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“DATCHWORTH, a parish in the hundred of Broadwater, in the county of Herts, 5½ miles N.W. of Hertford, and 2½ N.E. of Welwyn station. The village, which is small, is situated on the great road from London to York. The soil is chiefly gravel alternating with clay. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester, value £382, in the patronage of Clare Hall, Cambridge. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient edifice of flint and stone. The charities amount to £2 per annum. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £475. Here is a National school. Bragbury End, Bulls Green, Hook's Cross, and Burnham Green, are places here."

"BRAGBURY END, a hamlet in the parish of Datchworth, hundred of Broadwater, in the county of Hertford. It is situated 1 mile N. of the village of Datchworth, 3 N.W. of Welwyn railway station, 4 S.E. from Stevenage, its post town, and 27 from London."

from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

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Church Records

The Parish Registers for the periods:-

  • Baptisms - 1570-1926
  • Marriages - 1570-1958
  • Burials - 1570-1783 & 1813-1953
  • Bishop's Transcripts - 1604-1869

are deposited at Hertfordshire Record Office, County Hall, Hertford, SG13 8DE. [D/P33]

Entries from the Marriage Registers for the period 1570-1837 are included in The Allen Index at Hertfordshire Record Office.

The period 1570-1892 is covered by the IGI.

Transcripts of the parish registers for the period 1570-1895 are deposited at the Society of Genealogists, 14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Road, LONDON, EC1M 7BA.

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Gazetteers

The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

"DATCHWORTH, a parish in the hundred of Broadwater, in the county of Herts, 5½ miles N.W. of Hertford, and 2½ N.E. of Welwyn station. The village, which is small, is situated on the great road from London to York. The soil is chiefly gravel alternating with clay. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester, value £382, in the patronage of Clare Hall, Cambridge. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient edifice of flint and stone. The charities amount to £2 per annum. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £475. Here is a National school. Bragbury End, Bulls Green, Hook's Cross, and Burnham Green, are places here."

"BRAGBURY END, a hamlet in the parish of Datchworth, hundred of Broadwater, in the county of Hertford. It is situated 1 mile N. of the village of Datchworth, 3 N.W. of Welwyn railway station, 4 S.E. from Stevenage, its post town, and 27 from London."

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