Pirton is a Village in the county of Hertfordshire.

Retail in Pirton

There are great places to visit near Pirton including some great cities, villages, lakes, parks, hiking areas, towns, geological features, woodlands, nature reserves, waterfalls, historic buildings, gardens, country parks, ruins and shopping centres.

There are a number of cities near Pirton including Letchworth, and St Albans.

There are a number of villages near Pirton including Norton, Redbourn, Anstey, Therfield, Chorleywood, and Essendon.

There are a several good lakes in the Pirton area like Norton Pond, Radwell Mill Lake, and Hatfield Forest Lake.

Broadway Gardens, and Chorleywood Common are great places to visit near Pirton if you like parks.

There are a several good hiking areas in the Pirton area like Letchworth’s Greenway, and Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve.

There are a number of towns near Pirton including Hitchin, Bishop's Stortford, Royston, Welwyn Garden City, Baldock, Sawbridgeworth, and Hatfield.

Hill End Chalk Pit is one of Pirton's best, nearby geological features to visit in Pirton.

The area around Pirton features a number of interesting woodlands including Hitchwood, and Hatfield Forest.

The area around Pirton boasts some of the best nature reserves including Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve, Stotfold Watermill and Nature Reserve, and Chorleywood Common.

Oughtonhead Waterfall is a great place to visit close to Pirton if you like waterfalls.

There are a several good historic buildings in the Pirton area like Stotfold Watermill and Nature Reserve, Church of Saint Mary at Hitchin, Wimpole Hall, Wimpole Ruins, and Hatfield House.

Hitchin Lavender is a great place to visit close to Pirton if you like gardens.

Hatfield Forest, Wimpole Estate, Stanborough Park, and Pishiobury Park are great places to visit near Pirton if you like country parks.

The area close to Pirton boasts some of the best ruins including Wimpole Ruins.

There are a number of shopping centres near to Pirton including atria Watford.

Pirton History

There are some historic monuments around Pirton:

• Barrow at Telegraph Hill
• Moated site and associated enclosure at Rectory Farm
• Chicksands Priory and Orangery
• Bell barrow in Graffridge Wood, 400m south east of Keepers Cottage
• Apsley Bury moated site and fishpond, south of Apsley End
• Roman barrow and Bronze Age bowl barrow in Graffridge Wood, 250m east of Wintergreen Cottages
• St Thomas's Chapel
• Moated site north of Apsley End
• Two bowl barrows 500m south of Fearnhill School
• Strip lynchets on Stopsley Common
• Moated site in Pegsdon Belt
• 'The Hills' motte and baileys
• Minsden Chapel
• Cainhoe Castle: a motte and bailey with associated moated site, fishponds and field system
• Anglo-Saxon settlement, and probable prehistoric ring ditches, west of Pirton village
• Toot Hill motte and bailey castle and shrunken medieval village at Pirton
• Great Wymondley Castle: a motte and bailey castle and associated manorial enclosure 20m east of St Mary's Church, Great Wymondley
• Bowl barrow in Tingley Field Plantation, near Pegsdon
• Dray's Ditches
• Cain Hill Monument 686m south-east of Wrest House
• Moated site at Church Panel
• Roman villa (site of) 330yds (300m) N of Ninesprings
• Dray's Ditches
• Old St Mary's Church
• Bowl barrow at Knocking Knoll, 640m E of Pegsdon Common Farm
• Settlement site 200yds (180m) S of The Camp
• Slight univallate hillfort on Wilbury Hill
• Ravensburgh Castle
• Wrest Park 18th century outbuildings, statues and gardens
• Pirton Grange moated enclosure and associated settling pond, Pirton
• Two bowl barrows on Galley Hill, 880m north east of the golf course club house
• Fishery 500m north east of Manor Farm