Towns & Villages in Herts

Datchworth

Adjacent Parishes: Aston, Digswell, Knebworth, Shephall, Tewin, Watton-at-Stone, Welwyn

It is in Broadwater Hundredand the Hertford Union

From  Robert Morden's  Map of 1695  (1753 or 1772 edition)

Datchworth, west of Watton, is a small place standing high on open ground commanding excellent views; the church (see picture) has a most graceful tower and spire, the latter of the broach type, with lantern on each side.

Some traces of Norman work remain, but the bulk of the fabric is of much later date; the last complete restoration was in 1870.

H. M. Alderman, A Pilgrimage in Hertfordshire, 1931

Click here for larger pictures of the church as it is now

Datchworth Church Interior

The Old Whipping Post, Datchworth published by E. Ashby, Welwyn Posted 1906

Book: Five Hide Village (Datchworth)

Book: Datchworth Tithe Accounts

Mardley-Bury Pond Datchworth   published by E. Ashby, Welwyn   Posted 1906

See also Vital Records

If you know of other books, websites, etc, relating to this place, please tell me.

Page updated February 2012