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Gustard Wood Hertfordshire Map

Traditional county: Hertfordshire · District / Borough: St. Albans · Region: Eastern

Explore Gustard Wood, Hertfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Gustard Wood 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.

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PlaceGustard Wood
Traditional CountyHertfordshire
District / BoroughSt. Albans
RegionEastern
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.827499
Longitude-0.293951
Place TypeVillage

About Gustard Wood

Gustard Wood emerges from the Hertfordshire plateau as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the high, open sky of the Eastern region. It lies 2.8 miles east-north-east of Harpenden (from Harpenden: bearing 75°T, OS grid TL 176 156), and is situated south-south-east of Blackmore End village. Low light often catches the flint-strewn lanes here, casting long, sharp shadows that trace the edges of the surrounding woodland. A short walk to the north brings one to the Old 16th Green, where the grass retains a resilient, wiry texture that seems to resist the encroaching seasons. The air in Gustard Wood carries a faint, persistent scent of damp earth and woodsmoke, a lingering reminder of the dense forests that once dominated this uneven terrain. Not far to the east, the historic grounds of Shaw's Corner stand as a sanctuary for the intellectual legacy of George Bernard Shaw, whose presence still informs the local sense of place. Gustard Wood remains a retreat of modest proportions, where the horizon is kept at a distance by the thick, tangled boughs of ancient trees. The rhythm of life here follows the slow, deliberate turning of the wind across the fields, indifferent to the busier movements of the wider world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Old 16th Green (Park) — 0.2 mi, 360° N
  • Wheathampstead Railway Station (Attraction) — 0.8 mi, 175° S
  • George Bernard Shaw (Public Artwork) — 0.8 mi, 175° S
  • Melissa Field Village Green (Park) — 0.9 mi, 218° SW
  • Shaw's Corner (Museum) — 1.2 mi, 062° ENE
  • Old Church (remains of) (Historic Ruins) — 1.3 mi, 058° ENE
  • Ayot House (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.7 mi, 059° ENE · 71 ha
  • Wheathampstead Earthwork Incorporating Devils Dyke And The Slad (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 158° SSE · 49 ha
  • John Bunyan's Chimney (Historic Ruins) — 2.1 mi, 157° SSE
  • Kents Dell (Valley) — 2.2 mi, 152° SSE
  • Mill Stream (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.2 mi, 042° NE
  • Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.2 mi, 040° NE
  • Bridge At Hoo Park (Scheduled Monument) — 2.6 mi, 029° NNE
  • Southdown Ponds (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.7 mi, 244° WSW
  • The Broadwater (River) — 2.9 mi, 128° SE
  • The Eric Morecambe Centre (Theatre) — 2.9 mi, 249° WSW
  • River Mimram (River) — 3.4 mi, 087° E
  • Sherrardspark Wood Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.6 mi, 110° ESE · 74 ha
  • Dicket Mead Roman Villa (Scheduled Monument) — 3.7 mi, 089° E · 1 ha
  • Whitwell Living Theatre (Theatre) — 3.8 mi, 008° N
  • St Paul'S Walden Bury (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 3.9 mi, 016° NNE · 62 ha
  • Cinema at Campus West Welwyn Garden City (Cinema) — 3.9 mi, 113° ESE
  • Ebenezer Howard Monument (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 116° ESE
  • Winch Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 4.3 mi, 330° NNW
  • Luton Hoo (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 4.4 mi, 279° W · 509 ha
  • Knebworth (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 4.5 mi, 047° NE · 160 ha
  • Stanborough Reedmarsh (Viewpoint) — 4.7 mi, 135° SE
  • Hatfield Bunker (Museum) — 4.9 mi, 150° SSE
  • Knebworth Woods Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 5.0 mi, 040° NE · 129 ha
  • Redbourn Village Museum (Museum) — 5.0 mi, 244° WSW

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About This Gustard Wood Map Page

Explore Gustard Wood, 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: 51.827499, -0.293951. 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.