Ardeley
| Ardeley | |
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 The Village Green | |
  Ardeley Location within Hertfordshire | |
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| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Stevenage |
| Postcode district | SG2 |
| Police | Hertfordshire |
| Fire | Hertfordshire |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Ardeley is a small village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Cromer, as well as Wood End and Moor Green.[1]
Ardeley is located 5 miles (8 km) east of Stevenage.[2]
Description[edit]
Ardeley village has a number of thatched cottages beside the green, a thatched village hall, a vicarage built in the 18th century and a CSA farm (Church Farm). It also has a children's play area near the school, at the end of school lane, five housing association/ex-council houses in "The Crescent", opposite the school and a number of church-let cottages. The international cleaning company, Hughes Gardner, are now based in the manor house.[3] Other buildings of interest include
- Church of Saint Lawrence (Church of England)
The Grade I listed church dates from around the 13th century.[4]
- Pub
The Grade II listed pub "The Jolly Waggoner"
- School
The primary school, Ardeley St. Lawrence JMI, founded in 1835, is a Church of England state funded school.
Hertfordshire's only surviving post mill is in the parish, about a mile to the north of the village centre.
Events[edit]
Ardeley has an annual fete from which profits go to the parish.
People[edit]
The Chauncy family lived at Ardeley Bury, the manor house of the village.
- Charles Chauncy, third president of Harvard College, was baptised in Ardeley on 5 November 1592.
- Sir Henry Chauncy was born in Ardeley in 1632. He wrote Antiquities of Hertfordshire which was published in 1700.
References[edit]
- ^ "Ardeley Parish Council – Hertfordshire, England". ardeleyparishcouncil.org.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ AA Book of British Villages. Drive Publications Limited. 1980. p. 25. ISBN 9780340254875.
- ^ "Hughes Gardner Contract Cleaning and Support Services Limited".
- ^ "St Lawrence".
External links[edit]
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