Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for THERFIELD

THERFIELD, a parish, with a village, in Royston district, Herts; 3 miles SSW of Royston r. station. It has a post-office under Royston. Acres, 4,761. Real property, £6,958. Pop. in 1851, 1,335; in 1861, 1,222. Houses, 259. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £937.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's. The church is ancient. There are an Independent chapel, a national school, and charities £86.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

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Feature Description: "a parish, with a village"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Therfield AP/CP       Hertfordshire AncC
Place: Therfield

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