King’s Walden Hertfordshire Family History Guide
King’s Walden is an Ancient Parish in the county of Hertfordshire.
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Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1558
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1604
Nonconformists include: Baptist and Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
KINGS-WALDEN., a parish in Hitchin district, Herts; near the boundary with Beds, 4 miles SSW of Hitchin, and 4Âľ W by S of Stevenage r. station. Post town, Whitwell, under Welwyn. Acres, 4, 180. Real property, ÂŁ6, 621. Pop., 1, 183. Houses, 236. The property is divided among a few. The manor belonged to Earl Harold; passed to Peter de Valoines, the Nevilles, and others; and belongs now to Charles Hale, Esq. Kings-Walden Park is the residence of G. W. Baker, Esq. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Rochester. Value, ÂŁ82. Patron, C. Hale, Esq. The church is ancient, good, and handsome; and consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with porch and tower. There are three schools, supported by Mr. Hale, and charities ÂŁ11.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
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Administration
- County: Hertfordshire
- Civil Registration District: Hitchin
- Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon (Hitchin Division)
- Diocese: Post-1844 – Rochester, Pre-1845 – Lincoln
- Rural Deanery: Hitchin
- Poor Law Union: Hitchin
- Hundred: Hitchin and Pirton
- Province: Canterbury