Historical Geography information for Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England
| Place Name | Harpenden |
| Description | Harpenden is a town in Hertfordshire, England. There is evidence of pre-roman Belgic farmers in the area. In 1867 several items were found including a bronze escutcheon, rams-head shaped mounts, and a bronze bowl. A tumulus near the river Lea was opened in the 1820s and it contained a stone sarcophagus of Romano-Celtic origin. Up to the 13th century the area of the parish consisted of woodland with small hamlets and single farmsteads around cleared areas called "End" or "Green" and there are 19 Ends and 18 Greens in area of Harpenden and Wheathampstead parishes. Harpenden village grew out of Westminster Abbey's gradual clearing of woodland for farming and settlement within its Wheathampstead manor, granted by Edward the Confessor in 1060. A first reference to a parish church is in 1221. Just beyond the southern edge of the town lies Nomansland Common (sometimes simply called "No Man's Land") upon which part of the Second Battle of St Albans was fought during the Wars of the Roses. |
| City, Village, or Parish | Harpenden |
| County | Hertfordshire |
| Country | England |
| SiteID | 93438 |
| DateUpdated | 7/12/2013 6:17:00 PM |
| Record ID | DataSet | Surname | Spelling Variations |
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British Surname Clusters | Field | Field, Fields, Fielder |