Traditional county: Hertfordshire · District / Borough: North Hertfordshire · Region: Eastern
Explore Letchworth, Hertfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Letchworth 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Letchworth, 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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| Place | Letchworth |
| Traditional County | Hertfordshire |
| District / Borough | North Hertfordshire |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.977096 |
| Longitude | -0.229974 |
| Place Type | Town |
Letchworth emerged from the visionary blueprints of Ebenezer Howard, who sought to balance the industry of the city with the restorative quiet of the countryside. It lies 2.0 miles west-south-west of Baldock (from Baldock: bearing 244°T, OS grid TL 216 324). Broad, tree-lined avenues define the layout, reflecting an early twentieth-century ambition to create a self-sufficient garden city where light filters cleanly through the canopy onto brickwork. The local economy, once rooted in manufacturing and engineering, has evolved to support a diverse range of modern businesses that occupy the spacious, airy commercial zones. Even now, the horizon remains wide and unhurried, preserving the deliberate openness that was central to its founding design. Cultural life finds a natural focus around the verdant lawns of Broadway Gardens, where the air often carries the faint, nostalgic promise of an afternoon performance. Residents might pass the afternoon at the Broadway Cinema, an Art Deco gem that anchors the street with its enduring, rhythmic geometry. The intellectual spirit of the place is reflected in the archives housed at the Museum at One Garden City, which preserves the idealism of those who first broke the soil here. While the pace is measured, one occasionally encounters the legacy of figures like George Orwell, who briefly lived in the vicinity, adding a layer of literary weight to the quiet streets. Every corner of Letchworth suggests a life lived with intention, where the utility of the grid meets the soft, unpredictable grace of the English sky.
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Explore Letchworth, 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: 51.977096, -0.229974. 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 | August 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. |