Charlton
in Hertfordshire of England, United Kingdom
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London Luton Airport (6 mi) - Duxford Airport (21 mi)
- London Stansted Airport (23 mi)
- Cambridge Airport (27 mi)
- RAF Northolt (27 mi)
- RAF Wyton (30 mi)
- London City Airport (33 mi)
- London Heathrow Airport (33 mi)
- London Gatwick Airport (55 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 16 mi)
- Tower of London (Unesco heritage, 34 mi)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (Unesco heritage, 35 mi)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Unesco heritage, 40 mi)
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (Unesco heritage, 53 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 70 mi)
- Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church (Unesco heritage, 74 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 76 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 91 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 106 mi)
- Chesfield Downs Golf Club (Golf course, 3 mi)
- Knebworth Golf Club (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Aldwickbury Park Golf Club (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Radlett Park Golf Club (Golf course, 9 mi)
- East Herts Golf Club (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Essendon Country Club (Golf course, 13 mi)
- Brickendon Grange Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Ivinghoe Golf Club (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Aldenham Golf Club (Berry Grove) (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Brampton Park Golf Club (Golf course, 28 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.938 and -0.289 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 56' 18" and W -0° 17' 21"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 12:32 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:51 am and 8:08 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -43.750 and 173.083 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Le Bons Bay - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-04-19 08:03:45
Delve into Charlton
Charlton in Hertfordshire (England) is located in United Kingdom about 31 mi (or 49 km) north of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Charlton is now 12:32 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports close to Charlton, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is London Luton Airport in a distance of 6 mi (or 9 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Blenheim Palace in a distance of 16 mi (or 26 km), South-West. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Stondon, Arlesey, Shillington, Henlow and Meppershall. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 51 °F
| Morning Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
| Night Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 80% |
| Air Pressure | 1016 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 15 km/h (9 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 98% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
8°C (46 °F)
2°C (35 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
8°C (46 °F)
2°C (36 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
8°C (47 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Needham House Hotel
Offley Place
Mercure Letchworth Hall Hotel
Novotel Stevenage
La Bella Vita Hotel
The Sun Hitchin
Lodge Farm House B&B
The Live and Let Live
Cromwell Stevenage
Premier Inn Stevenage Central
Videos from this area
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London King's Cross to Cambridge Express via New Hitchin Flyover
Aboard the 11:44 (1T20) from King's Cross to Cambridge. Uses the newly opened Hitchin Flyover to reach the Hitchin - Cambridge line from the East Coast Main Line.
Hitchin flyover opens
The long-awaited flyover at Hitchin opened for traffic in the week commencng 24th June 2013. The flat crossover at Cambridge junction had long been a bottleneck to trains on the main East Coast...
Hitchin Old Market Square Sett Paving Re-jointing
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GftK's vdw 850 Jointing Mortar for Repointing Hitchin Market
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Squirrel Grand National
The 'Squirrel Man of Hitchin' brings you the ultimate backyard obstacle course - the Squirrel Grand National. This unique event in the racing calendar has all the squirrel action you'd expect...
FCC Class 321 departs Hitchin Station
An FCC Class 321/4 departs Hitchin station forming a semi-fast service from Peterborough to London King's Cross.
FCC Class 365 departs Hitchin, crossing the junction to the Cambridge line
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Wedding Rehearsal Richard and Anna St Mary's Church Hitchin
Anna and Richard were married at St Mary's church in Hitchin and their special day was captured both on film and with photography by Hertfordshire's Creative Light Photography & Filming. CLP...
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'43299' East Coast HST125 passes southbound through Hitchin followed shortly northbound by Javlin set 59902-180102.
Triange Community Garden, Intro Video, The Hub Church- Hitchin
Here is a video showing some of the things we get up to at our monthly volunteer days at the triangle community garden. For more info on how to get involved check out our website at www.thehubchurc.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Hitchin Town F.C
Hitchin Town Football Club is an English semi-professional football club based in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. They will compete in the Southern Football League's Premier Division for the 2012–13 season. Founded in 1928 and known as "The Canaries", Hitchin Town have been based at Top Field since their foundation, and claim lineage from the defunct Hitchin Football Club, formed in 1865 and liquidated in 1911.
Hitchin Oughton
Hitchin Oughton is one of the five electoral wards in Hitchin, England. It contains the Westmill estate and is named after the River Oughton. It invariably returns a Labour councillor.
Charlton, Hertfordshire
Charlton is a hamlet in Hertfordshire, England, close to the town of Hitchin but retaining its separate identity. It has a population of less than fifty. The manor of Charlton is mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to Ilbert of Hitchin. It later came into the possession of the Knights Templars, and then by the Knights Hospitallers with the manor of Temple Dinsley until the suppression of the latter order.
Blueharts Hockey Club
Blueharts Hockey Club is a hockey club based in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. They were founded in 1946 and train at Hitchin Boys' School. The clubhouse is located in Lucas Lane which is also the home of Hitchin Cricket Club and Hitchin Lacrosse Club. The hockey club hold an annual fireworks display on 5 November. This is the town's premier fireworks event. The term can also be used a "I am a Bluehart" meaning I am a member and in many cases were a past member.
Butts Close
Butts Close is an 11-acre park in the town of Hitchin, Hertfordshire that used to once be a sporting ground for archery. The name refers to the archery butts that used to be on it during the Late medieval and Tudor times. During those years it was much larger but in the last centuries buildings such as a leisure centre and grammar school have been built on it. The remaining Butts Close is still used for modern fêtes and other special occasions though.
British Schools Museum
The British Schools Museum is an educational museum based in original Edwardian and Victorian school buildings in Hitchin in Hertfordshire, England. The museum complex is made up of Grade II listed school buildings housing infants, girls and boys schools with houses for Master and Mistress. It includes a monitorial schoolroom based on the educational theories of Joseph Lancaster for 300 boys, which opened in 1837, and a rare galleried classroom, dating from 1853.
Hitchin Town Cricket Club Ground
Hitchin Town Cricket Club Ground is a cricket ground in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1877, when Hertfordshire played Essex. Hertfordshire played their first Minor Counties Championship match on the ground in 1908 against Cambridgeshire. Hertfordshire used the ground until 1914, and following a 37 year break from the ground, it returned in 1951.
Hitchin Museum and Art Gallery
The Hitchin Museum and Art Gallery was a local history museum in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, with an extensive collection that told the story of the town’s social history and of the rural industries that contributed to its prosperity.
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