Traditional county: Hertfordshire · District / Borough: North Hertfordshire · Region: Eastern
Explore Purwell, Hertfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Purwell 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.
| Place | Purwell |
| Traditional County | Hertfordshire |
| District / Borough | North Hertfordshire |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.955737 |
| Longitude | -0.252660 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Purwell, a quiet corner of North Hertfordshire, unfolds with a gentle grace. It lies 2.0 km east-north-east of Hitchin (from Hitchin: bearing 70°T, OS grid TL 201 300), and is situated north-west of Great Wymondley village. The landscape here is softly contoured, a subtle quilt of fields where the sky seems to hold a particular, luminous quality, especially in the late afternoon. Ancient hedgerows, thick with hawthorn and dog rose, trace the boundaries of these pastures, whispering tales of seasons long past. The air often carries the faint, earthy scent of cultivated soil, a testament to the enduring connection between Purwell and the land. A small stream, perhaps no more than a ribbon of silver, meanders through the periphery, its quiet murmur a constant, calming presence.
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Explore Purwell, 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: 51.955737, -0.252660. 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 | June 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. |