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“HARPENDEN, (or Harden), a parish in the hundred of Dacorum, county Herts, 5 miles S. of Luton, and 4½ N.W. of St. Alban's, its post town. It is a station on the Hertford and Dunstable branch of the Great Northern railway. The village, which is large, is situated near the river Lea, and formerly belonged to the Hoos of Offley. The parish was until 1859 a chapelry to the adjoining parish of Wheathampstead. The inhabitants are employed in agricultural labour, and straw plaiting, sewing, and bleaching. There are two breweries. The soil is productive. In 1855 a chemical laboratory, erected by subscription on the edge of Harpenden Common, was presented to Mr. Lawes, as a memorial of his services to agricultural science. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Rochester, value £710. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, was originally a small cruciform Norman chapel with central tower and clerestory, and very narrow aisles, in the style of the 12th century. The aisles and transepts were rebuilt at various times in the 14th and 15th centuries, and (apparently after the destruction of the central tower by fire) a western tower, with corner staircase turret, was added; and a low clerestory built above the old Norman clerestory.
The church having become quite insufficient for the population, it was taken down and rebuilt on a much enlarged scale in 1861-62 by subscription. The western tower, containing five good bells, was retained, and all monuments were carefully preserved. There is a brass to the memory of William Annabull and Anna his wife (A.D. 1463), and a mural tablet (16th century in memory of the family of Cressy, formerly owners of Rothamstead. The Dean and Chapter of Westminster are lords of the manor of Wheathampstead-cum-Harpenden. The Independents and Wesleyans have each a chapel. There are National and British schools. The parochial charities produce £9 per annum. The parish also shares equally with Wheathampstead the proceeds of Marshall's charity for apprenticing poor children, the income of which is about £228 per annum. Rothamstead Hall, situated in a well wooded park, is the seat of John Bennet Lawes, Esq., who is lord of the manor of Rothamstead. Harpenden Hall, a picturesque old house in the village, is the property of C. W. Parke, Esq., M.P. The ancient manor house of Annables, about 2½ miles N.W. of the village, is the property of the Rev. W. Smyth, who is lord of the manor of Annables. Adjoining Annables are the remains of an ancient mansion called Turner's Hall. A fair is held on the 16th May, and races on the Friday before Epsom races.
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from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
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The Parish Registers for the Parish church of St. Nicholas for the periods:-
- Baptisms - 1563-1961
- Marriages - 1562-1961
- Burials - 1562-1938
- Bishop's Transcripts - 1604-1866
are deposited at Hertfordshire Record Office, County Hall, Hertford, SG13 8DE. [D/P122A]
Entries from the Marriage Registers for the period 1562-1837 are included in The Allen Index at Hertfordshire Record Office.
The period 1562-1875 is covered by the IGI.
Transcripts of the parish registers for the period 1562-1879 are deposited at the Society of Genealogists, 14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Road, LONDON, EC1M 7BA.
The following records for churches in the ancient parish of Harpenden are also available at Hertfordshire Record Office, County Hall, Hertford, SG13 8DE.:-
- Harpenden St. John - Baptisms - 1926-1936 [D/P122B]
see also Wheathampstead.
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