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"Straggling crossroads place stuck in the dullish, well-watered flatlands north of Tring. The ruined, ivy-covered flint tower is all that remains of a deserted medieval church - a must for the modern-day follower of the Tour of Dr Syntax (Rowlandson). A new church, uninspired in itself, incorporates fragments of the old - chancel arch and windows - and also the Perpendicular aisle piers from Tring parish church. In the main street are plain cottages, a bit of timber-framing and weather-boarding in good harmony. Some thoughtless new development. "In 1751 the village pond was the scene of England's last witch-lynching, when Ruth Osborn, the 'witch', was captured and drowned. One of her tormentors ended up gibbeted at Gubblecote Cross (1/2 m. E.), close to the moated site of a deserted medieval village." [From Hertfordshire (a Shell Guide),R. M. Healey , Faber & Faber, London, 1982]
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The Parish Registers for the periods:-
- Baptisms - 1820-1871
- Burials - 1820-1978
- Bishop's Transcripts - 1609-1882
are deposited at Hertfordshire Record Office, County Hall, Hertford, SG13 8DE. [D/P111A]
Entries from the Marriage Registers for the period 1820-1837 are included in The Allen Index at Hertfordshire Record Office.
The period 1805-1871 is covered by the IGI.
Transcripts of the parish registers for the period 1606-1871 are deposited at the Society of Genealogists, 14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Road, LONDON, EC1M 7BA.
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Long Marston to another place.
The Victoria County History pages for Tring with Long Marston offer a very complete history of the parish.
see also Tring.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SP895156 (Lat/Lon: 51.831853, -0.702573), Long Marston which are provided by:
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- Google Maps
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- Bing (was Multimap)
- Old Maps Online
- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.