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Delve into Pitstone in United Kingdom
Pitstone in the region of England is a city in United Kingdom - some 31 mi or ( 50 km ) North-West of London , the country's capital .
Current time in Pitstone is now 12:09 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Wigginton, Westoning, Tring, Southampton, and Pitstone. While being here, make sure to check out Wigginton . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Pitstone ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Virgin HST Valentas at Speed, Cheddington 5 June 2003
Please note: in the second shot 43157 is leading & 43123 is at the rear, and not as shown. Thanks class43 matty. Shot at Cheddington before they extended the platforms. Featuring 43099 & 43160 (twice) ..
Wendover Canal Arm (Animated Map)
A Canal trip down the Wendover Arm of the GUC. It started off being constructed in 1793 as a feeder to the Tring Summit of the Grand Union Canal (the M1 of its day), but realising it could be made nav ..
Winter Walk | Natural History Museum
Join Fred Rumsey, Botanist at the Natural History Museum as he goes in search of wildlife on a winter woodland walk. To find out who nibbled the cherry stones in the film visit: www.nhm.ac.uk ..
First Chiltern trip- Part 8
The gap between the end of the last video and the start of this one was not recorded. This video starts on the A40 which I leave on the very next junction. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Pitstone & Ivinghoe F.C
Pitstone & Ivinghoe F.C. are a football club based in Pitstone, near Leighton Buzzard, England. For the 2012–13 season, they are members of the Spartan South Midlands League Division Two. The club is affiliated to the Berks & Bucks Football Association.
Located at 51.83 -0.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Cooks Wharf
Cooks Wharf is a hamlet in the parish of Cheddington, in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located where the main road into Cheddington from Pitstone crosses the Grand Union Canal. Apples from the surrounding orchards were loaded onto the narrowboats here to travel down the canal to London.
Located at 51.84 -0.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Stocks House
Stocks manor house is a large Georgian mansion, built in 1773. It is the largest property in the village of Aldbury, Hertfordshire. Stocks House and its manorial farm is an 182-acre estate surrounded by 10,000 acres of National Trust Ashridge Forest and the Chiltern Hills. It takes its name from the old famous stocks of the medieval village of Aldbury just down the road.
Located at 51.81 -0.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Icknield Way
The Icknield Way is an ancient trackway in southern England. It follows the chalk escarpment that includes the Berkshire Downs and Chiltern Hills.
Located at 51.84 -0.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tring railway station
Tring railway station is 1.5 miles outside the small town of Tring, close to the Grand Union Canal and actually nearer the village of Aldbury in Hertfordshire, England. The former Royal Station Hotel and Restaurant has been converted into residential accommodation and beyond that is a small collection of houses, some modern, including a terrace of former LNWR railway cottages.
Located at 51.80 -0.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
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