Maple Cross
Built-up area in Three Rivers, Hertfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.622, -0.513 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 03 92 |
| Population: | 2,600 |
Maple Cross is a village in the district of Three Rivers, in Hertfordshire, situated on the edge of the Colne valley. It lies close to the River Colne and the Grand Union Canal, with quick road access to the M25 and the nearby centres of Rickmansworth and Chorleywood, making it a convenient commuter spot roughly twenty miles north‑west of central London.
The area blends residential streets with pockets of light industry and business parks, and has a history as a rural settlement that expanded in the 20th century as transport links improved. Locally there’s a village community with pubs and small shops, and plenty of green space nearby in the Colne Valley Regional Park, popular for walking, wildlife and waterside recreation.
Postcode districts covering Maple Cross
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 11.6 miles
- Islington 18.1 miles
- Reading 23.5 miles
- City of Westminster 16.8 miles
- Luton 19.1 miles
- Sutton 23.2 miles
- Slough 8.3 miles
- Harrow 7.9 miles
- High Wycombe 10.2 miles
- Watford 5.2 miles
- Woking 21.8 miles
- Stevenage 23.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Chorleywood South & Maple Cross Ward 0.6 miles
- West Hyde Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Penn & Mill End Ward 1.4 miles
- Harefield Village Ward 1.7 miles
- Rickmansworth Town Ward 1.9 miles
- Chorleywood Built-up area 2 miles
- Chalfont St. Peter Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Rickmansworth Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Chalfont St. Giles Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Batchworth Parish 2.9 miles
- Higher Denham Built-up area 3 miles
- Chenies Parish 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Maple Cross
WD3 9TT, WD3 9TB, WD3 9SD, WD3 9TQ, WD3 9SL, WD3 9TH, WD3 9RE, WD3 9XG, WD3 9TY … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 10.7 miles
- Luton Airport 18.5 miles
- Rickmansworth Station 2.1 miles
- Chorleywood Station 2.2 miles
Hotels near Maple Cross Ad
- The Bull 4 3.3 miles
- Denham Grove 3 1.6 miles
- The Ivy House 3 2.2 miles
- Bedford Arms Hotel 3 3.6 miles
- OYO The Greyhound Inn 3 2.1 miles
- Premier Inn Rickmansworth 3 2.2 miles
- The Grove 5 5 miles
- Holiday Inn Express London - Watford Junction 3 5.7 miles
- Holiday Inn London Watford Junction 4 5.7 miles
- The Ethorpe Hotel 3 2.8 miles
Schools in Maple Cross
- Maple Cross Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School Primary
Local points of interest
- Park Wood Forest 1.2 miles
- Park Wood Nature Reserve Nature reserve 1.4 miles
- Bulstrode Park Estate 3.6 miles
- Swakeleys House Historic site 5.1 miles
- Vicarage Road Stadium 5.1 miles
- Uxbridge College College 5.4 miles
- Wilton Park Estate 5.4 miles
- Brunel University University 6.4 miles
- Church Road Stadium 8.4 miles
- Ditton Park Estate 9.7 miles
- Windsor Racecourse Recreation 10.4 miles
- Wembley Stadium Stadium 11 miles