Albury, Hertfordshire
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Albury is a village and civil parish
in the East Hertfordshire
district of Hertfordshire
, England
, about five miles west of Bishop's Stortford
. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 537.
Albury lies between Little Hadham
to the south and Furneux Pelham
to the north and includes the hamlets Albury End
, Clapgate, Patmore Heath and Upwick Green. The 1894-1895 edition of The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales listed the hamlets:
Albury End, Church End, Clapgate, Gravesend
, Patmore Heath, and Upwich. An earlier gazetteer, the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales dated 1870-1872 stated that the north-lying Patient-End is an Albury hamlet.
To the northwest of the village stood Albury Hall, a three-storey manor house believed to have been re-built by MP John Calvert, around 1780 after an earlier house was demolished. Calvert's son, also named John and also an MP, inherited it in 1808, and successive owners modified the house, the army requisitioned it during World War II, and it was demolished around 1950.
There is one public house in Albury, The Catherine Wheel which dates from c.1765. The original building was destroyed by fire in 2004 and a replacement building on the same site reopened in 2007. Historically there were another four public houses in Albury, The Fox at Albury End (closed late 1970s), The Labour in Vain at Church End (closed in the 1950s), The Royal Oak at Clapgate (closed 1985) and Jolly Butchers at Clapgate (closed c.1900).
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the East Hertfordshire
East Hertfordshire
East Hertfordshire is a local government district in Hertfordshire, England. Its council has offices in Bishop's Stortford and Hertford ....
district of Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, about five miles west of Bishop's Stortford
Bishop's Stortford
Bishop's Stortford is a historic market town and civil parish in the district of East Hertfordshire in the county of Hertfordshire in England. It is situated just west of the M11 motorway, on the county boundary with Essex and is the closest large town to London Stansted Airport and part of the...
. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 537.
Albury lies between Little Hadham
Little Hadham
Little Hadham is a village and civil parish in the district of East Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, England. At the census of 2001 it had a population of 1,081...
to the south and Furneux Pelham
Furneux Pelham
Furneux Pelham, or alternatively Furneaux Pelham, , is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England. The village is one of the Pelhams, along with Brent Pelham and Stocking Pelham....
to the north and includes the hamlets Albury End
Albury End
Albury End is a village in Hertfordshire, England....
, Clapgate, Patmore Heath and Upwick Green. The 1894-1895 edition of The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales listed the hamlets:
Albury End, Church End, Clapgate, Gravesend
Gravesend, Hertfordshire
In Hertfordshire, Gravesend is a hamlet of Albury, Hertfordshire, 400 metres west of Patmore Heath....
, Patmore Heath, and Upwich. An earlier gazetteer, the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales dated 1870-1872 stated that the north-lying Patient-End is an Albury hamlet.
To the northwest of the village stood Albury Hall, a three-storey manor house believed to have been re-built by MP John Calvert, around 1780 after an earlier house was demolished. Calvert's son, also named John and also an MP, inherited it in 1808, and successive owners modified the house, the army requisitioned it during World War II, and it was demolished around 1950.
There is one public house in Albury, The Catherine Wheel which dates from c.1765. The original building was destroyed by fire in 2004 and a replacement building on the same site reopened in 2007. Historically there were another four public houses in Albury, The Fox at Albury End (closed late 1970s), The Labour in Vain at Church End (closed in the 1950s), The Royal Oak at Clapgate (closed 1985) and Jolly Butchers at Clapgate (closed c.1900).
