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Widford |
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The Village street - from A View into Hertfordshire Widford, always associated with Charles Lamb, is two miles N. of Hunsdon, a small place on high ground overlooking the valley of the River Ash. Blakesware, where Lamb spent so much of his childhood with Mary Field, his grandmother, is the other side of the river and railway, but the house that Lamb knew was demolished during his lifetime. The church is between the main road and the railway; it is mainly of the Decorated and Perpendicular periods and was restored some years ago, when the present copper covered spire was added; it should be noted the tower has no buttresses. There is a ring of 6 bells, one of which dates from the fifteenth century. Alderman, A Pilgrimage in Hertfordshire, 1931
A postcard of Widford Village, "Last remains of Old Widford on the right", with the Royal Oak in the middle distance. According to Hertfordshire Inns & Public Houses it had been converted to a shop by 1922. (see Postcards of Hertfordshire Pubs) |
Adjacent Parishes: Eastwick, Hunsdon, Much Hadham, Sawbridgeworth, Ware |
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 St John's Church |
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Book: Hunsdon & Widford |
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My Native Village - Poems by someone born in the village. |
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If you have a relevant question why not Ask Chris |
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If you know of other books, websites, etc, relating to this place, please tell me. |
| Private Residents | Commercial |
| Abbott Ralph, Wanna Cottage
Biggs William Edward Duncan Mrs. The Nook Hankin Mrs. Netherton Hart Rev. Lohn Denton (M.A.) (rector) The Rectory Hornesy George Mather, The Bourse Hunt Miss McClelland T. Camden, Medcaps Hill Michie Arthur, Hill Side Page Mrs. Sarawak Cottage Pawle George Strachen J.P. Walnut Tree House Robertson James, Eildon Shepherd James, Widford Rise Trenchard Mrs. Abbott's Farm Vogel Rd. Chas. Adolph, North View Williams S. Knight, Nether Hall |
Brown James, Bell inn
De Voil Eliza (Miss), assistant overseer & clerk of Parish Council De Voil Walter (exors. of), grocers Greenaway Jephthah, builder Hankin Fredk. farmer, Priory Farm Hatton Thomas, White Swan P.H. Ireland James, beer retailer Lamb Henry William, beer retailer Roberts Charles, farmer, Widfordbury Stevenson Richd. Arthur, beer retlr Suckling William, blacksmith Thake William, wagonette proprietor Thomas Frederick W. farmer Williams James, wheelwright Wooten Joseph, carpenter Wright George Edward, machinist |
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A postcard of Widford Village, "Looking Down" with The Bell (identified from sketch in Hunsdon & Widford) on the left and a large farm barn beyond. (This was originally on of the unknown pubs on Postcards of Hertfordshire Pubs) |
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Widford undated real photo postcard by Walter Scott, Bradford
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Widford "The old Thatched Cottages"
Posted 1904
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| Permanent Link | www.hertfordshire-genealogy.co.uk/links/widford.htm | |
| September 2013 | Page reformated | |
| September 2014 | Thatched Cottages PC |
