King's Walden is a civil parish in the English county of Hertfordshire. The name includes an apostrophe, but this is often omitted.
Coordinates: 51°53′06″N 0°19′40″W / 51.885100°N 0.327719°W / 51.885100; -0.327719
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| Population | 1,600 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | TL151220 |
| Civil parish | Kings Walden |
| District | North Hertfordshire |
| Shire county | Hertfordshire |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HITCHIN |
| Postcode district | SG4 |
| Dialling code | 01438 |
| Police | Hertfordshire |
| Fire | Hertfordshire |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | Hitchin and Harpenden |
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The main settlement is now Breachwood Green, and there are also the hamlets of King's Walden, Ley Green, Darleyhall, Lye Hill, Wandon End, Wandon Green and Winch Hill. At the south of the parish there is Lawrence End Park.
Read more about King's Walden: King's Walden Settlement, Breachwood Green, Ley Green, Darleyhall, Lye Hill, Wandon End, Wandon Green, Winch Hill
Famous quotes containing the words king and/or walden:
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—Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933)
“When the villagers were lighting their fires beyond the horizon, I too gave notice to the various wild inhabitants of Walden vale, by a smoky streamer from my chimney, that I was awake.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)