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Places to see in ( Royston - UK )

Places to see in ( Royston - UK )

Royston is a town and civil parish in the District of North Hertfordshire and county of Hertfordshire in England. Royston is situated on the Greenwich Meridian, which brushes the town's eastern boundary, and at the northernmost apex of the county on the same latitude as towns such as Milton Keynes and Ipswich. It is about 43 miles (69 km) north of central London in a rural area. Before the boundary changes of the 1890s, the boundary between Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire ran east–west through the centre of town along the middle of Melbourn Street.

Until 1540 Royston was divided between five parishes: Barkway, Reed and Therfield in Hertfordshire and Melbourn and Kneesworth in Cambridgeshire. In that year it became a separate ecclesiastical parish, partly in each county. Ralph de Rochester founded the Augustinian priory which originated as a chapel for three canons and was later expanded to seven or more regular canons. Royston had two hospitals or free chapels, as well as the monastery.

Royston Town Council was formed in 1974 as the successor to Royston Urban District Council. The council consists of fifteen councillors headed by a town mayor (currently Mayor lucille shears) The councillors are elected for three wards named Heath, Meridian and Palace. Among the town council's responsibilities are allotments, Royston Cave, Royston Museum, local festivals, public halls and the town's war memorial. In December 2007 Royston Town Council was awarded the nationally recognised status of Quality Town Council. This Award confirms that Royston Town Council is run in accordance with the high standards required by the National Association of Local Councils and other government bodies.

Royston sits at the junction of the A10 and A505 roads, both of which are important road links through Hertfordshire and beyond. The town is also convenient for fast links to London and the north, as it is only a short distance from both the A1(M) and M11 motorways. Nearby air transport links include London Luton and London Stansted airports, both of which are major air hubs in the south of England. Royston railway station provides direct commuter links to both London and Cambridge. It is on the Cambridge Line and is a stopping point for regular services operated by Great Northern Route.

The public open space and nature reserve of Therfield Heath (also known as Royston Heath) overlooks the town from a hill to the south-west. The Icknield Way Path passes through the village on its 110-mile journey from Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire to Knettishall Heath in Suffolk. In 1742 a strange cave carved out of the chalk was discovered in the centre of Royston. Royston Cave is located underneath the central crossroads of the town. The carvings in the cave have led to much speculation about the origin and function of the cave.

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Holiday Tour of Essex and Suffolk, England

On a pilgrimage to trace her family roots my wife returns to Dovercourt and Harwich in Essex for the week; staying in a holiday cottage (converted stables) near Ipswich in the neighbouring county of Suffolk. We spend most of the week traipsing around graveyards gathering invaluable information from gravestones for her genealogy research, but while in the area we also take the opportunity to visit old friends, walk down memory lane, and do a bit of sightseeing.

During our visit we spend much time in Harwich where the Patricia (which her uncle Jim use to work on) was in dock for a refit and the adjoining town of Dovercourt (with its distinctive lighthouses, tranquil beaches and beach huts) where once her ancestors lived. It also bought back fond memories for me and our son from years back when we use to spend gorgeous summer holidays in Dovercourt while visiting the in-laws; especially the swans on the Dovercourt ponds, many of whom are no doubt descendants of Mistral, the famous local swan who resided there at the time.

During the week we also visited the famous Mistley Swans, made a trip to Minsmere Nature Reserve in Suffolk run by the RSPB where we had the rare privilege of seeing and filming a resident Bittern, and the Suffolk Owl Sanctuary where the highlight of the visit were the Slender tailed Meerkats, although seeing the birds feeding on the bird feeders was quite enlightening.

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