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'''Ardeley''' is a small village and [[civil parish]] in [[East Hertfordshire]], [[United Kingdom|England]]. |
'''Ardeley''' is a small village and [[civil parish]] in [[East Hertfordshire]], [[United Kingdom|England]]. |
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[[Image:ardeleychurch.jpg|160px|thumb|right|Ardeley St Lawrence Church]] |
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It is located about one and a half miles from [[Walkern]]. |
It is located about one and a half miles from [[Walkern]]. |
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*[http://www.hertfordshire-genealogy.co.uk/data/places/ardeley.htm Genealogy in Hertfordshire] |
*[http://www.hertfordshire-genealogy.co.uk/data/places/ardeley.htm Genealogy in Hertfordshire] |
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*[http://www.achurchnearyou.com/ardeley-st-lawrence/] |
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Revision as of 17:17, 22 January 2009
Ardeley is a small village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire, England.
It is located about one and a half miles from Walkern.
It has an infant school, a pub (The Rabbits Foot, previously The Jolly Waggoner), a church, which dates from around the 13th century, and vicarage, built 300 years ago.
The parish includes Wood End, Moor Green and Cromer. Ardeley is a picturesque village, with its neat thatched cottages beside the green, its thatched village hall, its duck pond and churchyard. It also has a children's play area near the school, at the end of school lane, five housing association/ex-council houses in "The Crescent", opposite the school and many church let cottages.
Ardeley has an annual fete in which all profits go to the parish's church.
The Church of Saint Lawrence is a Church of England church and the primary school is also a Church of England state funded school, "Ardeley JMI St. Lawrence."
Famous inhabitants
A locally famous person from this village was Sir Henry Chauncy who wrote 'Antiquities of Hertfordshire' and published it in 1700.
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