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Hertford Heath Hertfordshire Map

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

Explore Hertford Heath, Hertfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hertford Heath 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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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Hertford Heath, 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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PlaceHertford Heath
Traditional CountyHertfordshire
District / BoroughEast Hertfordshire
RegionEastern
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.787291
Longitude-0.045791
Place TypeVillage

About Hertford Heath

Hertford Heath presents a landscape defined by the quiet interplay of ancient earthworks and expansive, protected woodland. It lies 1.5 miles east-south-east of Hertford (from Hertford: bearing 117°T, OS grid TL 348 116), and is situated west-south-west of Great Amwell village. The terrain here rises with a deliberate, firm grace, carrying the weight of centuries upon its elevated, gravelly soil. Beneath the canopy of the Hertford Heath SSSI, the light filters in sharp, angular shafts, illuminating a 29-hectare expanse that has remained largely undisturbed by the modern encroachment of the surrounding lowlands. A few hundred metres away, the Iron Age Cemetery serves as a silent, grassy sentinel, its subtle mounds marking the permanence of those who walked these paths long before the map-makers arrived. Beyond these remnants, the view towards the west catches the distant, dignified silhouette of Balls Park, where the architecture of a bygone era anchors the horizon. The air in Hertford Heath possesses a crisp, bracing quality, sharpened by the proximity of the open plateau and the absence of the heavy, humid drag of the valley floor. In the quiet transition between the woods and the residences, one senses a distinct, unyielding character that belongs neither to the bustling market town nor the encroaching sprawl.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Iron Age Cemetery, Trinity Road, Hertford Heath (Scheduled Monument) — 0.3 mi, 132° SE
  • Hertford Heath Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 0.3 mi, 179° S
  • Hertford Heath Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.6 mi, 140° SE · 29 ha
  • The Canal (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.7 mi, 271° W
  • Balls Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 0.7 mi, 284° WNW · 25 ha
  • Braziers Field Drain (River) — 0.8 mi, 301° WNW
  • Rowleys Road Drain (River) — 0.9 mi, 328° NNW
  • Bowl Barrow Near Gallows Plain (Scheduled Monument) — 0.9 mi, 001° N
  • Ayckbourn Theatre (Theatre) — 0.9 mi, 132° SE
  • Hag's Dell (Valley) — 1.2 mi, 289° WNW
  • Gardens To Former Amwell House Including Scott'S Grotto And Gazebo (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 1.4 mi, 024° NNE
  • Scott's Grotto (Attraction) — 1.4 mi, 021° NNE
  • Thrifts Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.5 mi, 052° NE
  • Section Of Ermine Street, N Of Hertford Branch Railway (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 012° NNE
  • Hertford Museum (Museum) — 1.5 mi, 297° WNW
  • The Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.6 mi, 004° N
  • BEAM (Cinema) — 1.6 mi, 293° WNW
  • Hertford Castle Gate House (Historic House / Palace) — 1.6 mi, 290° WNW
  • Ware Museum (Museum) — 1.7 mi, 017° NNE
  • Champions Green (Park) — 1.9 mi, 119° ESE
  • The Little Theatre (Theatre) — 1.9 mi, 298° WNW
  • Amwell Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.0 mi, 071° ENE · 37 ha
  • Baker Monument, Bayfordbury (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 243° WSW
  • Brokengall Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.3 mi, 051° NE
  • Barclay Park (Park) — 2.4 mi, 151° SSE
  • Rye House Gatehouse (Historic House / Palace) — 2.5 mi, 116° ESE
  • Celtic Harmony Camp (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 211° SSW
  • Cowheath Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.6 mi, 200° SSW
  • Lowewood Museum (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 148° SSE
  • Waterford Marsh (Wetland) — 2.7 mi, 313° NW

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About This Hertford Heath Map Page

Explore Hertford Heath, 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: 51.787291, -0.045791. 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.