Harpenden - St Nicholas church (Hertfordshire)
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Harpenden - St Nicholas church (Hertfordshire) |
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| Two Giant Sequoia stand in St. Nicholas churchyard just a few yards from the High Street. A few hundred yards North another great treasure of Harpenden can be found in the form of The Nickey Line. This is a disused railway line closed in the 1960s which has become a superb 7 mile walk and cycle trail connecting Harpenden with Hemel Hempstead. Look out for the surviving platform and signal post at Roundwood Halt, and the marvellous bridge that carries Ambrose Lane over the line, with its arches within arches. |
 The Nickey Line |
 Arches within arches along The Nickey Line |
| Common Names and Latin Name | No. | Latitude and Longitude | OS National Grid | Elevation (above sea-level) |
Height | Girth | Date Measured | ||
| WGS84 | OSGB36 | ||||||||
| Giant Redwood Sequoiadendron giganteum | 1 | N51.81679 W0.35834 | N51.81631 W0.35677 | TL 13255 14402 | 110ft (33.54m) | 33.2m | 5.48m | October 2012 | |
| 2 | N51.81689 W0.35790 | N51.81641 W0.35633 | TL 13285 14414 | 118ft (35.98m) | 33.4m | 4.64m | October 2012 | ||
| Girth was measured at 1.5 metres from ground | |||||||||