Hitchin: North Hertfordshire Market Town with Lavender Fields and a Priory
Hitchin is one of the older market towns in Hertfordshire, with evidence of settlement dating to the Iron Age. The town received a royal charter for its market in 1268, though trading likely predates this by centuries. The Priory, a largely fourteenth-century building originally belonging to the Carmelite order, stands in grounds beside the River Hiz. The population is around 35,000. The British Schools Museum on Queen Street, housed in a building from 1837, preserves a rare Lancasterian monitorial schoolroom.
Hitchin Lavender, a commercial lavender farm at Cadwell, opens to the public during the summer and draws visitors for picking. The town centre retains a market square and a good stock of listed buildings. St Mary's Church is a large Perpendicular Gothic structure with a particularly fine porch. Rail services from Hitchin station run to London King's Cross (around 35 minutes) and to Cambridge. The A1(M) is close by. North Hertfordshire has a largely rural character, and Hitchin functions as its main service centre. The legal framework for adult companionship follows English law.
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Hitchin is one of the older market towns in Hertfordshire, with evidence of settlement dating to the Iron Age. The town received a royal charter for its market in 1268, though trading likely predates this by centuries. The Priory, a largely fourteenth-century building originally belonging to the Carmelite order, stands in grounds beside the River Hiz. The population is around 35,000. The British Schools Museum on Queen Street, housed in a building from 1837, preserves a rare Lancasterian monitorial schoolroom.
Hitchin Lavender, a commercial lavender farm at Cadwell, opens to the public during the summer and draws visitors for picking. The town centre retains a market square and a good stock of listed buildings. St Mary's Church is a large Perpendicular Gothic structure with a particularly fine porch. Rail services from Hitchin station run to London King's Cross (around 35 minutes) and to Cambridge. The A1(M) is close by. North Hertfordshire has a largely rural character, and Hitchin functions as its main service centre. The legal framework for adult companionship follows English law.
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