Datchworth
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| Population | 1,513 (Parish, 2021)[1] |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KNEBWORTH |
| Postcode district | SG3 |
| Dialling code | 01438 |
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Datchworth is a village and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It lies 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east of Knebworth, its post town, and between the towns of Hertford, Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 1,513.
Sited on the Roman road from St Albans to Puckeridge, the village has examples of Saxon clearings in several locations. Datchworth has a village green where there are two pubs (The Plough and The Tilbury) and a sports club.
Origins
The name Datchworth is thought to originate from a Saxon lord called Daecca[2] (pronounced Datcher), who settled here around the year 700 AD.[citation needed] 'Worth' comes from worthig, which means enclosure.[3]
History
The arrival of the Normans gave Datchworth a written record in the Domesday Book. This included an account of the occupants and land values in the 11th century.
Standing at the eastern side of Datchworth Green is the whipping post. Its last recorded use was on 27 July 1665 when two 'vagabonds' were publicly flogged. Stocks stood near the post too, but there is no trace of them now. The stocks are thought to have been removed in 1899, however, there are stocks located close to All Saints' Church.
During the Second World War the last enemy-action incident of any kind on British soil occurred at 09:00 on 29 March 1945 when a V-1 flying bomb struck a nearby field in Woolmer Green [4] Another landed at Iwade in Kent, an hour later, after being hit by anti-aircraft fire.
The Datchworth Museum contains a collection of local artefacts. Located in a former smithy, the museum operates a limited opening schedule, being accessible from 2.00 p:m until 4.30 p:m on the third Sunday of every month.[5] In 2022, the museum recorded a total of 30 visitors, making it the second least-visited tourist attraction in England.[a][7]
Notable people
- Barry Norman — and his novelist wife Diana Narracott[8][9][10]
Notes
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- ^ The museum's total of 30 visitors placed it equal second-to-lowest in the VisitEngland 2022 annual survey. It shared this position with the museum of the Huddersfield Astronomical Society in West Yorkshire. The attraction with the lowest number of visitors in 2022, 20 in total, was the Diseworth Heritage Centre in Leicestershire.[6]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2021 Census Parish Profiles". NOMIS. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 January 2026. (To get individual parish data, use the query function on table PP002.)
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Mills, A. D. (1998). Dictionary of English Place-Names (Second ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 109.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Harbeck, James. "Why does Britain have such bizarre place names?". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.King, Benjamin; Timothy Kutta (2003). Impact: The History of Germany's V-Weapons in World War II. Da Capo Press. p. 309. ISBN 0-306-81292-4.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Datchworth Museum". Datchworth Parish Council. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."England visitor attractions annual survey". VisitEngland. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."England visitor attractions annual survey". VisitEngland. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Nick Willoughby. "Business is 'fantastic': Hertfordshire couple relaunch village pub - Business". The Comet. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Dave Burke. "Hertfordshire film critic Barry Norman in storm over Robin Williams tribute - Welwyn Garden City and Hatfield News - Welwyn Hatfield Times". Whtimes.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Nick McGrath (12 November 2011). "Barry Norman: My family values | Life and style". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
External links
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