Hitchin

Summary

Hitchin is a market town^[1]. Hitchin draws 5,428 Wikipedia views per month (market_town category, ranking #17 of 54).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hitchin is located in North Hertfordshire^[3].
• Hitchin is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Hitchin's instance of is recorded as market town^[5].
• Hitchin's instance of is recorded as unparished area^[6].
• Hitchin's shares border with is recorded as Stevenage^[7].
• Hitchin's postal code is recorded as SG4^[8].
• Hitchin's postal code is recorded as SG5^[9].
• Hitchin's Commons category is recorded as Hitchin^[10].
• Hitchin's local dialing code is recorded as 01462^[11].
• Hitchin's OS grid reference is recorded as TL181292^[12].
• Hitchin's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.947, 'lon': -0.283}^[13].
• Hitchin's official website is recorded as http://www.hitchinherts.com/^[14].
• Hitchin's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hitchin^[15].
• Hitchin has a population of {'amount': '+34266'}^[16].
• Hitchin's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[17].
• Hitchin's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[18].
• Hitchin's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[19].
• Hitchin's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Hitchin^[20].
• Hitchin's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Hitchin^[21].
• Hitchin covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+852.75'}^[22].
• Hitchin's mean age is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1092296', 'amount': '+39.6'}^[23].
• Hitchin's historic county is recorded as Hertfordshire^[24].

Body

Geography

Hitchin is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. Hitchin is located in North Hertfordshire^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Hitchin covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+852.75'}^[22]. Hitchin has a population of {'amount': '+34266'}^[16].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include market town^[5] and unparished area^[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Hitchin include Hitchin Town F.C.^[25], an association football club^[26], in United Kingdom^[27], founded in 1928^[28] and Hitchin railway station^[29], a railway station^[30], in United Kingdom^[31].

Why It Matters

Hitchin draws 5,428 Wikipedia views per month (market_town category, ranking #17 of 54).^[2] Hitchin has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Hitchin is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for Hitchin include Hitchin Town F.C.^[25], an association football club^[26], in United Kingdom^[27], founded in 1928^[28] and Hitchin railway station^[29], a railway station^[30], in United Kingdom^[31].