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Hitchin is a market town in the North Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. The town dates from at least the 7th century. It lies in the valley of the River Hiz at the north-eastern end of the Chiltern Hills. It is 16 miles (26 km) north-west of the county town of Hertford, and 35 miles (56 km) north of London. The population at the 2021 census was 35,220.
View from Market Square in Hitchin, with St Mary's Church in the background
Town Hall, Brand Street, Hitchin
Image: Hitchin Urban District Council coat of arms
Panel representing the foundational history of Hitchin mentioning: King Offa, the River Hiz and the Hicce tribe. Now on the front of Hitchin Library.
The Great Northern Railway (GNR) was a British railway company incorporated in 1846 with the object of building a line from London to York. It quickly saw that seizing control of territory was key to development, and it acquired, or took leases of, many local railways, whether actually built or not. In so doing, it overextended itself financially.
Great Northern Railway express locomotive (type GNR Stirling 4-2-2).
The Bennerley Viaduct on the Awsworth Junction to Derby Branch in 2006
King's Cross station, 2014
The former GNR works at Boston, Lincolnshire