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Deacon Hill

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Deacon Hill is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Bedfordshire, covering 0.35 km². It is one of 38 SSSIs in the county. It lies inside the Chilterns National Landscape.

The nearest railway station is Hitchin, about 6.9 km to the east. Nearby SSSIs include Galley and Warden Hills and Smithcombe, Sharpenhoe and Sundon Hills.

More places to visit near Deacon Hill

Photo of the Chilterns, a National Landscape in England.Highlight

Chilterns

You’re inside itNational Landscape near The Lee

Beech woods and chalk downland within easy reach of London, laced with old ridge paths and grazing red kites

Photo of Sundon Hills Country Park, a country park near Barton-le-Clay in the Chilterns, Bedfordshire, eastern England.Highlight

Sundon Hills Country Park

Country park near Barton-le-Clay

A chalk hilltop of beech and ash woodland, crossed by the Icknield Way.

6.1 km W

Photo of Wrest Park Gardens, a Grade I registered house & garden near Silsoe, Bedfordshire, eastern England.Highlight

Wrest Park Gardens

House & garden near Silsoe

French-style mansion and formal baroque gardens.

6.7 km NW

Photo of Hitchin Lavender, a visitor attraction in Hertfordshire, eastern England.Highlight

Hitchin Lavender

Attraction near Hitchin

Rows of lavender and sunflowers you can walk and cut on a chalk hillside at Ickleford, above Hitchin, at their best in high summer.

7.2 km E

Photo along the Hertfordshire Way, a 195-mile long-distance path in eastern England.Highlight

Hertfordshire Way

Long-distance path

Hertfordshire's grand circuit from the Royce Stone at Royston — chalk streams, commons and country houses for nearly 200 miles.

8.7 km SE · Hertfordshire

Photo of De Grey Mausoleum, Flitton, a landmark near Silsoe, Bedfordshire, eastern England.

De Grey Mausoleum, Flitton

Landmark near Silsoe

Cross-shaped burial chapel of the de Greys of Wrest Park, built onto Flitton church and filled with some 17 carved tombs and effigies.

9 km NW