Place:Bengeo Rural, Hertfordshire, England

Bengeo, a northern suburb of the county town of Hertford in Hertfordshire, was separated into Bengeo Urban and Bengeo Rural civil parishes in 1894 on the introduction of urban and rural districts. Six years later Bengeo Urban was absorbed into Hertford itself, while Bengeo Rural continued to be a rural district until 1974 when rural districts across the country were abolished. It is now in the East Hertfordshire District.

Bengeo was north of the centre of Hertford. According to the 2001 UK census it had a population of 601. The parish includes the villages of Tonwell and Chapmore End.

Research Tips

• Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies, Register Office Block CHR002, County Hall, Hertford SG13 8EJ. Indexes and Catalog
• GENUKI on Hertfordshire (individual parishes covered separately)
• Hertfordshire Family History Society
• Ordnance Survey map of Hertfordshire 1900 provided by A Vision of Britain through Time
• Ordnance Survey map of Hertfordshire 1944 provided by A Vision of Britain through Time