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Lemsford Hertfordshire Map

Traditional county: Hertfordshire · District / Borough: Welwyn Hatfield · Region: Eastern

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

Interactive Map of Lemsford, Hertfordshire

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lemsford, 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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PlaceLemsford
Traditional CountyHertfordshire
District / BoroughWelwyn Hatfield
RegionEastern
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.797608
Longitude-0.231095
Place TypeVillage

About Lemsford

Lemsford anchors the quiet folds of the Hertfordshire landscape, where the River Lea traces a silver thread through the meadows. It lies 1.1 miles west-south-west of Welwyn Garden City (from Welwyn Garden City: bearing 248°T, OS grid TL 220 124), and is situated north of Stanborough village. The presence of Lemsford Springs provides a sanctuary for watercress and wildfowl, the former gravel pits now shimmering with a clarity that captures the shifting grey and gold of the English sky. To the north-west, the expansive grounds of Brocket Hall stretch across two hundred and fifteen hectares, their ancient oaks standing as silent, gnarled witnesses to the turning of the centuries. The architecture of St John’s Church punctuates the horizon, its spire rising above the damp earth to offer a vertical counterpoint to the low, meandering flow of the nearby Broadwater. Autumn light catches the flint walls of the older cottages, turning the stone into a pale, translucent surface that seems to hold the warmth of the day long after the sun has dipped below the trees. Lemsford maintains a restrained, singular character, defined more by the persistent movement of its waterways than by the clamour of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Lemsford Springs (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.3 mi, 143° SE
  • The Broadwater (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.4 mi, 297° WNW
  • Brocket Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 0.5 mi, 312° NW · 215 ha
  • Beechen Dell (Valley) — 0.7 mi, 282° WNW
  • Stanborough Park (Park) — 1.0 mi, 146° SE
  • Ebenezer Howard Monument (Monument) — 1.0 mi, 073° ENE
  • Sherrardspark Wood Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.1 mi, 041° NE · 74 ha
  • Hawthorne Theatre & Cinema (Theatre) — 1.1 mi, 061° ENE
  • Cinema at Campus West Welwyn Garden City (Cinema) — 1.1 mi, 060° ENE
  • Stanborough Reedmarsh (Viewpoint) — 1.4 mi, 154° SSE
  • John Bunyan's Chimney (Historic Ruins) — 1.9 mi, 275° W
  • Digswell Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.1 mi, 046° NE
  • Wheathampstead Earthwork Incorporating Devils Dyke And The Slad (Scheduled Monument) — 2.1 mi, 284° WNW · 49 ha
  • Mill Green Museum & Working Mill (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 146° SE
  • Hatfield Bunker (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 187° S
  • Van Gogh (Public Artwork) — 2.3 mi, 016° NNE
  • Coronation Gardens (Park) — 2.4 mi, 172° S
  • River Mimram (River) — 2.4 mi, 017° NNE
  • Dicket Mead Roman Villa (Scheduled Monument) — 2.4 mi, 026° NNE · 1 ha
  • Home Park (Forest / Woodland) — 2.5 mi, 146° SE
  • Lockleys Roman Villa (Scheduled Monument) — 2.5 mi, 027° NNE
  • Weston Auditorium (Theatre) — 2.6 mi, 197° SSW
  • Tewinbury Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.9 mi, 074° ENE · 7 ha
  • Hatfield Park (Forest / Woodland) — 2.9 mi, 150° SSE
  • Wheathampstead Railway Station (Attraction) — 2.9 mi, 295° WNW
  • Hatfield Hyde Brook (River) — 3.0 mi, 121° ESE
  • Shaw's Corner (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 329° NNW
  • Old Church (remains of) (Historic Ruins) — 3.2 mi, 331° NNW
  • Brocket Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.7 mi, 090° E
  • Panshanger (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 4.5 mi, 089° E · 337 ha

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About This Lemsford Map Page

Explore Lemsford, 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: 51.797608, -0.231095. 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.