Bancroft, Hitchin
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Bancroft, Hitchin
Image: © John Lucas Taken: 20 Sep 2007
Viewed from the old market square, this was the main road through Hitchin, leading from London to Bedford. Bancroft contains many fine examples of Georgian buildings, many of them based on much earlier buildings.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.947896
Longitude
-0.278865