King's Walden
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King's Walden is a civil parish
in the English
county of Hertfordshire
. The name includes an apostrophe
, but this is often omitted.
The main settlement is now Breachwood Green, and there are also the hamlets
of King's Walden, Ley Green, Darleyhall, Lye Hill, Wandon End, Wandon Green and Winch Hill. At the south of the parish there is Lawrence End Park.
The village has a post office and store, it had a small school which is now closed. There is a pub called the plough.
, much of the land here is owned by the Crown Estates.
Civil parish
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in the English
England
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county 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...
. The name includes an apostrophe
Apostrophe
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, but this is often omitted.
The main settlement is now Breachwood Green, and there are also the hamlets
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
of King's Walden, Ley Green, Darleyhall, Lye Hill, Wandon End, Wandon Green and Winch Hill. At the south of the parish there is Lawrence End Park.
King's Walden settlement
The old settlement called King's Walden lies in the centre of the parish, near the church, and its population is just 35.Breachwood Green
Breachwood Green lies 1 mile south-west of the old village, and its population is 614. Breachwood Green was serenaded by a Hitchin comedian, Paul B. Edwards, in a song making fun of the quiet village. The village has one pub, The Red Lion which is owned by Green King. The village has the only school (Breachwood Green JMI) in the parish which was built in 1859. During the 1970s there was a separate Post Office and Village Stores located in different parts of the village. The Post Office was originally located in Chapel Road next to the Red Lion this moved a few hundred yards along the road to north near St Mary's rise, it then moved again in the mid-1970s to the village store on retirement of the village postmistress. The Village Store closed during the 1990s and has become part of a neighbouring car showroom which was formerly the village petrol station. To the north of the village is a partially restored windmill (without sails). Breachwood Green owes it existence to the farming community as the village was originally a collection of farms, Wheelwrights, Blackmiths and substantial stables. The village also has a large gothic Chapel.Ley Green
Ley Green lies ½ mile north of the old village, and its population is 86.The village has a post office and store, it had a small school which is now closed. There is a pub called the plough.
Winch Hill
Winch Hill lies 1 mile south-west of Breachwood Green. It is a made up of several houses and a derelict farm adjacent to Eastern perimeter of London Luton AirportLondon Luton Airport
London Luton Airport is an international airport located east of the town centre in the Borough of Luton in Bedfordshire, England and is north of Central London. The airport is from Junction 10a of the M1 motorway...
, much of the land here is owned by the Crown Estates.