Chiswell Green
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| Population | 2,802 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | St Albans |
| Shire county | Hertfordshire |
| Region | East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ST ALBANS |
| Postcode district | AL2 |
| Dial code | 01727 |
| Police | Hertfordshire |
| Fire | Hertfordshire |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | St Albans |
| European Parliament | East of England |
| List of places: UK • England • Hertfordshire | |
Chiswell Green is a village near St Albans, Hertfordshire with a population of approximately 2,800, in the City and District of St Albans
It is situated 2 miles south of St Albans on the A405 road. To the south east of Chiswell Green is Park Street, and to the south, Bricket Wood
There is one pub in the village, the Three Hammers.
[edit] Locality
Nearby places outside the district include Hatfield to the east, Welwyn Garden City to the northeast, Luton and Dunstable to the northwest, Hemel Hempstead to the west, Watford to the southwest and Borehamwood to the south.
[edit] Gardens of the Rose
The Gardens of the Rose are the headquarters of The Royal National Rose Society located at Chiswell Green. The gardens contain thousands of rose varieties and are normally open to the public. They are however closed for the present as the landscape gardener Michael Balston is remodelling them. They will reopen in 2007.
