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“SHENLEY, a parish in the hundred of Dacorum, county Herts, 5 miles N. of Barnet, its post town, and the same distance S.E. of St. Alban's. The village, which is situated on an eminence, is small and chiefly agricultural, but the surrounding country has several seats and villas. Petty sessions are held here at intervals. The soil consists of clay, gravel, and sand, upon a substratum of chalk, which is much used for dressing the land. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £1,189, and the glebe comprises 30 acres. The living is a rect in the diocese of Rochester, value £1,100. The church, dedicated to St. Botolph, is an ancient edifice, with a wooden tower containing three bells. It has tombs of two former rectors; Falle, the historian of Jersey, and Newcombe, author of the history of the abbey of St. Alban's. The parish church being inconveniently situated, the late rector built a chapel-of-ease in the village in 1840. The charities produce about £55 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes, also an infant school. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. T. B. Myers, Esq., is lord of the manor."

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from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

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Churches

Anglican
St Martin, Shenley, Church of England
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Church Records

The Parish Registers for the periods:-

  • Baptisms - 1653-1961
  • Marriages - 1653-1972
  • Burials - 1653-1966
  • Bishop's Transcripts - 1604-1882

are deposited at Hertfordshire Record Office, County Hall, Hertford, SG13 8DE. [D/P99]

Entries from the Marriage Registers for the period 1563-1837 are included in The Allen Index at Hertfordshire Record Office.

The period 1811-1849 is covered by the IGI.

Transcripts of the parish registers for the period 1604-1920 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

"SHENLEY, a parish in the hundred of Dacorum, county Herts, 5 miles N. of Barnet, its post town, and the same distance S.E. of St. Alban's. The village, which is situated on an eminence, is small and chiefly agricultural, but the surrounding country has several seats and villas. Petty sessions are held here at intervals. The soil consists of clay, gravel, and sand, upon a substratum of chalk, which is much used for dressing the land. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £1,189, and the glebe comprises 30 acres. The living is a rect in the diocese of Rochester, value £1,100. The church, dedicated to St. Botolph, is an ancient edifice, with a wooden tower containing three bells. It has tombs of two former rectors; Falle, the historian of Jersey, and Newcombe, author of the history of the abbey of St. Alban's. The parish church being inconveniently situated, the late rector built a chapel-of-ease in the village in 1840. The charities produce about £55 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes, also an infant school. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. T. B. Myers, Esq., is lord of the manor."

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Maps

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