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Watton-at-Stone

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"Watton is a village and parish in the same hundred as Stevenage (Broadwater), about five miles N.E. from that town, situated on the river Beane. The church, dedicated to St. Mary and St. Andrew, is a small edifice, containing some handsome monuments, with a square embattled tower; the benefice is a rectory, in the presentation of Abel Smith, Esq., and the incumbency of the Rev. Edward Bickersteth. A school upon the national plan, and one for infants, are in the village. Population of parish, 830." [From Royal National and Commercial Directory and Topography of Herts, Pigot & Co., London, 1839]

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Churches

Anglican
St Andrew and St Mary, Watton-at-Stone, Church of England
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Church Records

The Parish Registers for the periods:-

  • Baptisms - 1560-1925
  • Marriages - 1560-1967
  • Burials - 1560-1923
  • Bishop's Transcripts - 1604-1869

are deposited at Hertfordshire Record Office, County Hall, Hertford, SG13 8DE. [D/P118]

Entries from the Marriage Registers for the period 1560-1837 are included in The Allen Index at Hertfordshire Record Office.

The period 1539-1875 is covered by the IGI.

Transcripts of the parish registers for the period 1560-1967 are deposited at the Society of Genealogists, 14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Road, LONDON, EC1M 7BA.

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Description & Travel

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Gazetteers

The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

"WATTON, a parish in the hundred of Broadwater, county Herts, 5 miles N.W. of Hertford, its post town, and 5 N.E. of Welwyn railway station. The village is situated on the river Beane, and on the great N. road. In the vicinity are a malting establishment and an extensive watermill. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester, value £700. The church, dedicated to SS. Andrew and Mary, was restored through the liberality of the late A. Smith, Esq., who also erected a small lecture-hall in 1852, at a cost of £400. There are National and infant schools. The principal residence is Woodhall Park."

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Maps

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