hempstead 3.7 miles6 km
- St. Albans 6.1 miles9.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Gade Valley Ward 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Abbots Langley Parish 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Abbots Langley & Bedmond Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Kings Langley Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Woodside Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Leavesden Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Bucks Hill Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Bedmond Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Rucklers Lane Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Stanborough Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Leggatts Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Chandler's Cross Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
Example postcodes in Abbots Langley and Kings Langley
WD4 9HT, WD4 8BP, WD4 8DZ, WD5 0HH, WD5 0AH, WD4 8RF, WD5 0PF, WD5 0LD, WD5 0BG … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 12.2 miles19.7 km
- London Heathrow Airport 16 miles25.8 km
- Kings Langley Railway Station 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Apsley Railway Station 2.3 miles3.8 km
Hotels in Abbots Langley and Kings Langley Ad
Schools in Abbots Langley and Kings Langley
- Abbots Langley School Primary
- Breakspeare School Special
- Divine Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School Primary
- Kings Langley Primary School Primary
- Kings Langley School Secondary
- St Paul's C of E Primary School, Langleybury Primary
- Tanners Wood Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary
Local points of interest
- Vicarage Road Stadium 4 miles6.4 km
- Park Wood Nature Reserve Nature reserve 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Park Wood Forest 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Oaklands College College 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Beechwood House Estate 8.1 miles13 km
- University of Hertfordshire (Hatfield Campus) University 9.1 miles14.6 km
- University of Hertfordshire University 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Swakeleys House Historic site 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Bulstrode Park Estate 9.9 miles16 km
- Luton Hoo Estate 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Hatfield House Estate 10.6 miles17 km
- Uxbridge College College 10.7 miles17.2 km