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Watton-at-Stone


Village cast iron water pump, dating from the early 19th century
Watton-at-Stone (Hertfordshire)
Watton-at-Stone

Watton-at-Stone shown within Hertfordshire
Population 2,272 (2001)
OS grid reference TL299194
District East Hertfordshire
Shire county Hertfordshire
Region East
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town HERTFORD
Postcode district SG14
Dialling code 01920
Police Hertfordshire
Fire Hertfordshire
Ambulance East of England
European Parliament East of England
UK Parliament North East Hertfordshire
List of places: UK • England • Hertfordshire

Coordinates: 51°51′29″N 0°06′47″W / 51.858, -0.113

Watton-at-Stone is a village in the English county of Hertfordshire, situated midway between the towns of Stevenage and Hertford in the valley of the River Beane. Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government Footnotes Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one The East of England is one of the nine official Regions of England. Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The, also known as the Stevenage postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Arlesey, Baldock, Biggleswade, Buntingford, The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Hertfordshire Constabulary is the Home Office Police force responsible for policing the county of Hertfordshire in England. The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is the Statutory fire and rescue service for the County of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust is the authority responsible for providing NHS Ambulance services in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, East of England is a Constituency of the European Parliament. This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election North East Hertfordshire is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of settlements in the ceremonial county of Hertfordshire, England. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A county is a Land area of Regional Government within a larger State. Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of Place-name meaning Stevenage may derive from Old English stiþen āc / stiōen āc / stithen ac (various Old English dialects Hertford (standard pronunciations /'hɑːtֽfəd/ and /'hɑːֽfəd/ local pronunciation /'ɑːʔֽfəd/ is the affluent County town of Hertfordshire, The River Beane originates from the hills around Stevenage in Hertfordshire and flows through Watton-at-Stone, Stapleford, Waterford The 2001 census showed a population of 2,272, living in 921 households. [1]

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Village life

There is little employment directly within the village and it largely serves as a dormitory for commuters to London or to the nearby towns. A commuter town is an urban community that is primarily residential from which most of the Workforce commute out to earn their livelihood London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.

The village has a primary school and nursery school. See also Primary education A primary school (from French école primaire) is an institution where children receive the first stage of Compulsory A nursery school is a school for children between the ages of three and five staffed by qualified teachers and other professionals who encourage and supervise educational play rather than The co-educational Heath Mount independent school is located on the outskirts in the private estate of the Grade II* listed Woodhall Park. An independent school in the United Kingdom is a school relying upon private sources for all of its funding predominantly in the form of school fees

The A602 formerly ran through the centre of the village between Stevenage and Hertford before a bypass was built in the 1980s through farmland to the north-east. The A602 is a road linking Hitchin in Hertfordshire, England, with A10 at Ware in Hertfordshire, via Stevenage A bypass is a Road or Highway that avoids or "bypasses" a built-up area town or village to let through Traffic flow without interference from The section of the road to Hertford was renamed the A119, and the A602 then ran out of Watton-at-Stone to Ware. WARE (1250 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting an Oldies format Watton-at-Stone is served by a railway station on the Hertford Loop Line. Watton-at-Stone railway station serves the village of Watton-at-Stone in Hertfordshire, England. The Hertford Loop Line is a branch of the East Coast Main Line. The station opened for passengers on 2nd June 1924, was closed on 11th September 1939 (though the line continued to run through the village), and reopened on 17th May 1982, paid for partly by public subscription. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar)

A war memorial lies in a field adjoining the church. A war memorial is a building monument statue or other edifice to celebrate a War or victory or (predominating in modern times to commemorate those who died or were injured

History

The name Watton first appeared in writing in an 11th-century publication of 10th-century Anglo-Saxon wills as Wattun. It was later recorded in the Domesday Book as both Wodtune and Watone. The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey [2] The origin of the word is uncertain, and is variously ascribed to Old English wád, or woad, and ton meaning small farming settlement; or waden meaning ford; or from waétan meaning watery. A ford is a place in a Watercourse (most commonly a stream or River) that is shallow enough to be crossed by wading on Horseback or in a wheeled The suffix -at-Stone dates from the early 13th century and is derived from the presence of two large examples of Hertfordshire puddingstone, now situated at the Waggon and Horses public house. Hertfordshire puddingstone is a conglomerate Sedimentary rock comprised of rounded Flint pebbles cemented together by a younger matrix of [3]

A Roman Road ran from Verulamium (modern St Albans), fording the River Beane at Watton-at-Stone. The Roman Roads were essential for the growth of the Roman Empire, by enabling the Romans to move armies and trade goods and to communicate news Verulamium was the third-largest city in Roman Britain. It was sited in the southwest of the modern city of St Albans in Hertfordshire. St Albans is the main urban area of the City and District of St Albans in southern Hertfordshire, England, around north of central London. The River Beane originates from the hills around Stevenage in Hertfordshire and flows through Watton-at-Stone, Stapleford, Waterford [4] A battle between the Danes and Saxons took place nearby in 1016. For their language see Anglo-Saxon language. Anglo-Saxon is the term usually used to describe the invading Tribes in the south [4] In later years, the natural springs in the area once made the village a popular spa town. See also Mineral spa A spa town, or simply spa, is a town frequented mainly for health reasons to "take the waters" [4]

The village has a number of dwellings dating from early Tudor, such as Watton House, through to late Georgian constructions. The Tudor style in architecture is the final development of medieval architecture during the Tudor period (1485&ndash1603 and even beyond for conservative college Georgian architecture is the name given in most English -speaking countries to the set of Architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840 [2] Its flintstone rubble Anglican church dedicated to Saint Mary and Saint Andrew dates from the 15th century,[2][3] and is built in the Perpendicular style. Flint (or flintstone) is a hard sedimentary Cryptocrystalline form of the Mineral Quartz, categorized as a variety of Chert Anglicanism is a tradition of Christian faith Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs English Gothic is the name of the Architectural style that flourished in England from about 1180 until about 1520 [5]

Archaeological finds

The Iron Age Aston Mirror was found nearby, closer to Watton-at-Stone than to the village of Aston, but technically in Aston parish due to the convoluted border. This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age for the mythological Iron Age see Ages of Man. Aston is a village and Civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It is now kept at the British Museum. The British Museum is a Museum of human history and culture in London. [3] A collection of Belgic armour and weaponry was discovered in the mid-19th century by workers digging a drain at the north end of the village. The Belgae were a group of tribes living in northern Gaul in the 1st century BC and later also attested in Britain.

Famous residents

Watton-at-Stone is home to the boxing promoter Frank Warren. Frank Warren (born 28 February 1952 is an English Boxing manager and promoter It was the birthplace and childhood home of the actor Rupert Grint, well-known from his role of Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter film series. Rupert Alexander Lloyd Grint (born 24 August 1988 Ronald Bilius "Ron" Weasley is a Fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J Harry Potter is a series of seven Fantasy novels written by British author J [6] The famous locomotive engineer Sir Nigel Gresley lived in Watton House until his death in 1941. Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley ( 19 June, 1876 &ndash 5 April, 1941) was one of Britain's most famous Steam locomotive engineers [7]

Alternative names

The name is also spelled unhyphenated as Watton at Stone and appears in this form on Ordnance Survey maps. Ordnance Survey (OS is an Executive agency of the United Kingdom government The County Council favours the hyphenated version. Both spellings are equally valid.

Locally, the '-at-Stone' suffix is frequently dropped.

References

  1. ^ 2001 Census, Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts, <http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=795296&c=Watton-at-Stone&d=16&e=15&g=454489&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1205671918406&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779> 
  2. ^ a b c Page, William (1912), A History of the County of Hertford: volume 3, <http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43596>. Retrieved on 16 March 2008 
  3. ^ a b c East Herts District Council, Watton-at-Stone, <http://www.eastherts.gov.uk/index.jsp?articleid=2089&detailid=2037>. Retrieved on 4 February 2008 
  4. ^ a b c Hertfordshire County Council Environment (October 2001), Hertfordshire Landscape Survey: Woodhall Park and Watton-at-Stone slopes, <http://enquire.hertscc.gov.uk/landscsh/Areas/area70.htm>. Retrieved on 16 March 2008 
  5. ^ Tompkins, Herbert H. (1922), Hertfordshire, Second Edition, <http://www.gutenberg.org/files/18252/18252-8.txt> 
  6. ^ filmreference. com, Rupert Grint Biography, <http://www.filmreference.com/film/26/Rupert-Grint.html>. Retrieved on 4 February 2008 
  7. ^ Nock, Oswald S. (2007), The Locomotives of Sir Nigel Gresley, Longmans, Green and Co, p. 173 

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