| Name | Ardeley |
| Alt names | Cromer | source: hamlet in parish | | Moor Green | source: settlement in parish | | Wood End | source: settlement in parish | | Erdelei | source: Domesday Book (1985) p 136 | | Yardley | source: Family History Library Catalog |
| Type | Parish (ancient), Civil parish |
| Coordinates | 51.928°N 0.097°W |
| Located in | Hertfordshire, England |
| See also | Odsey Hundred, Hertfordshire, England | hundred in which it was located until 1843 | | Edwinstree Hundred, Hertfordshire, England | hundred in which it was located after 1843 | | Buntingford Rural, Hertfordshire, England | rural district in which it was located 1894-1935 | | Braughing Rural, Hertfordshire, England | rural district in which it was located 1935-1974 | | East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England | district municipality covering the area since 1974 |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia
Ardeley is a small village and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire District of Hertfordshire, England. It is located about one and a half miles from Walkern. The parish includes the hamlet of Cromer, as well as Wood End and Moor Green.
Ardeley is a picturesque village, with neat thatched cottages beside the green, thatched village hall, duck pond and churchyard.
Notable Inhabitants
A locally famous person from this village was Sir Henry Chauncy who wrote Antiquities of Hertfordshire and published it in 1700.
Charles Chauncy, third president of Harvard College, was born in Ardeley (then Yardeley) Bury on 5 November 1592.
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Categories: Hertfordshire, England | Ardeley, Hertfordshire, England | Odsey Hundred, Hertfordshire, England | Edwinstree Hundred, Hertfordshire, England | Buntingford Rural, Hertfordshire, England | Braughing Rural, Hertfordshire, England | East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England |
