Map of Hitchin, United Kingdom
Hitchin is a city in England, United Kingdom, with a population of about 35,220. It lies at 51.9492°N, 0.2850°W. Hitchin is about 50 km (31 mi) north of London, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Letchworth Garden City, 5 km to the northeast.
Hitchin at a glance
Country
Region
England
Population
35,220GeoNames
Coordinates
51.9492, -0.285051°56′57″N 0°17′06″W
Time zone
Europe/LondonUTC+00:00 / UTC+01:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Distance to London
50 km (31 mi)
Where is Hitchin?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 7 h 45 min on the shortest day to 16 h 43 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Hitchin
- Letchworth Garden City — 5 km northeast
- Stevenage — 8 km southeast
- Luton — 12 km southwest
- Welwyn Garden City — 17 km south
- Dunstable — 18 km southwest
- Hatfield — 21 km south
- St Albans — 22 km south
- Bedford — 24 km northwest
- Hemel Hempstead — 25 km southwest
- Leighton Buzzard — 26 km west
Largest cities in England
- London — 8,961,989
- Birmingham — 1,157,603
- Manchester — 568,996
- Sheffield — 556,500
- Leeds — 536,280
- Liverpool — 496,770
- Bristol — 479,024
- Leicester — 368,600
- Bradford — 366,187
- Coventry — 345,324
Largest cities in United Kingdom
- London — 8,961,989
- Birmingham — 1,157,603
- Glasgow — 626,410
- Manchester — 568,996
- Sheffield — 556,500
- Leeds — 536,280
- Edinburgh — 514,990
- Liverpool — 496,770
- Bristol — 479,024
- Cardiff — 372,089
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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.