Traditional county: Hertfordshire · District / Borough: Welwyn Hatfield · Region: Eastern
Explore Birchwood, Hertfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Birchwood 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.
| Place | Birchwood |
| Traditional County | Hertfordshire |
| District / Borough | Welwyn Hatfield |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.769301 |
| Longitude | -0.222172 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Birchwood, a corner of Hertfordshire, exhales a quiet suburban character. Its landscape, a gentle unfolding of greens and greys, lies at approximately 51.7693°N, 0.2222°W. The light here, particularly in the late afternoon, can lend a soft, almost melancholic glow to the carefully tended gardens and the neat rows of houses, hinting at lives lived with a certain measured deliberation. While not boasting ancient edifices, Birchwood’s unassuming charm lies in its verdant verges and the subtle hum of everyday existence, a place where the rhythm of suburban life plays out with a dependable cadence. The air, carrying the faint scent of cut grass and distant traffic, speaks of a community that has found its comfortable place in the wider tapestry of England.
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Explore Birchwood, 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: 51.769301, -0.222172. 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 | June 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. |