Hitchin Oughton

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Hitchin Oughton is one of the five electoral wards in Hitchin, England. [1] [2] It contains the Westmill estate and is named after the River Oughton. It invariably returns a Labour councillor.

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References

  1. "Ordnance Survey Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  2. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 166 Luton & Hertford (Hitchin & St Albans) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN   9780319232095.

Coordinates: 51°57′29″N0°17′20″W / 51.958°N 0.289°W / 51.958; -0.289