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Ayot St Lawrence Hertfordshire Map

Traditional county: Hertfordshire · District / Borough: Welwyn Hatfield · Region: Eastern

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PlaceAyot St Lawrence
Traditional CountyHertfordshire
District / BoroughWelwyn Hatfield
RegionEastern
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.836025
Longitude-0.268228
Place TypeVillage

About Ayot St Lawrence

Ayot St Lawrence retains a singular composure, defined by the quietude of its rolling Hertfordshire landscape and a light that seems to linger longer upon its flint-walled lanes. It lies 3.5 miles north-west of Welwyn Garden City (from Welwyn Garden City: bearing 310°T, OS grid TL 194 166), and is situated east-north-east of Gustard Wood village. The remains of the Old Church stand as a skeletal sentinel at the edge of the parish, its roofless arches framing the sky with a melancholic grace that defies the passage of centuries. Nearby, the residence of George Bernard Shaw at Shaw's Corner preserves the cluttered intimacy of the playwright’s life, reflecting the intellectual vigour he brought to the quietude of Ayot St Lawrence. Beyond the immediate garden walls, the expansive grounds of Ayot House extend into the distance, where the terrain slopes with a deliberate, rhythmic patience. Mature trees cast long, shifting shadows across the lanes, marking the hours with a slow, natural gravity. This landscape resists the encroachment of modern haste, preferring instead the measured pace of the seasons. Visitors find that the air here possesses a clarity that sharpens the outline of every stone and leaf, grounding the spirit in the enduring materiality of the earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Shaw's Corner (Museum) — 0.0 mi, 224° SW
  • Old Church (remains of) (Historic Ruins) — 0.1 mi, 020° NNE
  • Ayot House (Historic Park or Garden) — 0.4 mi, 050° NE · 71 ha
  • Mill Stream (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.1 mi, 020° NNE
  • Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.1 mi, 015° NNE
  • Old 16th Green (Park) — 1.2 mi, 250° WSW
  • The Green (Park) — 1.5 mi, 317° NW
  • Bridge At Hoo Park (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 006° N
  • Wheathampstead Railway Station (Attraction) — 1.8 mi, 216° SW
  • George Bernard Shaw (Public Artwork) — 1.8 mi, 216° SW
  • Wheathampstead Earthwork Incorporating Devils Dyke And The Slad (Scheduled Monument) — 2.2 mi, 193° SSW · 49 ha
  • River Mimram (River) — 2.3 mi, 100° E
  • John Bunyan's Chimney (Historic Ruins) — 2.5 mi, 186° S
  • Kents Dell (Valley) — 2.6 mi, 181° S
  • The Broadwater (River) — 2.7 mi, 153° SSE
  • Dicket Mead Roman Villa (Scheduled Monument) — 2.7 mi, 101° E · 1 ha
  • Sherrardspark Wood Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.9 mi, 128° SE · 74 ha
  • St Paul'S Walden Bury (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 3.2 mi, 359° N · 62 ha
  • Whitwell Living Theatre (Theatre) — 3.2 mi, 349° N
  • Digswell Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.3 mi, 112° ESE
  • Knebworth (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 3.3 mi, 042° NE · 160 ha
  • Hawthorne Theatre & Cinema (Theatre) — 3.3 mi, 129° SE
  • Cinema at Campus West Welwyn Garden City (Cinema) — 3.3 mi, 130° SE
  • Ebenezer Howard Monument (Monument) — 3.5 mi, 132° SE
  • Knebworth Woods Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.9 mi, 033° NNE · 129 ha
  • Winch Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 4.5 mi, 314° NW
  • Stanborough Reedmarsh (Viewpoint) — 4.5 mi, 151° SSE
  • Old Whipping Post (Attraction) — 4.7 mi, 079° E
  • Datchworth Museum (Museum) — 4.8 mi, 080° E
  • Hatfield Bunker (Museum) — 5.0 mi, 165° SSE

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About This Ayot St Lawrence Map Page

Explore Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.836025, -0.268228. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.

Page builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.