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- Hitchin first emerges as a distinct urban settlement in the late-Roman period, most likely as successor to Baldock which was by then in decline. Hitchin is, therefore, one of the oldest continuously inhabited towns in Hertfordshire.
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During the laying of a new floor in the church in 1911, foundations of a more ancient church building were found. In form, they appear to be a basilican church of a 7th-century type, with a later enlarged chancel and transepts, perhaps added in the 10th century.
Hitchin first emerges as a distinct urban settlement in the late-Roman period, most likely as successor to Baldock which was by then in decline. Hitchin is, therefore, one of the oldest continuously inhabited towns in Hertfordshire.
Prehistoric finds, the proximity of the ancient Icknield Way and Roman remains all point to many millennia of continuous human settlement. Hitchin is an ancient English market town surrounded by the green and pleasant countryside of North Hertfordshire.
However, it has to be said that there has been no undertaking to supersede Reginald Hine’s History of Hitchin, published in two volumes in 1927 and 1929. For many years, this has been regarded as the definitive work on the town’s history and Hine as Hitchin’s foremost historian.
Hitchin is a historic market town in the north of Hertfordshire, four miles south-west of Letchworth Garden City. Interestingly the name 'Hitchin' was not used until the 17th century but the earliest record of a settlement here goes back 1000 years earlier, to the 7th century.
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Hitchin Hertfordshire. Click on the map for other historical maps of this place. In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Hitchin like this: Hitchin.-- market town and par. with ry. sta., Herts, on river Hiz, 32 miles N. of London--par., 6420c., pop. 9070; town, pop. 8434; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 3 newspapers.
Hitchin Priory was established in 1317 for the Carmelite order of mendicant friars. After the Priory was suppressed by Henry VIII in 1538 it was purchased by the Radcliffe family, who retained ownership until 1963. There were two monastic foundations in Hitchin during the Middle Ages.
