In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Aspenden like this:
ASPEDEN, a parish in Royston district, Herts; on the river Rib, 8 miles SE of Baldock r. station. It includes part of the Post Town of Buntingford. Acres, 1,351. Real property, £3,539. Pop., 577. Houses, 114. The property is divided among a few. The manor belonged to the Cliffords, the Freemans, and the Jocelyns; and passed to Earl Hardwicke and the Bolderos. ...
Aspeden Hall and its park are a prominent feature. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £357.* Patron, the Countess of Mexborough. The church contains a curious monument to Sir Robert Clifford, master of the ordnance to Henry VIII., and other tombs and brasses; and is in good condition. An endowed school has £17 a year, and other charities £37.
Aspenden through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Aspenden in East Hertfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1976
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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