Walsworth

Coordinates: 51°57′23″N 0°15′24″W / 51.95647°N 0.25656°W / 51.95647; -0.25656

Walsworth
Walsworth  Walsworth shown within Hertfordshire
OS grid reference	TL199301
District	North Hertfordshire
Shire county	Hertfordshire
Region	East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
European Parliament	East of England
List of places: UK • England • Hertfordshire

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 Boy on Woolgrove Road, opposite a playing field, The Millstream (formally 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.[1]. 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.

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