Maple Cross, United Kingdom
Maple Cross is a town of 2,600 people in England, United Kingdom.
Why visit Maple Cross
Townapedia lists 6 museums and landmarks, 15 parks and trails, 23 places to eat, 2 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include The Chalfont Viaduct, Chiltern Open Air Museum, Milton's Cottage and Chorleywood House Estate.
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About Maple Cross
Maple Cross is a village in Hertfordshire, England, which up until the Second World War consisted of an inn, a blacksmith's shop and a few cottages. Today there are around 800 postwar council houses. Some of these have been sold into private ownership. The area is close by junction 17 of the M25 motorway, which makes up the western boundary of the village.
From the Wikipedia article Maple Cross (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Things to do1
The Chalfont Viaduct
Bridge · 3.2 mi
Railway viaduct in south-east England, built in 1906
Museums and landmarks6
Milton's Cottage
Museum · 2.8 mi
Grade I listed historic house museum in Chiltern, United Kingdom
Parks, trails and playgrounds15
Northmoor Hill Wood
Park · 2.3 mi
Local nature reserve in Buckinghamshire, England
Rickmansworth Aquadrome
Park · 1.4 mi
Park and nature reserve in Hertfordshire, England, UK
Chorleywood Common
Park · 2.6 mi
Nature reserve in Hertfordshire, England
3 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes23
Tukka Thai
Restaurant · Thai · 1.3 mi
15 Moneyhill Parade, Rickmansworth
Mo off; Tu,We,Fr,Sa 16:00-22:30; Th 16:00-22:00; Su 14:00-22:00
Woks Cookin
Restaurant · Chinese · 1.2 mi
157 Uxbridge Road, Rickmansworth
Mo off; Tu-Th,Su 17:00-22:30, Fr,Sa 12:00-14:00,17:00-23:00
Mill End Cafe
Cafe · 1.2 mi
159 Uxbridge Road, Rickmansworth
Mo-Sa 06:30-16:00; Su 08:00-15:00
The Shish Mezze
Restaurant · 1.3 mi
8 Moneyhill Parade, Rickmansworth
Mo-Su 11:30-23:00
11 more on the map.
History
The village stands on the western edge of the River Colne flood plain with the river a third of a mile to the east. It sits on the A412 Denham Way which itself follows the Old Uxbridge Road along the dry land above the floodplain on the river's west bank. To the west the land rises gently towards the dip slope of the Chiltern Hills, although there are some local steep inclines where dry valleys in the chalk make deep incisions.
Two routes to the west join the Uxbridge Road at this point, one to the village of Chalfont St Peter, the other to Chalfont St Giles. They made it a convenient place to stop and rest and possible gather for May festivals.
The ancient route known as Old Shire Lane runs in a north south direction at the summit of the rising high ground half a mile to the west. It is at least of Saxon age as it designated the boundary between the kingdoms of Wessex and Mercia. Today it forms the boundary between the counties of Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. Parts of it take the form of a hollow way from centuries of use embedding the path into the earth.
Until the Second World War it was little more than a hamlet with some cottages for agricultural workers and two businesses providing services to travellers on the road, an inn, and a farriers.
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After WW2 it was intentionally developed as a dormitory for workers in the nearby towns and at the new sewage treatment plant by the river.
The village has no churches, historically it lacked the population to support one and its residents were part of the parish of St Thomas's West Hyde a mile to the south. There are two historic buildings, The Cross Inn which dates back to the seventeenth century and a barn just to east of the Maple Cross road junction of a similar age.
The public house called The Cross stands on Denham Way, the main road from Rickmansworth to Uxbridge and is a listed building with parts dating back to at least the 1700s. In 2010 the pub was sold by its brewery to property developers who intended to demolish it and build new homes on its site and car park. Strong local opposition prevented demolition and the original historic building still stands, converted into dwellings with a small close on the rest of the pub's site.
From the History section of Maple Cross on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship7
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries7
St Mary's Rickmansworth Church of England Primary School
School · Anglican · 1.5 mi
Stockers Farm Road, Rickmansworth
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
School · Anglican · 1.1 mi
Church Lane, Rickmansworth
Healthcare4
Map of Maple Cross
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Getting there and nearby towns
RAF Northolt (NHT) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 6 miles away.
- Rickmansworth 2 mi northeast, about 3 min by car
- Batchworth 2 mi east, about 3 min by car
- Chorleywood 2 mi north, about 3 min by car
- Chalfont Saint Peter 2 mi southwest, about 4 min by car
- Croxley Green 3 mi east, about 4 min by car
- Gerrards Cross 3 mi southwest, about 5 min by car
- Northwood 4 mi east, about 6 min by car
- Denham 4 mi south, about 7 min by car
- Sarratt 4 mi north, about 7 min by car
- Watford 5 mi northeast, about 8 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Chiltern Open Air Museum Henton Mission, Dorothea Witter-Rieder, Public domain
- MiltonsCottage, MortimerCat, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Northmoor Hill Wood chalk quarry 4, Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0
- At Rickmansworth Aquadrome 2024 003, Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0
- St. Thomas Church, West Hyde, Hertfordshire, Luceyn, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Rickmansworth, Landsil, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Dews Farm Sand Pits 4, Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Head of a Bird, supermoving, CC BY 2.0
- Springwell Lake (464328736), Timo Newton-Syms from Helsinki, Finland & Maidenhead, Berkshire, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Chalfont Viaduct - Give Helch a Break, Cnbrb, CC0
- GOC Chorleywood & Chess Valley 032 Chorleywood House Estate (21672031176), Peter O'Connor aka anemoneprojectors, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Street-level photo, adam2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, alexanderar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, tallguy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, adam2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, zymurgic, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, tallguy, CC BY-SA 4.0
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