Bedmond Abbots Langley |
BEDMONT (or Bedmond) is a large hamlet 1 mile north [of Abbots Langley] (Kelly's Directory 1908)
Breakspeare Farm, Bedmond See Breakspear Farm, Bedmond, Abbots Langley for information on the birthplace of Pope Adrian IV Prior to 1919 this was part of the Serge Hill Estate
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Bedmond Church There is a small iron church at Bedmond, erected in 1889 by the late William Hammond Sally esq. of Serge Hill, and seating 150 persons. The curate was Rev. Harold Henderson Burgess, B.A. Henry George Linforth was described as a hair dresser and tobacconist of Abbots Langley. (Kelly's Directory 1908). |
The Bell, High Street, Bedmond, is one of two pubs with that name in Abbots Langley, and was first recorded in 1618 (Hertfordshire Inns & Public Houses). Mrs Elizabeth Ann Reed was the publican in 1902 (Kelly's Directory). |
Two postcards of Bedmond |
Some modern pictures of Bedmond on Geograph |
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by Rob Hinkley |
by Jack Hill |
by Nigel Cox |
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