Chorleywood is a Village in the county of Hertfordshire.
Chorleywood is a village and civil parish in the Three Rivers District, Hertfordshire, England. The village is located on the border with Buckinghamshire, about 20 miles (32 km) northwest of central London. Chorleywood was originally a small rural settlement located within the parish of Rickmansworth. However, since the early 19th century, it has become a commuter village due to its proximity to London
The village is home to a number of amenities, including several schools, a golf club, and a selection of shops and restaurants. Chorleywood House, a Grade II listed building, is located in the village and is open to the public. The house was built in 1817 and was the former home of the Earls of Bridgewater.
Chorleywood is served by two railway stations, Chorleywood Common and Chorleywood which provide regular services to London. The village is also connected to the national motorway network via the M25 motorway.
There are great places to visit near Chorleywood including some great cities, villages, lakes, parks, hiking areas, towns, geological features, woodlands, nature reserves, waterfalls, historic buildings, gardens, country parks, ruins, shopping centres, attractions, castles and bluebell woods.
Chorleywood has some unmissable cities nearby like Letchworth, and St Albans.
The area around Chorleywood boasts some of the best villages including Norton, Redbourn, Anstey, Therfield, Chorleywood, Essendon, and Great Amwell.
The area around Chorleywood features a number of interesting lakes including Norton Pond, Radwell Mill Lake, and Hatfield Forest Lake.
The area around Chorleywood features a number of interesting parks including Broadway Gardens, and Chorleywood Common.
Chorleywood's best nearby hiking areas can be found at Letchworth’s Greenway, and Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve.
There are a several good towns in the Chorleywood area like Hitchin, Bishop's Stortford, Royston, Welwyn Garden City, Baldock, Sawbridgeworth, and Hatfield.
Places near Chorleywood feature a number of interesting geological features including Hill End Chalk Pit.
Hitchwood, Hatfield Forest, and Ashridge Estate are great places to visit near Chorleywood if you like woodlands.
There are a number of nature reserves near Chorleywood including Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve, Stotfold Watermill and Nature Reserve, and Chorleywood Common.
Oughtonhead Waterfall is one of Chorleywood's best, nearby waterfalls to visit in Chorleywood.
The area around Chorleywood boasts some of the best historic buildings including Stotfold Watermill and Nature Reserve, Church of Saint Mary at Hitchin, Wimpole Hall, Wimpole Ruins, Hatfield House, and Rye House Gatehouse.
Gardens to visit near Chorleywood include Hitchin Lavender.
Don't miss Hatfield Forest, Wimpole Estate, Stanborough Park, Pishiobury Park, and Ashridge Estate's country parks if visiting the area around Chorleywood.
There are a number of ruins near Chorleywood including Wimpole Ruins, and Berkhamsted Castle.
The area around Chorleywood's best shopping centres can be found at atria Watford.
There are a several good attractions in the Chorleywood area like Planet Ice Hemel Hempstead, and East Herts Miniature Railway.
Chorleywood is near some unmissable castles like Berkhamsted Castle,
The area around Chorleywood's best bluebell woods can be found at Ashridge Estate.
Chorleywood History
There are some historic monuments around Chorleywood:
Places to see near Chorleywood
History of Chorleywood
By 1278, it was known as ‘Bosco de Cherle’ or ‘Churl’s Wood’, Norman for ‘Peasant’s Wood’. Upon the Dissolution of the Monasteries, it passed to the Bishopric of London, being renamed ‘Charleywoode’. It became Crown property during the reign of Elizabeth I. The Turnpike Act (1663) gave Chorleywood a chance to exploit its strategic position, allowing locals the opportunity to charge civilians to use the road from Hatfield to Reading.
