Reed, Hertfordshire
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Coordinates: 52°00′24″N 0°00′51″W / 52.0066°N 0.0143°W
| Reed | |
 St. Mary's church, Reed |
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  Reed
Reed shown within Hertfordshire |
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| Population | 273 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | North Hertfordshire |
| Shire county | Hertfordshire |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ROYSTON |
| Postcode district | SG8 |
| Dialling code | 01763 |
| Police | Hertfordshire |
| Fire | Hertfordshire |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | North East Hertfordshire |
| List of places: UK • England • Hertfordshire | |
Reed is a small village in North Hertfordshire. It is situated on a chalk ridge at almost the highest point in the county, approximately 3 miles south of the market town of Royston. The Prime Meridian passes just to the east of the village, between Reed and Barkway. The modern A10 road (here following the course of the Roman Ermine Street) passes just to the west of the village.
Reed boasts a thriving first school, recently assessed as 'Outstanding' in a 2009 Ofsted report. There is also a village hall, the Saxon parish church of St. Mary, a small chapel, a highly active cricket club and an excellent village pub and restaurant set in a 16th century coaching inn. A converted windmill also stands in the village. There were 273 residents recorded as living in 119 households in Reed in the United Kingdom Census 2001.
There has reportedly been a settlement at Reed for 2,000 years, and the community was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 (as Retth). A number of houses in the village boast the remnants of ancient moats, and the village includes a number of ancient woods on its outskirts. Reed was awarded protected status as a conservation area in 1974.
Sources:
http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_providers/full/(urn)/117129 http://www.reed.herts.sch.uk/prospectus_info/ourvillage.html http://www.reedcc.co.uk/ http://fhsofmartin.org.uk/fhs/reps/17_cambridgeshire/doig/reed-through-the-ages.htm http://www.thecabinetatreed.co.uk/ http://www.north-herts.gov.uk/therfield.pdf http://www.hertsdirect.org/infobase/docs/pdfstore/tabKS01sett.pdf http://www.gwp.enta.net/hertnames.htm http://www.north-herts.gov.uk/conservation_area_review_dates.pdf
