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
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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 and shopping centres.
The area around Hatfield - Hertfordshire boasts some of the best cities including Letchworth, and St Albans.
There are a number of villages near Hatfield - Hertfordshire including Norton, Redbourn, Anstey, Therfield, Chorleywood, and Essendon.
Don't miss Norton Pond, Radwell Mill Lake, and Hatfield Forest Lake's lakes if visiting the area around Hatfield - Hertfordshire.
The area around Hatfield - Hertfordshire boasts some of the best parks including Broadway Gardens, and Chorleywood Common.
Letchworth’s Greenway, and Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve are some of Hatfield - Hertfordshire best hiking areas to visit near Hatfield - Hertfordshire.
The area around Hatfield - Hertfordshire features a number of interesting towns including Hitchin, Bishop's Stortford, Royston, Welwyn Garden City, Baldock, Sawbridgeworth, and Hatfield.
Don't miss Hill End Chalk Pit's geological features if visiting the area around Hatfield - Hertfordshire.
Hitchwood, and Hatfield Forest are some of Hatfield - Hertfordshire best woodlands to visit near Hatfield - Hertfordshire.
Don't miss Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve, Stotfold Watermill and Nature Reserve, and Chorleywood Common's nature reserves if visiting the area around Hatfield - Hertfordshire.
Oughtonhead Waterfall is a great place to visit close to Hatfield - Hertfordshire if you like waterfalls.
Stotfold Watermill and Nature Reserve, Church of Saint Mary at Hitchin, Wimpole Hall, Wimpole Ruins, and Hatfield House are some of Hatfield - Hertfordshire best historic buildings to visit near Hatfield - Hertfordshire.
The area around Hatfield - Hertfordshire's best gardens can be found at Hitchin Lavender.
Don't miss Hatfield Forest, Wimpole Estate, Stanborough Park, and Pishiobury Park's country parks if visiting the area around Hatfield - Hertfordshire.
Wimpole Ruins is a great place to visit close to Hatfield - Hertfordshire if you like ruins.
The area close to Hatfield - Hertfordshire boasts some of the best shopping centres including atria Watford.
Hatfield - Hertfordshire History
There are some historic monuments around Hatfield - Hertfordshire:
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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.
