Letchmore Heath

Letchmore Heath
The Green in Letchmore Heath with the Three Horseshoes pub
Letchmore Heath
Letchmore Heath shown within Hertfordshire
Population	470 (2001 census)
OS grid reference	TQ151977
District	Hertsmere
Shire county	Hertfordshire
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WATFORD
Postcode district	WD25
Dialling code	01923
Police	Hertfordshire
Fire	Hertfordshire
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	Hertsmere
List of places UK England Hertfordshire 51°40′01″N 0°20′10″W / 51.667°N 0.336°W / 51.667; -0.336Coordinates: 51°40′01″N 0°20′10″W / 51.667°N 0.336°W / 51.667; -0.336

Letchmore Heath is a village in Hertfordshire in England, situated about three miles east of Watford.

Letchmore Heath, a village of about 150 houses, it lies to the east of Watford, west of Radlett and southwest of Aldenham.

Due to its proximity to Elstree Studios, it has often been used as a set in films, in particular the 1960 British horror movie Village of the Damned.

It has a village green, a pond and a pub, the Three Horseshoes, which is on the north side of the green.

The name Letchmore is derived from the Old Saxon "leche mere", meaning muddy pond. The present pond is located to the south of the village green.

To the west, but still within the village, is Bhaktivedanta Manor.

Letchmore Heath has no main roads running through it and no public transport. It is, however, close to the M1 and M25 motorways. The nearest railway stations are at Radlett and Watford.

A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896-1977), the founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, commonly known as the Hare Krishnas, stayed in Letchmore Heath for a few months every year after establishing Bhaktivedanta Manor, a temple, in the village.

He commented about Letchmore Heath, that because it was so beautiful with many forest walks, it reminded him of Krishna’s birthplace, Vrindavana. He would daily go on long walks through the village and appreciated its cleanliness.

Graphic designer David Rudnick was born in Letchmore Heath and spent his formative years there.

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