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Westmill is a residential area of Hitchin in Hertfordshire. It was originally built as a council housing estate in the 1920s. There is a primary school, Oughton Junior, Infant and Nursery School. When you visit Westmill (Hitchin), Walkfo brings Westmill (Hitchin) places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.

  

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With 42 audio plaques & Westmill (Hitchin) places for you to explore in the Westmill (Hitchin) area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Westmill (Hitchin) places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.

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Best Westmill (Hitchin) places to visit


Westmill (Hitchin) has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Westmill (Hitchin)’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Westmill (Hitchin)’s information audio spots:

Westmill (Hitchin) photo Letchworth Cemetery
Cemetery was the first burial ground for Letchworth Garden City in Hertfordshire. It is now closed for new burials but can be used if graves are being reopened and for prepurchased plots. Cremated remains are also still being interred at the cemetery.
Westmill (Hitchin) photo Church of St Katharine, Ickleford
The Church of St Katharine of Alexandria is the Church of England parish church for Ickleford in Hertfordshire. It is a Grade I listed building and comes under the Diocese of St Albans.
Westmill (Hitchin) photo River Purwell
The River Purwell is a chalk stream in Hertfordshire. Its source is springs which rise out of the chalk bedrock at St Ippolyts, forming Ippollitts Brook. The entire course of the stream is near Hitchin.
Westmill (Hitchin) photo Hitchin Priory
Hitchin Priory in Hitchin in Hertfordshire is today a hotel built in about 1700 on the site of a Carmelite friary founded in 1317. Parts of the original priory are incorporated in the existing building, which has been a Grade I listed building since 1951.
Westmill (Hitchin) photo Hitchin Museum and Art Gallery
The Hitchin Museum and Art Gallery was a local history museum in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. It told the story of the town’s social history and of the rural industries that contributed to its prosperity.
Westmill (Hitchin) photo Hitchin Cemetery
Hitchin Cemetery, also known as St John’s Road Cemetery, is the main burial ground for the town of Hitchin. It has been owned and managed by North Hertfordshire District Council since 1974. The cemetery is located on Hitchin Hill, with Standhill Road running along the north-western boundary.
Westmill (Hitchin) photo St Mary’s Church, Hitchin
St Mary’s Church is a Church of England parish church in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. It dates from the 14th and 15th centuries, with its tower dating from around 1190. The church has been Grade I listed since 1951. During the laying of a new floor in 1911, foundations of a more ancient Saxon church building were found.
Westmill (Hitchin) photo Butts Close
Butts Close is an 11-acre (45,000 m) park in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. 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 it was built on it.

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Westmill (Hitchin) has 2 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Westmill (Hitchin) plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Westmill (Hitchin) using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Westmill (Hitchin) plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.