Sandridge
Coordinates: 51°46′51″N 0°18′14″W / 51.78084°N 0.30384°W
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 St Leonards Church |
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Sandridge shown within Hertfordshire |
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| Population | 4,808 |
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| OS grid reference | TL175105 |
| District | St Albans |
| Shire county | Hertfordshire |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ST ALBANS |
| Postcode district | AL4 |
| Police | Hertfordshire |
| Fire | Hertfordshire |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | Hitchin and Harpenden |
| List of places: UK • England • Hertfordshire | |
Sandridge is a small village and civil parish between St Albans and Wheathampstead in Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
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[edit] Early history
The earliest recorded mention of Sandridge is in the year 796 the parish being part of the revenue of the Mercian Kings. It was given by Egfrith son of Offa in the first year of his reign to abbot Eadric second abbot of St Alban's Monastery and to the monks of St Albans.
The original name was "Saundruage" meaning a place of sandy soil serviced by bond tenants.
[edit] The Second Battle of St Albans
In February 1461 the final skirmishes of the Second Battle of St Albans took place in and around Sandridge as the Earl of Warwick, for the Yorkists, retreated towards Nomansland.
[edit] Information
The population of Sandridge ward at the time of the 2001 census was 4,808. This includes some people living in the Jersey Farm area of St Albans.
The village has three pubs: The Green Man, The Rose and Crown and The Queen's Head.
The village church is St Leonard's and is thought to date back to 1119.
It also supports Sandridge Rovers F.C., who play in the Hertfordshire Senior County League.
Sandridge was one of the earlier homes of the great English general, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, and his infamous wife, Sarah, a favourite of Queen Anne. The title Baron Sandridge was given to Churchill by James II in 1685, and was his first English peerage title (his earlier title, Baron Eyemouth, had been created in 1682 by James's predecessor, Charles II, in the Peerage of Scotland).
In 2008 the Woodland Trust announced plans to create a new forest north of Sandridge.[1] The 347 hectares (858 acres) of woodland are to be called Heartwood Forest.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Alexandra Barham (2008-07-30). "Huge forest planned". St Albans & Harpenden Review. http://www.stalbansreview.co.uk/news/3555635.Huge_forest_planned/. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
- ^ "Mickey Mouse brings Disney magic to Sandridge forest". The Herts Advertiser. 2009-03-19. http://www.hertsad.co.uk/content/herts/news/story.aspx?brand=HADOnline&category=News&tBrand=HertsCambsOnline&tCategory=newslatestHAD&itemid=WEED19%20Mar%202009%2015%3A49%3A06%3A560. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
Some dates in the history of St Leonard's Church, Sandridge, A paper read at a meeting of the St Albans and Hertfordshire Architectural and Archeological Society, held at Sandridge, June 24, 1900 by the Rev J.A. Cruikshank M.A.
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