GetTheData logo

Where is Holwell?

Holwell is located in the county of Hertfordshire, Eastern England, three miles north-west of the town of Hitchin, seven miles north-west of the major town of Stevenage, and 33 miles north of London. Holwell lies just south-east of the Bedfordshire border. Holwell falls within the district council of North Hertfordshire, under the county council of Hertfordshire. It is in the SG5 postcode district. The post town for Holwell is Hitchin.

Holwell on a map

Map showing extent of Holwell as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Holwell
Map showing location of Holwell within the UK
Location of Holwell within the UK

Which county is Holwell in?

Holwell is in the ceremonial county of Hertfordshire, the historic county of Hertfordshire, and the administrative county of Hertfordshire.

Ceremonial CountyHertfordshire
Historic CountyHertfordshire
Administrative CountyHertfordshire

Where is Holwell in Hertfordshire?

Holwell is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Hertfordshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Hertfordshire.

Map showing location of Holwell within Hertfordshire
Location of Holwell within Hertfordshire

What is the postcode for Holwell?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Holwell is SG5 3SJ.

Where is Holwell in SG5?

Holwell is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SG5 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SG5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Holwell within SG5
Location of Holwell within SG5

What is the post town for Holwell?

The post town for Holwell is Hitchin. Holwell is in the SG5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Hitchin.

What is the latitude and longitude of Holwell?

The centre of Holwell is located at position 51.98621° latitude and -0.30379° longitude.

Latitude51.98621°
Longitude-0.30379°

What is the easting and northing of Holwell?

The centre of Holwell is located at the grid reference easting 516578 and northing 233331 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting516578
Northing233331

What are the nearest towns to Holwell?

Position of Holwell relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Holwell to the centre of the town.

north-west
3m
Holwell is 3 miles north-west of Hitchin
west
3m
Holwell is 3 miles west of Letchworth
south-west
4m
Holwell is 4 miles south-west of Stotfold
south
4m
Holwell is 4 miles south of Shefford
west
5m
Holwell is 5 miles west of Baldock
south
7m
Holwell is 7 miles south of Biggleswade
north-west
7m
Holwell is 7 miles north-west of Stevenage
east
8m
Holwell is 8 miles east of Flitwick
east
9m
Holwell is 9 miles east of Ampthill
north-east
9m
Holwell is 9 miles north-east of Luton

What are the nearest cities to Holwell?

Position of Holwell relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Holwell to the centre of the city.

north
16m
Holwell is 16 miles north of St Albans
east
20m
Holwell is 20 miles east of Milton Keynes
south-west
24m
Holwell is 24 miles south-west of Cambridge
north
34m
Holwell is 34 miles north of City of London
north
34m
Holwell is 34 miles north of London
north
34m
Holwell is 34 miles north of City of Westminster
south-west
37m
Holwell is 37 miles south-west of Ely
north-west
37m
Holwell is 37 miles north-west of Chelmsford
south
41m
Holwell is 41 miles south of Peterborough
north-east
44m
Holwell is 44 miles north-east of Oxford