Little Berkhampstead is an Ancient Parish in the county of Hertfordshire.
Alternative names:
Parish church: St. Andrew
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1647
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1604
Nonconformists include:
Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
BERKHAMPSTEAD (Little), a parish in the district and county of Hertford, 4 miles ESE of Hatfield r. station, and 4½ SW of Hertford. It has a post-office under Hertford. Acres, 1,689. Real property, £3,025. Pop., 450. Houses, 98. The property is subdivided. Berkhampstead House is a chief residence. The observatory tower commands a fine view. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £249. Patron, the Marquis of Salisbury. The church is very good. Charities, £15. Bishop Ken was a native.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848
BERKHAMPSTEAD, LITTLE (St. Andrew), a parish, in the union, hundred, and county of Hertford, 4¾ miles (S. W. by S.) from Hertford; containing 555 inhabitants. The surface is hilly, and the soil consists of clay and gravel. The living is a rectory, valued in the king’s books at £7. 8. 6½., and in the gift of the Marquess of Salisbury: the tithes have been commuted for £250. 18. 4., and there are nearly 39 acres of glebe. At How Green is a place of worship for Wesleyans. On an elevated situation near an old manor-house, a circular tower of brick 100 feet in height, termed the Observatory, has been erected, which commands an extensive prospect.
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848
Parish Records
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England, Hertfordshire, Little Berkhampstead – Cemeteries ( 3 )
Abstracts of transcripts of Little Berkhamstead, Co. Herts., 1609-1680
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Little Berkhampstead (Hertfordshire)
Monumental inscriptions of the parish churches of St Andrew, Little Berkhamsted and St Mary, Ponsbourne (Newgate Street)
Author: Pearson, Janet; Pearson, John; Hertfordshire Family History Society
Monumental inscriptions, Little Berkhamstead, Hertford, England : abt. 1600-1900
England, Hertfordshire, Little Berkhampstead – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Little Berkhampstead, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office
England, Hertfordshire, Little Berkhampstead – Church history ( 1 )
Little Berkhamsted : a history of a Hertfordshire village
Author: Millington, Gerald
Little Berkhamsted : a history of a Hertfordshire village
Author: Millington, Gerald
England, Hertfordshire, Little Berkhampstead – Church records ( 5 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Little Berkhampstead, 1604-1882
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Little Berkhampstead (Hertfordshire)
Marriages at Little Berkhampstead, 1609-1812
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Little Berkhampstead (Hertfordshire)
Parish register transcripts, 1609-1680
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Little Berkhampstead (Hertfordshire); Brigg, William, 1858-1921
Parish registers for Little Berkhampstead, 1647-1915
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Little Berkhampstead (Hertfordshire)
Vestry minutes and miscellaneous parish records 1733-1942
Author: Little Berkhampstead (Hertfordshire)
England, Hertfordshire, Little Berkhampstead – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Computer printout of Little Berkhamstead, Herts., Eng
England, Hertfordshire, Little Berkhampstead – History ( 1 )
Little Berkhamsted : a history of a Hertfordshire village
Author: Millington, Gerald
England, Hertfordshire, Little Berkhampstead – Military records – Militia ( 1 )
Militia lists, parish of Little Berkhampstead
Author: Hill, John
England, Hertfordshire, Little Berkhampstead – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Vestry minutes and miscellaneous parish records 1733-1942
Author: Little Berkhampstead (Hertfordshire)
England, Hertfordshire, Little Berkhampstead – Public records ( 1 )
Vestry minutes and miscellaneous parish records 1733-1942
Author: Little Berkhampstead (Hertfordshire)
Administration
- County: Hertfordshire
- Civil Registration District: Hertford
- Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon (Hitchin Division)
- Diocese: Post-1844 – Rochester, Pre-1845 – Lincoln
- Rural Deanery: Hertford
- Poor Law Union: Hertford
- Hundred: Hertford
- Province: Canterbury
