Hatfield - Hertfordshire is a Town in the county of Hertfordshire.
Hatfield is a town in Hertfordshire, England, in the United Kingdom.
Hatfield House, a country house set in a large park, is the seat of the Marquess of Salisbury.
RAF Hatfield, which was closed in 1993 and is now a business park.
Hatfield - Hertfordshire postcode: AL9 5
Retail in Hatfield - Hertfordshire
There are great places to visit near Hatfield - Hertfordshire 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.
There are a number of cities near Hatfield - Hertfordshire including Letchworth, and St Albans.
The area around Hatfield - Hertfordshire features a number of interesting villages including Norton, Redbourn, Anstey, Therfield, Chorleywood, Essendon, and Great Amwell.
Norton Pond, Radwell Mill Lake, and Hatfield Forest Lake are some of Hatfield - Hertfordshire best lakes to visit near Hatfield - Hertfordshire.
Hatfield - Hertfordshire's best nearby parks can be found at Broadway Gardens, and Chorleywood Common.
The area around Hatfield - Hertfordshire boasts some of the best hiking areas including Letchworth’s Greenway, and Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve.
Hatfield - Hertfordshire's best nearby towns can be found at Hitchin, Bishop's Stortford, Royston, Welwyn Garden City, Baldock, Sawbridgeworth, and Hatfield.
Geological Features to visit near Hatfield - Hertfordshire include Hill End Chalk Pit.
Don't miss Hitchwood, Hatfield Forest, and Ashridge Estate's woodlands if visiting the area around Hatfield - Hertfordshire.
The area around Hatfield - Hertfordshire boasts some of the best nature reserves including Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve, Stotfold Watermill and Nature Reserve, and Chorleywood Common.
There are a several good waterfalls in the area around Hatfield - Hertfordshire like Oughtonhead Waterfall.
There are a several good historic buildings in the Hatfield - Hertfordshire area like Stotfold Watermill and Nature Reserve, Church of Saint Mary at Hitchin, Wimpole Hall, Wimpole Ruins, Hatfield House, and Rye House Gatehouse.
There are a number of gardens near to Hatfield - Hertfordshire including Hitchin Lavender.
The area around Hatfield - Hertfordshire boasts some of the best country parks including Hatfield Forest, Wimpole Estate, Stanborough Park, Pishiobury Park, and Ashridge Estate.
The area around Hatfield - Hertfordshire boasts some of the best ruins including Wimpole Ruins, and Berkhamsted Castle.
There are a several good shopping centres in the area around Hatfield - Hertfordshire like atria Watford.
Planet Ice Hemel Hempstead, and East Herts Miniature Railway are some of Hatfield - Hertfordshire best attractions to visit near Hatfield - Hertfordshire.
Berkhamsted Castle is one of Hatfield - Hertfordshire's best, nearby castles to visit in Hatfield - Hertfordshire.
There are a number of bluebell woods near to Hatfield - Hertfordshire including Ashridge Estate.
Hatfield - Hertfordshire History
There are some historic monuments around Hatfield - Hertfordshire:
Places to see near Hatfield - Hertfordshire
History of Hatfield - Hertfordshire
The town grew up around the gates of Hatfield House. Old Hatfield retains many historic buildings, notably the Old Palace, St Etheldreda’s Church and Hatfield House. The Old Palace was built by the Bishop of Ely, Cardinal Morton, in 1497, during the reign of Henry VII, and the only surviving wing is still used today for Elizabethan-style banquets. St Etheldreda’s Church was founded by the monks from Ely, and the first wooden church, built in 1285, was probably sited where the existing building stands overlooking the old town. In 1930 the de Havilland airfield and aircraft factory was opened at Hatfield and by 1949 it had become the largest employer in the town, with almost 4,000 staff. It was taken over by Hawker Siddeley in 1960 and merged into British Aerospace in 1978. In the 1930s it produced a range of small biplanes. During the Second World War it produced the Mosquito fighter bomber and developed the Vampire, the second British production jet aircraft after the Gloster Meteor. After the war, facilities were expanded and it developed the Comet airliner (the world’s first production jet liner), the Trident airliner, and an early bizjet, the DH125. British Aerospace closed the Hatfield site in 1993 having moved the BAe 146 production line to Woodford Aerodrome. The land was used as a film set for Steven Spielberg’s movie Saving Private Ryan and most of the BBC/HBO television drama Band of Brothers. It was later developed for housing, higher education, commerce and retail. Part of the former British Aerospace site was intended to be the site of a new £500-million hospital to replace the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in Welwyn GC and a new campus for Oaklands College, but both projects were cancelled.
