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Wormley

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"About two miles and a half south from Hoddesdon, in the same hundred, is the small village of WORMLEY; the New river passes through the parish, and the river Lea bounds it on the east. Population of the parish, in 1831, 471 - being a decease of twenty-one inhabitants in the preceding ten years." [From Royal National and Commercial Directory and Topography of Herts, Pigot & Co., London, 1839]
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Church History

"The church, dedicated to St. Lawrence, contains several monumental memorials, some of an early date; the edifice is entered by a Norman doorway, and the west end is surmounted by a square tower of wood."
[From Royal National and Commercial Directory and Topography of Herts, Pigot & Co., London, 1839]

There is a picture (78 kbytes) of the parish church of St. Lawrence, Wormley; supplied by Ian Rose.

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Church Records

The Parish Registers for the periods:-

  • Baptisms - 1674-1974
  • Marriages - 1685-1985
  • Burials - 1676-1963
  • Bishop's Transcripts - 1800-1869

are deposited at Hertfordshire Record Office, County Hall, Hertford, SG13 8DE. [D/P126]

Entries from the Marriage Registers for the period 1674-1837 are included in The Allen Index at Hertfordshire Record Office.

The period 1674-1859 is covered by the IGI.

Transcripts of the parish registers for the period 1674-1891 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

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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TL363055 (Lat/Lon: 51.73165, -0.02773), Wormley which are provided by: