Place:Hertingfordbury, Hertfordshire, England

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Hertingfordbury is a small village and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire District of Hertfordshire, England, close to the county town of Hertford.

Hertingfordbury lies one mile west of Hertford on the A414 road. Ribbon development along that road has yet to reach the village, which retains a rural character. The village straddles the River Mimram, on which was built a water mill in the 18th century, and lies just north of the River Lea. The northern boundary of the village is Panshanger Park, with its Great Oak, considered by some to be the oldest oak in England.

The parish includes the hamlet of Letty Green to the west, with its grade II listed deconsecrated St John’s Church.

There is a traditional village primary school in Birch Green known as Hertingfordbury Cowper. The original school was a classic Victorian school house, which now has some modern extensions. There are children at the school who are fourth generation attendees.

For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Hertingfordbury.

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
• The hundred of Hertford: Introduction and map as provided by British History Online in the Victoria County History of Hertfordshire, volume 3, pp 407-408
• The parish of Hertingfordbury ibid, volume 3, pp 462-468
• 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