Traditional county: Hertfordshire · District / Borough: North Hertfordshire · Region: Eastern
Explore Old Knebworth, Hertfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Old Knebworth 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 Old Knebworth, 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 | Old Knebworth |
| Traditional County | Hertfordshire |
| District / Borough | North Hertfordshire |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.869401 |
| Longitude | -0.211560 |
| Place Type | Village |
Old Knebworth reveals itself through the low, slanted light of Hertfordshire, where the horizon holds a quiet, deliberate weight. It lies 2.3 miles south-south-west of Stevenage (from Stevenage: bearing 191°T, OS grid TL 232 204), and is situated north-north-west of Rableyheath village. The character of Old Knebworth is defined by the proximity of Knebworth House, a sprawling gothic edifice whose crenellated towers watch over the surrounding acres like a silent, stone sentinel. Ancient trees within Knebworth Country Park stretch their gnarled limbs over the land, casting shadows that seem to lengthen with a sense of antique patience. Beneath the soil, the echoes of the Roman Barrow and Bronze Age Bowl Barrow in Graffridge Wood remain, reminding the observer that this earth has supported human ambition for millennia. The architecture here favours the sturdy brick and timber of a long-settled past, where the air often carries the faint, crisp scent of damp leaves and chimney smoke. One might walk these lanes and feel the singular gravity exerted by the estate, which has anchored the identity of Old Knebworth against the shifting currents of the modern age. It is a place where the geography of the present is meticulously layered over the foundations of a much deeper, more reticent history.
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Explore Old Knebworth, 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: 51.869401, -0.211560. 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. |