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Little Munden

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“LITTLE MUNDEN, (or Munden-frewell), a parish in the hundred of Broadwater, county Herts, 5½ miles N. of Ware, its post town, and 4 S.W. of Puckeridge. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. The parish includes the hamlets of Dane-End or Munden Street, Haultwick or Artic, Green-End, and Potter's-Green. The land is divided between arable and pasture, with about 110 acres of woodland. The surface is hilly, and the soil a mixture of clay and gravel, alternated with chalk. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £670. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester, value £523. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is a neat structure, with a square tower containing five bells. The interior of the church contains several monuments. The register dates from 1623. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans. The parochial charities produce about £9 per annum, which goes towards the support of the National school, built in 1822. Dane-End House is the principal residence.

"DANE END, (or Mundane Frewel), a hamlet in the parishes of Great Munden and Little Munden, in the county of Hertford, 5 miles N. of Ware. There are traces of camps and tumuli here.

"GREENEND, a hamlet in the parish of Little Munden, hundred of Broadwater, county Hertford, 5 miles N.W. of Ware. There are several other small places and private seats of this name in various parts of England."

"HAULTWICK, (or Artic), a hamlet in the parishes of Great Munden and Little Munden, county Herts, 4 miles S.W. of Buntingford.

from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

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Church Records

The Parish Registers for the periods:-

  • Baptisms - 1680-1989
  • Marriages - 1680-1982
  • Burials - 1680-1980
  • Bishop's Transcripts - 1604-1865

are deposited at Hertfordshire Record Office, County Hall, Hertford, SG13 8DE. [D/P71]

Entries from the Marriage Registers for the period 1680-1837 are included in The Allen Index at Hertfordshire Record Office.

The period 1604-1852 is covered by the IGI.

Transcripts of the parish registers for the period 1604-1895 are deposited at the Society of Genealogists, 14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Road, LONDON, EC1M 7BA.

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Description & Travel

There is a community web site for Little Munden and Great Munden, with a section for the church, including pictures.

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Gazetteers

The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

"LITTLE MUNDEN, (or Munden-frewell), a parish in the hundred of Broadwater, county Herts, 5½ miles N. of Ware, its post town, and 4 S.W. of Puckeridge. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. The parish includes the hamlets of Dane-End or Munden Street, Haultwick or Artic, Green-End, and Potter's-Green. The land is divided between arable and pasture, with about 110 acres of woodland. The surface is hilly, and the soil a mixture of clay and gravel, alternated with chalk. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £670. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester, value £523. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is a neat structure, with a square tower containing five bells. The interior of the church contains several monuments. The register dates from 1623. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans. The parochial charities produce about £9 per annum, which goes towards the support of the National school, built in 1822. Dane-End House is the principal residence.

"DANE END, (or Mundane Frewel), a hamlet in the parishes of Great Munden and Little Munden, in the county of Hertford, 5 miles N. of Ware. There are traces of camps and tumuli here.

"GREENEND, a hamlet in the parish of Little Munden, hundred of Broadwater, county Hertford, 5 miles N.W. of Ware. There are several other small places and private seats of this name in various parts of England."

"HAULTWICK, (or Artic), a hamlet in the parishes of Great Munden and Little Munden, county Herts, 4 miles S.W. of Buntingford.

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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TL334219 (Lat/Lon: 51.879716, -0.063391), Little Munden which are provided by: