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Much Hadham
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“MUCH HADHAM, a parish in the hundred of Edwinstree, county Hertford, 3 miles W. of Bishop Stortford, and 7 N.E. of Ware. It is watered by the Ash rivulet. The land is chiefly arable, with about 200 acres of woodland, and some meadow. The village is considerable. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £1,200. The living is a rectory, value with that of Little Hadham, £1,621, in the patronage of the Bishop of London. The church is dedicated to St. Andrew. The Independents have a chapel. There is a National school and several almshouses. The charities produce about £90 per annum, including Hales' bequest for educational purposes. In the village are remains of the old palace of the bishops of London, now converted into a private lunatic asylum. Dr. John Owen, the eminent Nonconformist divine, was born here. Moor Place is the principal residence.
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from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
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There is a picture (49 kbytes) of the parish church of St. Andrew's Holy Cross, Much Hadham; supplied by Ian Rose.
The Parish Registers for the periods:-
- Baptisms - 1559-1908
- Marriages - 1559-1986
- Burials - 1559-1928
- Bishop's Transcripts - 1800-1867
are deposited at Hertfordshire Record Office, County Hall, Hertford, SG13 8DE. [D/P44]
Entries from the Marriage Registers for the period 1559-1837 are included in The Allen Index at Hertfordshire Record Office.
The period 1559-1858 is covered by the IGI.
Transcripts of the parish registers for the period 1559-1882 are deposited at the Society of Genealogists, 14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Road, LONDON, EC1M 7BA.
The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
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