Walkern
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Walkern is a village and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It lies in the valley of the River Beane, about east of the centre of Stevenage, its post town. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 1,491.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Walkern is referenced by 180 other articles, and connects out to England, list of sovereign states and geographic coordinate system.
It sits within the topics Civil parishes in Hertfordshire, East Hertfordshire District and Villages in Hertfordshire.
Its subject is documented across 13 Wikipedia language editions.
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cached 2161h agoPlace details
- Locality
- East Hertfordshire
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 1,541
- Timezone
- Europe/London
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.post_town
- STEVENAGE
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Walkern
- UK place.population
- 1,491
- UK place.population_ref
- (Parish, 2021)
- UK place.shire_district
- East Hertfordshire
- UK place.shire_county
- Hertfordshire
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- North East Hertfordshire
- UK place.postcode_district
- SG2
- UK place.postcode_area
- SG
- UK place.dial_code
- 01438
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TL363292
- UK place.static_image_name
- Walkern High Street. - geograph.org.uk - 118536.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Buildings on Walkern High Street including The White Lion
- UK place.hide_services
- yes
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- East Hertfordshire
- Population
- 1541
- Image
- Walkern High Street. - geograph.org.uk - 118536.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01438
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- Commons category
- Walkern
- OS grid reference
- TL363292
- postal code
- SG2
- P8168
- acute accent
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Parish church of St Mary the Virgin
- People from Walkern
- William de Lanvalei
- Legacy
- Jane Wenham
- Notes
- References
- External links
Walkern is a village and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It lies in the valley of the River Beane, about east of the centre of Stevenage, its post town. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 1,491.
The village has several shops, including a convenience store, a hair and beauty salon, a craft shop, a shop that features homestyle products, a tea shop, a drum shop, a petrol station and Walkern Gallery near the White Lion public house. Other pubs include the Yew Tree. The village also has a primary school, doctors' surgery, recreation ground and a range of seasonal clubs; according to the time of year there is cricket, football and many other clubs based in the Walkern Sports and Community Centre towards the end of the village near the War Memorial and opposite a former watermill.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Walkern” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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2 mapped locations