Royston is a Town in the county of Hertfordshire.
There are great places to visit near Royston 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.
Cities to visit near Royston include Letchworth, and St Albans.
There are a several good villages in the Royston area like Norton, Redbourn, Anstey, Therfield, Chorleywood, and Essendon.
Royston has some unmissable lakes nearby like Norton Pond, Radwell Mill Lake, and Hatfield Forest Lake.
There are a number of parks near Royston including Broadway Gardens, and Chorleywood Common.
There are a number of hiking areas near Royston including Letchworth’s Greenway, and Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve.
The area around Royston boasts some of the best towns including Hitchin, Bishop's Stortford, Royston, Welwyn Garden City, Baldock, Sawbridgeworth, and Hatfield.
Don't miss Hill End Chalk Pit's geological features if visiting the area around Royston.
Woodlands to visit near Royston include Hitchwood, and Hatfield Forest.
Royston's best nearby nature reserves can be found at Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve, Stotfold Watermill and Nature Reserve, and Chorleywood Common.
The area around Royston's best waterfalls can be found at Oughtonhead Waterfall.
The area around Royston boasts some of the best historic buildings including Stotfold Watermill and Nature Reserve, Church of Saint Mary at Hitchin, Wimpole Hall, Wimpole Ruins, and Hatfield House.
Gardens to visit near Royston include Hitchin Lavender.
There are a number of country parks near Royston including Hatfield Forest, Wimpole Estate, Stanborough Park, and Pishiobury Park.
Royston is near some unmissable ruins like Wimpole Ruins,
Don't miss atria Watford's shopping centres if visiting the area around Royston.
Royston History
There are some historic monuments around Royston:
Places to see near Royston
History of Royston
Until 1540 Royston was divided between five parishes: Barkway, Reed and Therfield in Hertfordshire and Melbourn and Kneesworth in Cambridgeshire. In that year it became a separate ecclesiastical parish, partly in each county. Ralph de Rochester founded the Augustinian priory which originated as a chapel for three canons and was later expanded to seven or more regular canons. Royston had two hospitals or free chapels, as well as the monastery. The hospital of St John and St Thomas was founded for lepers in 1224 by Richard Argentine, Sheriff of Cambridgeshire on the south side of Baldock Street.
