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"ANSTEY, a parish in the hundred of Edwintree, in the county of Hertford, 4 miles to the N.E. of Buntingford. It is situated on the old British way called Ermine Street, and near the river Quin. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester, value £504, in the patronage of the Master and Fellows of Christ's College, Cambridge. The church is in the form of a cross, and has a central tower. It was built by Nicholas de Ainstie of the ruins of a castle, which was erected at the Conquest, by Eustace, Earl of Boulogne. There still remain some traces of the castle. The church contains a font, stalls, and a monument of the founder. The manor is held by the Lyttons."

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2020

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Cemeteries

Anglican
St George, Anstey, Church of England
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Churches

Anglican
St George, Anstey, Church of England
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Church Records

The Parish Registers for the periods: -

  • Baptisms - 1543-1857
  • Marriages - 1541-1836
  • Burials - 1540-1923
  • Bishop's Transcripts - 1800-1840

are deposited at Hertfordshire Record Office, County Hall, Hertford, SG13 8DE. [D/P5]

Entries from the Marriage Registers for the period 1541-1837 are included in The Allen Index at Hertfordshire Record Office.

The period 1541-1857 is covered by the IGI.

There is a full transcipt in alphabetical order from the earliest date to about 1837 held at HALS.

Transcripts of the parish registers for the period 1540-1923 are deposited at the Society of Genealogists, 14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Road, LONDON, EC1M 7BA.

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Description & Travel

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Gazetteers

The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

"ANSTEY, a parish in the hundred of Edwintree, in the county of Hertford, 4 miles to the N.E. of Buntingford. It is situated on the old British way called Ermine Street, and near the river Quin. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester, value £504, in the patronage of the Master and Fellows of Christ's College, Cambridge. The church is in the form of a cross, and has a central tower. It was built by Nicholas de Ainstie of the ruins of a castle, which was erected at the Conquest, by Eustace, Earl of Boulogne. There still remain some traces of the castle. The church contains a font, stalls, and a monument of the founder. The manor is held by the Lyttons."

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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TL404328 (Lat/Lon: 51.975936, 0.042679), Anstey which are provided by: