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New Town Hertfordshire Map

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

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

How to Use This New Town, Hertfordshire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for New Town, 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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PlaceNew Town
Traditional CountyHertfordshire
District / BoroughEast Hertfordshire
RegionEastern
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.866893
Longitude0.156261
Place TypeSuburban Area

About New Town

New Town reveals itself as a quiet, residential extension of the bustling market life that defines the nearby crossing of the River Stort. It lies 0.3 miles south-west of Bishop's Stortford (from Bishop's Stortford: bearing 216°T, OS grid TL 485 208). The light here catches the brickwork of Victorian terraces, casting long, disciplined shadows across pavements that lead toward the ancient earthen mound of Waytemore Castle. Residents of New Town often traverse the short distance to the castle grounds, where the grass grows thick over the remnants of a motte and bailey fortification that once commanded the river valley. To the east, the water of Hockerill Cut reflects the shifting English sky, providing a serene counterpoint to the orderly, grid-like streets that define the local geography. The air in New Town carries a subtle, damp resonance from the proximity of the Stort, a feature that has guided the development of this suburban landscape for generations. Life here moves with a steady, unadorned pulse, anchored by the proximity of essential transit links and the enduring, silent weight of the nearby earthworks. Each morning, the sun illuminates the rooftops with a pale, steady glow, turning the mundane slate and tile into a landscape of quiet, functional beauty.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Hockerill Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.3 mi, 079° ENE
  • Bishop's Stortford Museum (Museum) — 0.4 mi, 126° SE
  • Leo Price Theatre (Theatre) — 0.4 mi, 322° NW
  • Castle Gardens (Park) — 0.5 mi, 040° NE
  • Waytemore Castle: A Motte And Bailey Castle Immediately South Of The River Stort (Scheduled Monument) — 0.5 mi, 048° NE
  • Waytemore Castle (remains) (Castle) — 0.5 mi, 039° NE
  • Southern Parkland Country Park (Park) — 1.2 mi, 209° SSW
  • Great Hallingbury Brook (River) — 1.4 mi, 150° SSE
  • Cradle End Brook (River) — 1.7 mi, 288° WNW
  • Thorley Flood Pound Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.8 mi, 171° S · 17 ha
  • Old Rectory Moated Site, Glebe House (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 113° ESE
  • Great Hallingbury Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 1.9 mi, 114° ESE
  • Wallbury Camp (Scheduled Monument) — 2.0 mi, 167° SSE · 21 ha
  • Start Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.3 mi, 084° E
  • Little Hallingbury Marsh Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.4 mi, 171° S · 4 ha
  • Folly Farm (Historic Ruins) — 2.7 mi, 309° NW
  • Jubilee Arch (1935) (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 032° NNE
  • Stansted Mountfitchet Castle (Castle) — 3.2 mi, 038° NE
  • House on the Hill Museum (Museum) — 3.2 mi, 037° NE
  • Stony Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.4 mi, 257° WSW
  • The Canal (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.4 mi, 257° WSW
  • Shell House (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 103° ESE
  • Much Hadham Forge Museum (Museum) — 3.7 mi, 256° WSW
  • Henry Moore Studios & Gardens (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 236° SW
  • The Osier Bed (Viewpoint) — 4.3 mi, 184° S
  • The Marsh (Wetland) — 4.4 mi, 125° SE
  • Conduit Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.5 mi, 308° NW
  • Roman Columns (Monument) — 5.1 mi, 184° S
  • The Crump (Historic Ruins) — 5.1 mi, 351° N
  • The House, Marsh Lane (Historic Park or Garden) — 5.2 mi, 182° S · 6 ha

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About This New Town Map Page

Explore New Town, 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: 51.866893, 0.156261. 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.