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"SACOMB, a parish in the hundred of Broadwater, county Hertford, 4 miles N.W. of Ware, its post town, and 2 N.E. of Stapleford. It is mentioned in, Domesday Book as Sevechampe, and was held by Peter de Valoignes. The manor subsequently came to the Fitzwalters, Babthorpes, Plumptons, Rolts, Caswells, and others. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. The soil is of various qualities, and the land is partly in common. Woodhall Park, the seat of the Smiths, is a modern mansion, situated in a well-wooded park, containing some oak-trees of great age. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £335 158., and the glebe comprises 12 acres. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester, value £266. The church, dedicated to St. Catherine, or to St. Mary, has a square tower, formerly embattled, containing three bells. It was thoroughly restored in 1856, the expense being defrayed by the late John Abel Smith, Esq., of Woodhall Park. The interior contains two stone stalls, a piscina under trefoil arches, and monuments of the Rolt family. The parochial charities produce about £10 per annum. There is a village school. A. Smith, Esq., is lord of the manor and principal landowner."

 

 

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

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Church Records

The Parish Registers for the periods:-

  • Baptisms - 1726-1903
  • Marriages - 1726-1979
  • Burials - 1726-1937
  • Bishop's Transcripts - 1604-1884

are deposited at Hertfordshire Record Office, County Hall, Hertford, SG13 8DE. [D/P89]

Entries from the Marriage Registers for the period 1726-1837 are included in The Allen Index at Hertfordshire Record Office.

The period 1726-1903 is covered by the IGI.

Transcripts of the parish registers for the period 1604-1937 are deposited at the Society of Genealogists, 14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Road, LONDON, EC1M 7BA.

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Description & Travel

There is a community web site for Little Munden and Great Munden (including Sacombe), with a section for the church, including pictures.

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Gazetteers

The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

"SACOMB, a parish in the hundred of Broadwater, county Hertford, 4 miles N.W. of Ware, its post town, and 2 N.E. of Stapleford. It is mentioned in, Domesday Book as Sevechampe, and was held by Peter de Valoignes. The manor subsequently came to the Fitzwalters, Babthorpes, Plumptons, Rolts, Caswells, and others. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. The soil is of various qualities, and the land is partly in common. Woodhall Park, the seat of the Smiths, is a modern mansion, situated in a well-wooded park, containing some oak-trees of great age. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £335 158., and the glebe comprises 12 acres. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester, value £266. The church, dedicated to St. Catherine, or to St. Mary, has a square tower, formerly embattled, containing three bells. It was thoroughly restored in 1856, the expense being defrayed by the late John Abel Smith, Esq., of Woodhall Park. The interior contains two stone stalls, a piscina under trefoil arches, and monuments of the Rolt family. The parochial charities produce about £10 per annum. There is a village school. A. Smith, Esq., is lord of the manor and principal landowner."

 

 

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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TL335193 (Lat/Lon: 51.856329, -0.062943), Sacombe which are provided by: