Northchurch
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Northchurch is a village and civil parish in the Bulbourne valley in the county of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom. It lies between the towns of Berkhamsted and Tring.
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Northchurch | |
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St Mary's Church, Northchurch | |
Location within Hertfordshire | |
Population | 2,813 (2011 Census including Cow Roast)[1] |
OS grid reference | SP974088 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Berkhamsted |
Postcode district | HP4 |
Dialling code | 01442 |
Police | Hertfordshire |
Fire | Hertfordshire |
Ambulance | East of England |
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Situated on the Roman road Akeman Street, a major Roman villa dating from about AD 60 was discovered in the village in the 1970s. The settlement predates the neighbouring larger town of Berkhamsted.[2]