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Braughing Friars Hertfordshire Map

Traditional county: Hertfordshire · District / Borough: East Hertfordshire · Region: Eastern

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PlaceBraughing Friars
Traditional CountyHertfordshire
District / BoroughEast Hertfordshire
RegionEastern
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.901247
Longitude0.058215
Place TypeHamlet

About Braughing Friars

Braughing Friars emerges from the Hertfordshire landscape as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the muted tones of flint and weathered timber. It lies 4.4 miles south-east of Buntingford (from Buntingford: bearing 133°T, OS grid TL 417 245), and is situated west of Albury village. The terrain here holds a subtle, ancient weight, where the light catches the low-lying fields in a way that suggests a landscape long shaped by the plough and the patience of the seasons. To the north-east, the still, reflective surface of Conduit Pond captures the pale sky, offering a mirror to the passing clouds above the hedgerows. Braughing Friars occupies a space where the modern world thins, leaving behind only the rhythmic pulse of the rural cycle. A short distance to the west, the Braughing Bourne winds its way through the earth, a silver thread that has drawn life to these slopes for centuries. The architecture of Braughing Friars retains a restrained dignity, standing as a testament to a local history that prefers the silence of the soil over the clamour of record. Winter afternoons bring a particular clarity here, as the sharp air clarifies the boundary between the darkening woods and the pale, frost-dusted tracks.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Conduit Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.8 mi, 054° NE
  • Kitcher's Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.2 mi, 050° NE
  • Braughing Bourne (River) — 1.2 mi, 322° NW
  • Pentlow Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.4 mi, 312° NW
  • River Quin (River) — 1.4 mi, 278° W
  • Wickham Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.7 mi, 257° WSW
  • Patmore Heath Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.8 mi, 068° ENE · 8 ha
  • Roman Site Near Railway Station (Scheduled Monument) — 1.8 mi, 260° W · 40 ha
  • Hillcollins Pit Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.1 mi, 052° NE
  • Folly Farm (Historic Ruins) — 2.2 mi, 108° ESE
  • Moated Mound (Scheduled Monument) — 2.5 mi, 112° ESE
  • Bummers Hill: A Bowl Barrow 135M North-West Of Mutfords Cottages (Scheduled Monument) — 2.7 mi, 338° NNW
  • The Canal (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.3 mi, 165° SSE
  • Much Hadham Forge Museum (Museum) — 3.3 mi, 170° S
  • Aspenden Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 4.1 mi, 306° NW
  • The Crump (Historic Ruins) — 4.3 mi, 052° NE
  • Button Snap (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 287° WNW
  • Layston Court Gardens (Park) — 4.5 mi, 315° NW
  • Leo Price Theatre (Theatre) — 4.5 mi, 118° ESE
  • Henry Moore Studios & Gardens (Museum) — 4.7 mi, 167° SSE
  • Thistley Vale (Valley) — 4.8 mi, 305° NW
  • Red White and Blue (Park) — 4.9 mi, 105° ESE
  • Waytemore Castle (remains) (Castle) — 4.9 mi, 114° ESE
  • Youngsbury (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 5.2 mi, 218° SW · 84 ha
  • Bishop's Stortford Museum (Museum) — 5.2 mi, 120° ESE
  • Scales Park (Forest / Woodland) — 5.6 mi, 003° N
  • Clavering Castle (Castle) — 5.7 mi, 037° NE
  • Jubilee Arch (1935) (Monument) — 5.9 mi, 087° E
  • Stansted Mountfitchet Castle (Castle) — 6.1 mi, 089° E
  • House on the Hill Museum (Museum) — 6.1 mi, 089° E

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About This Braughing Friars Map Page

Explore Braughing Friars, 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: 51.901247, 0.058215. 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.