 | A grid reference of 0° 03' 30" E, 51° 48' 30" N. The village
is about 2ml (3.5km) from the Greenwich meridian. See the OS Map for our exact location,
and Parish Boundary |
| 1095 inhabitants
(www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk) |
| 187 employee jobs (HCC mid year estimates 2001) |
| 2 thriving public houses, 1 shop / Post Office and 1 petrol station garage |
| Been the childhood home of each of Henry VIII's three children (Princess Mary, Princess Elizabeth, Prince Edward) at Hunsdon House. See
www.britannia.com/history/chouses/hunsdon.html
for a brief description of Hunsdon House |
| 2 play areas |
| The distinction of fielding a team in the first ever cricket match
to be photographed, in 1857. |
| 6 different bus routes passing through. See www.intalink.org.uk |
| Landscapes protected by various designations (see map of designations),
including Green Belt, Landscape Conservation Areas, Areas of Archaeological Significance, Areas of Wildlife Significance and a Site
of Special Scientific Interest at Hunsdon Mead (see www.wildlifetrust.org.uk/herts/reserves/hunsdon_mead.htm
and www.bbc.co.uk/earth/nature/uk/record/1316) |
| Had a detailed Landscape Character Assessment undertaken of its environment (see
http://80.168.51.108/media/pdf/p/n/Area_83_-_Hunsdon_Plateau.pdf |
