Place:Clothall, Hertfordshire, England

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Clothall is a village in the present civil parish of Clothall and Luffenhall in Hertfordshire, England with a population of 358. It is situated 2.25 miles (3.62 km) south-east of Baldock, and is in the District of North Hertfordshire. The village contains the Church of St Mary the Virgin, which was built of flint and stone around 1350–70, though parts of the church are older, dating to the 12th century. The author Thomas Stanley was born in Clothall in 1625 and is buried in the church.

Until 1974 Clothall was the name of the parish and Luffenhall (redirected here) was a hamlet within it.

Research Tips

• The parish registers date from 1717 and are held at Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies under reference DP/30. Bishop's transcripts survive from 1604.
• The hundred of Odsey: Introduction and map as provided by British History Online in the Victoria County History of Hertfordshire, volume 3, pp 192-193
• The parish of Clothall ibid, volume 3, pp 220-226
• 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