Walsworth
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Walsworth was originally a village about a mile north east of Hitchin
in Hertfordshire
, England
. It has now been incorporated into the town, although it is still often referred to as a village by some locals. The Walsworth festival is held annually on Walsworth Common. Hitchin Walsworth is one of five wards for the purposes of electing councillors to North Hertfordshire
District Council. The ward includes the Purwell neighbourhood, south of Walsworth, which is named after the River Purwell.
Walsworth has a primary school – Highover Primary School, and a community centre. Another primary school, Purwell JMI, is within the ward, in the Purwell neighbourhood.
Walsworth also has three pubs: The Sailor (formerly the Sailor Boy) on Woolgrove Road, opposite a playing field (Walsworth Common), The Millstream (formerly known as the Ship) on Cambridge Road next to the River Purwell and the Anchor also on Cambridge Road, about 100M to the East of the Millstream. All three pubs have been renovated in recent years.
St Faith's Church lays at the centre of the ward at the crossroads on the A505 with Willian Road and Woolgrove Road. Built in the 1890's by the Rev'd Gainsford as a Mission Church.
There is a nature reserve
at Purwell Meadow.http://www.imagingartphotographybyslc.co.uk/photo_1515343.html. The areas along side the River Purwell were once notorious for regular flooding although in recent years, drainage improvements associated with house building appears to have alleviated the problem. However heavy rain has caused flooding at the Walsworth cross roads as recently as September 2011 causing the road to be closed by the college. Flooding to a depth of approximately 8cm affects the entrance Chaucer Way with the meadows ajoining Chaucer Way and Purwell Lane regularly becomming flooded to a depth of 20cm.
Since the construction of housing along the flood plane the river can completely dry up during periods of drought.
Hitchin
Hitchin is a town in Hertfordshire, England, with an estimated population of 30,360.-History:Hitchin is first noted as the central place of the Hicce people mentioned in a 7th century document, the Tribal Hidage. The tribal name is Brittonic rather than Old English and derives from *siccā, meaning...
in Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It has now been incorporated into the town, although it is still often referred to as a village by some locals. The Walsworth festival is held annually on Walsworth Common. Hitchin Walsworth is one of five wards for the purposes of electing councillors to North Hertfordshire
North Hertfordshire
North Hertfordshire is a local government district in Hertfordshire, England. Its council is based in Letchworth.The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the amalgamation of the urban districts of Baldock, Hitchin, Letchworth, and Royston and the Hitchin Rural District.From eastward clockwise,...
District Council. The ward includes the Purwell neighbourhood, south of Walsworth, which is named after the River Purwell.
Walsworth has a primary school – Highover Primary School, and a community centre. Another primary school, Purwell JMI, is within the ward, in the Purwell neighbourhood.
Walsworth also has three pubs: The Sailor (formerly the Sailor Boy) on Woolgrove Road, opposite a playing field (Walsworth Common), The Millstream (formerly known as the Ship) on Cambridge Road next to the River Purwell and the Anchor also on Cambridge Road, about 100M to the East of the Millstream. All three pubs have been renovated in recent years.
St Faith's Church lays at the centre of the ward at the crossroads on the A505 with Willian Road and Woolgrove Road. Built in the 1890's by the Rev'd Gainsford as a Mission Church.
There is a nature reserve
Nature reserve
A nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research...
at Purwell Meadow.http://www.imagingartphotographybyslc.co.uk/photo_1515343.html. The areas along side the River Purwell were once notorious for regular flooding although in recent years, drainage improvements associated with house building appears to have alleviated the problem. However heavy rain has caused flooding at the Walsworth cross roads as recently as September 2011 causing the road to be closed by the college. Flooding to a depth of approximately 8cm affects the entrance Chaucer Way with the meadows ajoining Chaucer Way and Purwell Lane regularly becomming flooded to a depth of 20cm.
Since the construction of housing along the flood plane the river can completely dry up during periods of drought.