Therfield Hill

Therfield Hill
Hertfordshire
Summit:	551 feet TL332372 52°1’3"N, 0°3’37"W

Therfield Hill is the hill on which stands the village of Therfield in Hertfordshire. It is highest point of Therfield Heath at the northern edge of the county.

Reaching 551 feet above sea level, it is the highest point for twelve miles in any direction, and the village is placed on this little summit plateau. The very summit is marked with a trig pillar at the western edge of the village. By here too stands a water tower

The north side of the hill is part of the long, straight escarpment of the heath, descending rapidly to the flat gorund to the north: at its foot runs the Icknield Way, and ancient way, predating the Romans who made it one of their great roads, and which marks the border with Cambridgeshire.

Several footpaths and bridleways criss-cross the hill, amongst them the Icknield Way Trail, the Hertfordshire Way and the Chain Walk (which converge at Therfield’s parish church).

The summit of the hill is crowned with. From here are broad views north over the Cambridgeshire fields as far as the City of Cambridge.