Brent Pelham
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Brent Pelham is a village and civil parish
in Hertfordshire
, England
. The village is one of the Pelhams, along with Stocking Pelham
and Furneaux Pelham. Near St Mary's church are ancient stocks
which could accommodate up to three people at once.http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/355517 A derelict windmill
survives in the village.
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 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...
. The village is one of the Pelhams, along with Stocking Pelham
Stocking Pelham
Stocking Pelham is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England. The village is one of the Pelhams, along with Brent Pelham and Furneaux Pelham.The village has a church, and did have a pub called the Cock, which burned down in February 2008...
and Furneaux Pelham. Near St Mary's church are ancient stocks
Stocks
Stocks are devices used in the medieval and colonial American times as a form of physical punishment involving public humiliation. The stocks partially immobilized its victims and they were often exposed in a public place such as the site of a market to the scorn of those who passed by...
which could accommodate up to three people at once.http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/355517 A derelict windmill
Brent Pelham Windmill
Brent Pelham Windmill is a Grade II listed smock mill at Brent Pelham, Hertfordshire, England which is derelict.-History:Brent Pelham Mill was built in 1826 by William Halden, who was at Meesden windmill in 1827. It was working until at least 1890 and was disused by 1898. At some point the mill was...
survives in the village.