Oughtonhead (other)
Oughtonhead may refer to: *Oughtonhead Common, a Local Nature Reserve in Hitchin *Oughtonhead Lane, Site of Special Scientific Interest in Hitchin *Oughtonhead Nature Reserve, a Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust nature reserve in Hitchin See also *Oughton *River Oughton The River Oughton is a two mile long tributary of the River Hiz in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. It rises at Oughtonhead and flows north-east between Oughtonhead Common and Oughtonhead Nature Reserve. It forms the boundary of Hitchin parish. The riv ...

Oughtonhead Common
Oughtonhead Common is a 17.4 hectare Local Nature Reserve in the Westmill district of Hitchin, Hertfordshire. It is owned and managed by North Hertfordshire District Council. The River Oughton flows along the edge of the site, which has a wide variety of habitats. It is grazed by English Longhorn cattle, and there is a football pitch. The Friends of Oughtonhead Common assist with maintaining the site. It is part of the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB; , AHNE) is an area of countryside in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, that has been designated for conservation due to its significant landscape value. Areas are designated in recognition of th .... References External linksOughtonhead Common, Countryside Management Service Parks and open spaces in Hertfordshire Local Nature Reserves in Hertfordshire Hitchin {{Hertfordshire-geo-stub ...
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Oughtonhead Lane
Oughtonhead Lane is a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Hitchin in Hertfordshire. The local planning authority is North Hertfordshire District Council. The site has been identified as of national importance in the Geological Conservation Review. The site probably dates to the Hoxnian interglacial 420,000 to 300,000 years ago. It was then a marsh fed by springs, and it has a tufa Tufa is a variety of limestone formed when carbonate minerals precipitate out of water in unheated rivers or lakes. Geothermally heated hot springs sometimes produce similar (but less porous) carbonate deposits, which are known as traverti ... which contains fossil land snails and mammal bones which show the climate and local environmental conditions. The site is a public lane and a shallow trench would be required to expose the geology. References {{coord, 51.9552, -0.2959 , type:landmark_region:GB-BNE, display=title Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Hertfordshi ...
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Oughtonhead Nature Reserve
Oughtonhead Common is a 17.4 hectare Local Nature Reserve in the Westmill district of Hitchin, Hertfordshire. It is owned and managed by North Hertfordshire District Council. The River Oughton flows along the edge of the site, which has a wide variety of habitats. It is grazed by English Longhorn cattle, and there is a football pitch. The Friends of Oughtonhead Common assist with maintaining the site. It is part of the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB; , AHNE) is an area of countryside in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, that has been designated for conservation due to its significant landscape value. Areas are designated in recognition of th .... References External linksOughtonhead Common, Countryside Management Service Parks and open spaces in Hertfordshire Local Nature Reserves in Hertfordshire Hitchin {{Hertfordshire-geo-stub ...
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Oughton
Oughton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Adolphus Oughton (c. 1685–1736), British Army officer and politician *Diana Oughton (1942–1970), American radical *Duncan Oughton (born 1977), New Zealand (soccer) footballer * George Oughton (1842–1898), bandleader and organist in South Australia, son of Samuel *Jack Oughton (1876– after 1940), American stonemason *James Adolphus Oughton (1720–1780), British soldier * James H. Oughton (1913–1996), American businessman and politician * Samuel Oughton (1803–1881), Baptist missionary to Jamaica See also * Hitchin Oughton, an electoral ward in England * Oughtonhead *Orton (other) Orton may refer to: Places England * Orton, Eden, Cumbria, a village and civil parish * Orton, Carlisle, Cumbria, a parish * Orton, Northamptonshire, a village and civil parish * Orton, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire * Orton, Staffordshire, a hamlet ...