Penn & Mill End
Ward in Three Rivers, Hertfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.639, -0.495 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 04 94 |
| Dialling code: | 01923 (Watford) |
Penn & Mill End is a ward in the district of Three Rivers in Hertfordshire, England, lying just north‑west of Rickmansworth. It combines a village atmosphere with suburban streets, and benefits from green corridors along the River Colne and the nearby Grand Union Canal, offering pleasant riverside walks and pockets of semi‑rural landscape despite good transport links to London.
The built environment is mixed - older cottages and village buildings sit alongside interwar and more recent housing - and there are conservation‑minded corners and visible reminders of a milling past in Mill End. Local life revolves around village halls, community groups and small parades of shops; economically it is largely residential and commuter‑oriented, which, together with its green spaces, makes it attractive to families and those wanting a quieter base near the capital.
Postcode districts covering Penn & Mill End
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 11.4 miles
- Islington 17.8 miles
- Reading 24.7 miles
- City of Westminster 16.7 miles
- Luton 17.9 miles
- Sutton 23.7 miles
- Slough 9.7 miles
- Harrow 7.5 miles
- High Wycombe 10.9 miles
- Watford 4 miles
- Woking 23.1 miles
- Stevenage 22.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Chorleywood Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Rickmansworth Town Ward 1.1 miles
- Chorleywood South & Maple Cross Ward 1.1 miles
- Rickmansworth Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Maple Cross Built-up area 1.4 miles
- West Hyde Built-up area 2 miles
- Harefield Village Ward 2 miles
- Batchworth Parish 2.1 miles
- Dickinsons Ward 2.3 miles
- Croxley Green Parish 2.3 miles
- Chorleywood North & Sarratt Ward 2.4 miles
- Durrants Ward 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Penn & Mill End
WD3 4BS, WD3 8QF, WD3 8HT, WD3 7HN, WD3 8QN, WD3 8LB, WD3 8LT, WD3 8JU, WD3 8QG … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 11.7 miles
- Luton Airport 17.2 miles
- Rickmansworth Station 0.9 miles
- Chorleywood Station 1.4 miles
Hotels near Penn & Mill End Ad
- The Bedford Arms 3 2.8 miles
- The Grove 5 3.7 miles
- The Ethorpe Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 4.2 miles
- Leonardo Hotel London Watford 4 4.4 miles
- The Bull Hotel 4 4.6 miles
- Holiday Inn London Watford Junction 4 4.5 miles
- The King's Lodge Hotel 2 4.6 miles
- The Hyde - at Dunning's Bar 4.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Express London-Watford Junction 3 4.5 miles
- Rioshouse George-Inn 3 3.4 miles
Schools in Penn & Mill End
- Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary
- Shepherd Primary Primary
- St John Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Peter's C of E Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Park Wood Forest 2 miles
- Park Wood Nature Reserve Nature reserve 2 miles
- Vicarage Road Stadium 4.1 miles
- Bulstrode Park Estate 4.9 miles
- Swakeleys House Historic site 5.8 miles
- Uxbridge College College 6.3 miles
- Wilton Park Estate 6.5 miles
- Brunel University University 7.4 miles
- Church Road Stadium 9.1 miles
- Wembley Stadium Stadium 10.9 miles
- Ditton Park Estate 11 miles
- Royal Air Force Museum Museum 11.4 miles