Chiswell Green
| Chiswell Green | |
| Hertfordshire | |
|---|---|
 The Three Hammers, Chiswell Green | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TL135045 |
| Location: | 51°43’40"N, 0°21’29"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 2,802 |
| Post town: | St Albans |
| Postcode: | AL2 |
| Dialling code: | 01727 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | St Albans |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
St Albans |
Chiswell Green is a town in Hertfordshire, originally a hamlet associated with St Albans but now much grown. It lies south of St Albans, with a population of approximately 2,800.
It is located on the A405 North Orbital Road, close to Junction 21A of the M25 motorway, and is separated from St Albans by the A414.
To the south east of Chiswell Green is Park Street, and to the south, Bricket Wood.
There is one pub in Chiswell Green, The Three Hammers. There is one school in West Avenue.
Chiswell Green grew up around the Three Hammers on the Old Watford Road. The village was much extended between the wars and shortly afterwards. It now is a medium-sized suburb.
Royal National Rose Society Gardens
The Royal National Rose Society Gardens (formerly the Gardens of the Rose) are the headquarters of The Royal National Rose Society and these located at Chiswell Green. The gardens contain thousands of rose varieties and are normally open to the public. They were closed for four years while the landscape gardener Michael Balston remodelled them. They reopened in June 2007.
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