Hempsted, or Hemel Hempsted, twenty miles from London, is a bailiwick-corporation, has a market on Thursday, and a fair on the Thursday after Trinity Monday. It stands among hills, upon a small river called the Gade, and is seven miles West of St Albans, five South-East of Berkhampstead, and twenty North-West of London.

The Church has a handsome tower, with a tall spire and a very good ring of bells.

It was in the time of the Saxons called by the name Henamsted or Hean-Hempsted, i.e. High Hempstead, and in William the Conqueror's time by the name of Hemel-Amstede. Henry VIII incorporated the village by the name of a bailiff, and he empowered the inhabitants to have a common seal and a pie-powder court during its market and fairs.

It has been reckoned one of the greatest markets for wheat in this county, if not in England. £20,000 a week being often returned in it only for meal. Eleven pair of mills stand within four miles of the place, which bring great trade to it; but the road is thereby so continually torn, that it is one of the worst turnpike ways to London.

The following are its principal inhabitants:

GENTRY, ETC

Brickland Matthew, Gent
Cork John, Gent
Cotton John, Gent [Nov. 15th, 1835 84]
Field John, Gent
Holloway Lydia,
Knowlton Thomas, Gent (F)
Lathall Thomas, Gent
Lea Michael, Gent
Lines Thomas, Gent [April 26th, 1807 70]
Marchmont Right Hon Earl of [Jan 10th, 1794 86]
Moore John, Esq.
Nichols John, Gent
Puddephatt Jerimiah, Gent (F)
Rhoback , Miss
Tompson George, Gent [Jan 30th, 1810 68]
Tiverton William, Gent (F) [June 1st, 1794 80]
Warren Thomas, Gent [June 8th, 1798 61]

CLERGY

Bingham, Rev Dr, Vicar, not resident [Dec. 31st, 1819 77]
Hamilton Joseph, Rev, Curate
Hedges John, Rev
Liddon John, Rev, Dissenting Minister (F) [June 12th, 1825 78]

PHYSIC

Blayney Elisha, Surgeon (F)
Cherrington Charles, Surgeon [Jan 5th, 1839 69]

LAW

Ginger William, Attorney
Grover Harry, Attorney [Aug. 19th, 1835 73]
Hodgson Robert, senr Attorney
Hodgson Robert, junr Attorney

The Traders

Occupations

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