Traditional county: Hertfordshire · District / Borough: North Hertfordshire · Region: Eastern
Explore The Flints, Hertfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the The Flints 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 The Flints, 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 | The Flints |
| Traditional County | Hertfordshire |
| District / Borough | North Hertfordshire |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.928412 |
| Longitude | -0.351853 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
The Flints emerges from the chalk-rich earth of North Hertfordshire as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the expansive, open skies of the Chilterns. It lies 3.4 miles west-south-west of Hitchin (from Hitchin: bearing 245°T, OS grid TL 134 268), and is situated west of Great Offley village. The horizon here is dominated by the gentle rise of Birkitt Hill, which catches the morning light and casts long, thin shadows across the surrounding agricultural fields. Further to the north-west, the ancient earthwork of the Barrow At Telegraph Hill serves as a silent reminder of the deep, pre-Roman presence that once moved across these ridges. The Flints maintains a modest character, where the architecture mirrors the pale, flint-knapped stone of the local geology, grounding every structure firmly to the soil. Winds often sweep across the elevated terrain, carrying the scent of turned earth and the crisp clarity of an exposed landscape. This geography forces a certain intimacy with the elements, as the high ground offers little shelter from the changing moods of the Eastern sky. Visitors find that the stillness of the terrain encourages a slower pace, one attuned to the subtle shifts in colour across the rolling arable land.
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Explore The Flints, 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: 51.928412, -0.351853. 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. |