Royston is a Town in the county of Hertfordshire.
There are great places to visit near Royston 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 Royston boasts some of the best cities including Letchworth, and St Albans.
There are a number of villages near Royston including Norton, Redbourn, Anstey, Therfield, Chorleywood, and Essendon.
Lakes to visit near Royston include Norton Pond, Radwell Mill Lake, and Hatfield Forest Lake.
There are a several good parks in the Royston area like Broadway Gardens, and Chorleywood Common.
The area around Royston features a number of interesting hiking areas including Letchworth’s Greenway, and Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve.
Royston has some unmissable towns nearby like Hitchin, Bishop's Stortford, Royston, Welwyn Garden City, Baldock, Sawbridgeworth, and Hatfield.
Geological Features to visit near Royston include Hill End Chalk Pit.
Hitchwood, and Hatfield Forest are great places to visit near Royston if you like woodlands.
The area around Royston boasts some of the best nature reserves including Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve, Stotfold Watermill and Nature Reserve, and Chorleywood Common.
Don't miss Oughtonhead Waterfall's waterfalls if visiting the area around Royston.
The area around Royston features a number of interesting historic buildings including Stotfold Watermill and Nature Reserve, Church of Saint Mary at Hitchin, Wimpole Hall, Wimpole Ruins, and Hatfield House.
Gardens to visit near Royston include Hitchin Lavender.
Hatfield Forest, Wimpole Estate, Stanborough Park, and Pishiobury Park are some of Royston best country parks to visit near Royston.
Royston is near some unmissable ruins like Wimpole Ruins,
Places near Royston feature a number of interesting shopping centres including atria Watford.
Royston History
There are some historic monuments around Royston:
Places to see near Royston
History of Royston
Until 1540 Royston was divided between five parishes: Barkway, Reed and Therfield in Hertfordshire and Melbourn and Kneesworth in Cambridgeshire. In that year it became a separate ecclesiastical parish, partly in each county. Ralph de Rochester founded the Augustinian priory which originated as a chapel for three canons and was later expanded to seven or more regular canons. Royston had two hospitals or free chapels, as well as the monastery. The hospital of St John and St Thomas was founded for lepers in 1224 by Richard Argentine, Sheriff of Cambridgeshire on the south side of Baldock Street.
