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Hitchin is first noted as the central place of the Hicce people, a tribe holding 300 hides of land as mentioned in a 7th-century document, the Tribal Hidage. Hicce, or Hicca, may mean the people of the horse. The tribal name is Old English and derives from the Middle Anglian people. The ancient Icknield Way runs just north of Hitchin, passing throu...
Hitchin is in the district of North Hertfordshire. There is no town council in Hitchin, which is an unparished area, administered directly by North Hertfordshire District Council, with higher order functions provided by Hertfordshire County Council. Residents elect 13 members to the North Hertfordshire District Council. There are five electoral war...
Rail
Hitchin railway station is on the East Coast Main Line Great Northern Line, and is also on the Cambridge Line as the last stop before it diverges towards Cambridge, 1.42 kilometres (0.88 mi) to the northeast of Hitchin. The station is a call on services provided by Govia Thameslink Railway under its Great Northern and Thameslink brands. These provide direct connections to Cambridge, Letchworth Garden City, Peterborough and London Kings Cross; as well as St Pancras International, Gatwick Airpo...
Road
The A505, A600 and A602 roads intersect in Hitchin, which is about three miles (5 km) from the A1(M) motorway and about ten miles (16 km) from the M1 motorway.
Aviation
Hitchin is about 14.48 km (9.00 mi) from Luton Airport, with a direct bus service linking the two. The connections are provided by National Express (number 787) and Arriva in Herts and Essex (100 Saphire services).
There are several primary schools in Hitchin. Secondary education is provided at Hitchin Girls' School, Hitchin Boys' School and the Priory School. There is a campus of the North Hertfordshire College in Hitchin, and it is also the home of the Benslow Music Trust which provides music education for adults, while North Herts Music School adjoined to ...
In March 2013 a poll in The Timesvoted Hitchin the 9th best town in the UK in which to live. Hitchin hosts an annual Arts and Music Festival with over 100 events taking place during the month. Hitchin Festival includes picnics, concerts, theatre, ghost walks, art exhibitions, comedy club, talks, summer fetes and fireworks. Since 2014, Hitchin has h...
Rugby Union
Hitchin Rugby Club was founded in 1954 and competes in rugby unionat all age levels within the Hitchin area. This includes teams at ages 7 to 12, 13 to 17, under 19s, seniors, over 35s, and a Ladies side. The club's highlights have included playing at Twickenhamin the final of the national Junior RFU Cup in 1993 and the establishment of the country's first Academy. Currently membership stands at over 500 people. The club are also active as a voluntary group with their community development pr...
Association Football
Hitchin Town F.C. was established in 1865 and later reformed in 1928. It is one of only three clubs who competed in the inaugural FA Cup, paying the then £25 entry fee (£2,892 in 2019 adjusted for inflation), and continue to compete. They claim to be the second oldest club in English football, but some dispute this due to the reformation in the 1920s. The side currently compete in the Southern League Premier Division Central, the seventh tier of English football. The club play at 4,554-capaci...
Other sports
Hitchin is also home to Blueharts Hockey Club, a leading club since 1946, with 7 men's teams and 7 women's team plus a thriving junior section. It also houses Hitchin Cricket Club, which has been an important cricket club within the area since 1866. Hitchin Swimming Club are based locally and competes at local, county and regional level. The Hitchin Nomads Cycling Club, which caters for many competitive and non-competitive cycling disciplines, was formed in the town in 1931. It is affiliated...
Ickleford is a village situated on the northern outskirts of Hitchin, and to the south are St Ippolyts, Charlton and Gosmore. The nearest towns are Letchworth, Baldock, Stevenage and Luton.
Mike Leigh's 1982 film Home Sweet Homefor BBC Television was set in Hitchin. Part of the 2010 BBC TV series Just William was filmed at the British Schools Museum. Scenes from the BBC drama series Doctor Fosterwere filmed in Hitchin. The Channel 4 science fiction TV series Humanswas also filmed in the town. BBC One "Lens" idents have been filmed at ...
Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC East and ITV Anglia. Television signals are received from the Sandy Heath TV transmitter. The town's local radio stations are BBC Three Counties Radio on 95.5 FM and Heart Hertfordshire (originally BOB FM) on 106.9 FM. The local newspapers are The Comet and Hertfordshire Mercury.
May 19, 2023 · Hitchin is still filled with plenty of historic and listed Victorian era buildings, but how much has it changed since the 1940s? A video uploaded by YouTube channel PIGGIE58, shows a man cycling ...
Hitchin certainly has a rich and fascinating history and character all its own. For centuries it had a primarily agrarian economy, the wool trade being a particularly profitable one. However, it has played a notable part in a number of industries. The arrival of the Great Northern Railway in 1850 was a great boost to trade and saw a rapid ...
May 4, 2020 · 5 Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother 1900-2001. Birth registered in Hitchin, childhood spent at St.Pauls Walden Bury, the Bowes-Lyon family seat, 4 miles away. Industry. Hitchin grew rich on wool, tanning, grain and brewing. Indeed, Queen Elizabeth 1st claimed to prefer ‘Hitchin grapes’ (ale) to ‘Spanish wine!’.
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A HitchinTV’s Heritage Video Focus Production. Written and presented by Andy Gibbs MA. A History of Hitchin: Britain in a Nutshell. The town has a long and remarkable history so it is no surprise that many amateur historians have written excellent histories of Hitchin. This video is not intended to be a comprehensive history. This is a personal view in which I will attempt to place Hitchin ...
