 | 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.
Hunsdon House is seen in the background of one portrait of the young
Edward VI; see the whole portrait
here and the
detail here. 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
http://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 |
