Traditional county: Hertfordshire · District / Borough: St. Albans · Region: Eastern
Explore Batford, Hertfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Batford map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Batford, Hertfordshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Batford |
| Traditional County | Hertfordshire |
| District / Borough | St. Albans |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.824677 |
| Longitude | -0.340565 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Batford occupies a quiet stretch of the River Lea, where the water flows with a steady, unpretentious clarity through the low-lying meadows. It lies 0.9 miles north-east of Harpenden (from Harpenden: bearing 52°T, OS grid TL 144 153). The landscape here is defined by a gentle transition from the suburban edges of the district into the open, chalk-fed wetlands of the Batford Springs Local Nature Reserve. Where the river widens, the light catches the reeds in a way that suggests a landscape far removed from the bustle of the nearby capital. Batford retains the remnants of its industrial past, once tethered to the milling trades that relied upon the consistent pulse of the stream. A short walk toward the south-east leads to the expanse of Crabtree Fields Open Space, where the grass holds the cool dampness of the valley floor even at midday. The architecture of Batford maintains a functional, mid-century character, grounding the surroundings in the practical history of Hertfordshire brick and tile. On quiet evenings, the air carries a faint, cool sharpness that reminds one of the chalk hills rising just beyond the horizon.
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Explore Batford, 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: 51.824677, -0.340565. 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 built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |