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Interesting & Historical Facts about Welwyn Garden City

Sir Ebernezer Howard (1850-1928) was the English founder of the garden city movement, and known for his publication To-Morrow: A Peaceful Path to Real Reform (1898). He created the first garden city - Letchworth Garden City, and then in 1920 Welwyn Garden City.

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St. Etheldreda's Church

Hatfield (21 Pictures) in the county of Hertfordshire

(2.8 miles, 4.5 km, direction S of Welwyn Garden City)

Hatfield is a town with two histories. There is the history of the ancient market town whose roots are firmly embedded in Saxon times, and the modern-day history of a town that grew to meet the demands of the housing population...

Poppies and St Helens Church

Wheathampstead (5 Pictures) in the county of Hertfordshire

(3.6 miles, 5.9 km, direction W of Welwyn Garden City)

An abiding feature of Wheathampstead is it beautiful 14th-century church dedicated to Saint Helen...

St Albans

St Albans (54 Pictures) in the county of Hertfordshire

(6.6 miles, 10.6 km, direction SW of Welwyn Garden City)

One of the most pleasant parts of St.Albans is quaint Fishpond Street. The street derives it's name from a fishpond which lay nearby in medieval times where the monks used to fish...

Canal boats at Dobbs wier, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire

Hoddesdon (3 Pictures) in the county of Hertfordshire

(8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction E of Welwyn Garden City)

Hoddesdon is an ancient market town located in a spacious area of Hertfordshire close to its boundary with Essex...

St Marys Church, Hitchin, Hertfordshire.  Late Evening

Hitchin (51 Pictures) a Historic Market Town in the county of Hertfordshire

(10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction N of Welwyn Garden City)

Hitchin is a historic market town in Hertfordshire, characterized by its medieval and Georgian architecture. It has a vibrant market square, a variety of pubs, and the picturesque Hitchin Lavender fields in the surrounding countryside...

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Hatfield House

Hatfield House (53 Pictures)

(2.7 miles, 4.4 km, direction S)

Hatfield House built by Robert Cecil 1st Earl of Salisbury and Chief Minister to King James I in 1611, stands within its own.....

Knebworth House from gardens

Knebworth House (6 Pictures)

(4.8 miles, 7.8 km, direction N)

One of England's most beloved stately homes, Knebworth House is famous worldwide for its rock concerts and as the home of.....

Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban, St Albans, Hertfordshire

St Albans Cathedral and Abbey Church (17 Pictures)

(6.8 miles, 11.0 km, direction SW)

Dominating the city skyline on every main approach, the magnificent Abbey Church is a former Norman Abbey Church set in the.....

Fairlands Valley Park in Stevenage, Herts.

Fairlands Valley Park (9 Pictures)

(7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction N)

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Geese in Verulamium Park, St Albans, Hertfordshire.

Verulamium Park St Albans (12 Pictures)

(7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction SW)

This park is the site where one of the biggest cities in Roman Britain once stood - Verulamium...

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Benington Lordship (6 Pictures)

(7.4 miles, 12.0 km, direction NE)

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Wardown Park & Museum

Wardown Park Museum (7 Pictures)

(10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction NW)

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