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“STANDON, a parish in the hundred of Braughing, county Herts, 6 miles N.E. of Ware, its post town, and 7 W. of Bishop-Stortford. It is a station on the Buntingford branch of the Great Eastern railway. The village, which is extensive, is situated on the river Rib, over which a bridge has recently been constructed. The parish contains the hamlets of Collier's End, St. Edmund's College, High Cross, Puckeridge, and Wadesmill. The village was formerly a market town, under the abbots of Croyland, the Clares, D'Amorys, Mortimers, Sadleirs, and Astons. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture, and in the manufacture of paper. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Rochester, value £320. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure with a tower surmounted by a spire and containing six bells. The interior contains four brasses bearing date from 1412, also tombs and effigies of the Astons, Sadleirs, and other families. There is also a district church at High Cross, the living of which is a perpetual curacy, value £150. The parochial charities produce about £187 per annum, of which £55 go to Fysher's school. There are National and Sunday schools. The Roman Catholic College of St. Edmund is situated about a mile W. of the village. The Duke of Wellington is lord of the manor."
"COLLIER'S END, a hamlet in the parish of Standon, in the county of Herts, 4 miles N. of Ware."
"HIGH-CROSS, a hamlet in the parish of Standon, county Herts, 3 miles N. of Ware. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Rochester, value £150. The church is modern."
"PUCKERIDGE, a hamlet in the parishes of Standon and Braughing, county Herts, 6 miles N.E. of Ware, and 9 N. by E. of Hertford. It is situated on the ancient way Ermine Street. According to Tanner, a free chapel with a chantry existed here in the reign of Edward II."
"WADESMILL, a hamlet in the parishes of Standon and Thundridge, county Herts, 2 miles N. of Ware, on the river Rib."
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from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
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There is a picture (89 kbytes) of the parish church of St. Mary, Standon; supplied by Ian Rose.
The Parish Registers for the periods:-
- Baptisms - 1672-1985
- Marriages - 1672-1985
- Burials - 1672-1946
- Bishop's Transcripts - 1800-1813
are deposited at Hertfordshire Record Office, County Hall, Hertford, SG13 8DE. [D/P101]
Entries from the Marriage Registers for the period 1672-1837 are included in The Allen Index at Hertfordshire Record Office.
The period 1671-1875 is covered by the IGI.
Transcripts of the parish registers for the period 1578-1926 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 Standon are also available at Hertfordshire Record Office, County Hall, Hertford, SG13 8DE.:-
- High Cross [D/P101A]
- Baptisms - 1846-1924
- Marriages - 1847-1976
- Bishop's Transcripts - 1846-1858
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