Bordering the pond are a wealth of attractive timber-framed buildings dating to the 16th and 17th centuries. The parish church of St John dates to the 13th century. Aldbury, Hertfordshire, England. Heritage Rating:? Heritage Highlight: Aldbury is blessed with a large number of 16th and 17th-century timber-framed buildings. Codicote is an ancient village once owned by the Abbot of St Albans. The parish church of St Giles dates to the 12th century.
The As You Like It restaurant has a history dating back to at least and is the oldest premises in Hertfordshire to still hold a license to sell alcohol.
B, Codicote, Hertfordshire, England. Hatfield is a small town with a big history. The town dates to at least AD and is home to Hatfield House, one of the great stately homes of England and home of the Cecil family since Robert Cecil, Elizabeth I's chief minister, is buried in the nearby 13th-century parish church. A, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England. Hitchin is a historic market town in northern Hertfordshire, noted as one of the best places to live in the UK. Highlights include the 13th-century church of St Mary, built atop a Saxon monastery.
Nearby is a 14th-century timber-framed almshouse, and the British Schools Museum, housed in an early Victorian 'Monitorial' school. Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England. St Albans is a historic market town in Hertfordshire that grew up around the Roman settlement of Verulamium and the shrine of Alban, a 4th-century martyr.
Alban's shrine can be seen in St Albans Cathedral, a short stroll from the remains of the Roman city. St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. Tring is a pretty market town on the edge of the Chilterns.
The coming of the Grand Junction later the Grand Union canal in the 's enhanced the area's industrial potential, allowing coal to be brought in and other goods exported. As the Metropolitan Railway guide noted in "Rickmansworth, in addition to other industries, makes paper, brews beer and tans leather". The area around Rickmansworth was once famous for its extensive watercress beds. The salad plant flourished in the River Chess, a clean, swiftly flowing stream with good gravel beds.
All these water based industries, not just the cress, were spread throughout the neighbourhood. There were at one stage five paper mills in the area. In its time Rickmansworth was a canal and boat-building centre of some note. In the 's the Metropolitan railway was trying to attract both visitors and new residents. Visitors duly came and were soon catered for by tea rooms, and guest houses. By the Victoria Hotel now the "Long Island" , could boast electric light, a ballroom for and a spacious garage.
The company also opened another line to Croxley Green in which still operates, although the earlier one closed in The heart of Rickmansworth town had already been pulled northwards from the river by its main road, the High Street. This was part of the Watford to Uxbridge Road, and helped create a flourishing local market centre.
Rickmansworth's 16th century market house, which stood in the middle of the road, was replaced in by one sited almost opposite, but out of the traffic's way. By it was unused and therefore demolished, and the Town Hall built on the site. This in turn became the town's first cinema, the "Electric Picture Playhouse", in The central part of the High Street remained largely unchanged. In the 's a new road called Northway was driven through in a large loop from the top of Church Street to Station road.
Within a decade the area had become a Conservation Area, with the fine St Mary's Church and its 17th century tower a focal point. The statue was cast in bronze and erected on the corner of Ebury Road and Uxbridge Road. It was moved several times over the next seventy years until , when it was placed in its present position. Other buildings of interest include Basing House, where William Penn , the famous Quaker statesman and founder of the US state of Pennsylvania, lived with his wife Gulielma, for five years after their marriage in at the nearby King John's farmhouse in Chorleywood Bottom.
Sarratt Parish is the largest within Three Rivers. It is rural with well cultivated farmland, interrupted only by the odd copse and woodland area.
The village green is often used by film crews as a period setting. The nearby mansion "Goldingtons" was used in the film "Four Weddings and a Funeral". The South Oxhey community comprises the housing development built by the London County Council in the late 's and early 's and then passed to the Greater London Council in The 4, dwellings, garages and over shops were taken over by Three Rivers District Council in Originally, this was a private chapel to the large residence, Oxhey Place, and it still retains the original door and roof beams.
The chapel is open to the public by arrangement with the vicar of the nearby All Saints Church. Go to FAQs. Menu Council tax help When is my bin collection? Towns and Villages There are a variety of small towns and villages located within the Three Rivers District offering the choice between rural and urban communities.
Abbots Langley This is the most northerly of the District's five parishes and extends from Watford to Dacorum Borough. More Information: Location Map Chorleywood The parish of Chorleywood is two miles north-west of Rickmansworth and lies just inside the Hertfordshire county boundary.
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