Nettleden
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Nettleden is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Nettleden with Potten End, in the Dacorum district, in the county of Hertfordshire, England. It is in the Chiltern Hills, about four miles north-west of Hemel Hempstead, near Little Gaddesden, Great Gaddesden and Frithsden. In 1931 the parish had a population of 133.[1]
Etymology
The village name of Nettleden is
records of the late twelfth century the village was recorded as Neteleydene.History
Historically, Nettleden was a
The church, St Lawrence, was first mentioned in 1285 when it became a part of the endowment of Ashridge Monastery. The church, except for the tower, was largely rebuilt in brick by John, Earl of Bridgewater, in 1811. Until 1895 it was a chapelry of Pitstone.
The hamlet of St Margaret's, formerly belonging to
On 1 April 1937 the civil parish of Nettleden was abolished, joining with parts of the parishes of Great Berkhampstead Rural and Northchurch to form a new parish called Nettleden with Potten End.[4]
From Nettleden to Frithsden runs the Roman Road or Spooky Lane, named in reference to the ghost of an Ashridge monk. In the early 19th century, the lane was dug deeper into the hill, with high revetted walls on both sides, and a bridge was built over the lane, in order that people using the driveway leading to Ashridge did not meet the villagers. Another feature of Nettleden is the steep Pipers Hill to the east of the village.
References
- A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Nettleden Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ Higginbotham, Peter. "Berkhamsted Workhouse". The Workhouse. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Nettleden Chapelry / Civil Parish / Hamlet". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
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