In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hunsdon like this:
HUNSDON, a village and a parish in Ware district, Herts. The village stands near the river Stort and the boundary with Essex, 2¼ miles NE of Roydon r. station, and 5 ESE of Ware; and has a post office under Ware. The parish comprises 1, 928 acres. Real property, £3, 733. Pop., 516. ...
Houses, 90. The property is divided among a few. The manor belonged to the Ferrers', the Engaines, the Goldingtons, the Oldhalls, and the mother of Henry VII.; had a castle of the Oldhalls; and was made an honour by Henry VIII. Hunsdon House, a moated mansion, was built on the site of the Oldhalls' castle, by Henry VIII.; was occupied or visited by Henry VIII.'s children; and was given by Queen Elizabeth to her cousin Cary, Lord Hunsdon. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £263.* Patron, N. Calvert, Esq. The church is later English; consists of nave, transept, and chancel, with tower and spire; and contains a curious brass and several handsome monuments. There are a national school, and charities £33.
Hunsdon through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hunsdon in East Hertfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4926
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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