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.
There are a several good cities in the Royston area like Letchworth, and St Albans.
Norton, Redbourn, Anstey, Therfield, Chorleywood, and Essendon are some of Royston best villages to visit near Royston.
Norton Pond, Radwell Mill Lake, and Hatfield Forest Lake are great places to visit near Royston if you like lakes.
Broadway Gardens, and Chorleywood Common are some of Royston best parks to visit near Royston.
Royston has some unmissable hiking areas nearby like Letchworth’s Greenway, and Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve.
Towns to visit near Royston include Hitchin, Bishop's Stortford, Royston, Welwyn Garden City, Baldock, Sawbridgeworth, and Hatfield.
Places near Royston feature a number of interesting geological features including Hill End Chalk Pit.
Royston has some unmissable woodlands nearby like Hitchwood, and Hatfield Forest.
The area around Royston boasts some of the best nature reserves including Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve, Stotfold Watermill and Nature Reserve, and Chorleywood Common.
Waterfalls to visit near Royston include Oughtonhead Waterfall.
Royston has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like Stotfold Watermill and Nature Reserve, Church of Saint Mary at Hitchin, Wimpole Hall, Wimpole Ruins, and Hatfield House.
Royston is near some unmissable gardens like Hitchin Lavender,
Royston has some unmissable country parks nearby like Hatfield Forest, Wimpole Estate, Stanborough Park, and Pishiobury Park.
There are a several good ruins in the area around Royston like Wimpole Ruins.
Shopping Centres to visit near Royston include atria Watford.
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.
