Knebworth
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Coordinates: 51°51′58″N 0°11′02″W / 51.866°N 0.184°W
| Knebworth | |
  Knebworth shown within Hertfordshire |
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| Population | c4,500 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | North Hertfordshire |
| Shire county | Hertfordshire |
| Region | East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Stevenage |
| Postcode district | SG3 |
| Dialling code | 01438 |
| Police | Hertfordshire |
| Fire | Hertfordshire |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| European Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | Stevenage |
| List of places: UK • England • Hertfordshire | |
Knebworth is a village and civil parish in the north of Hertfordshire, England immediately south of Stevenage.
The civil parish covers an area between the villages of Datchworth, Woolmer Green, Codicote, Kimpton, Whitwell, St Paul's Walden and Langley, and encompasses the village of Knebworth, the small village of Old Knebworth and Knebworth House.
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[edit] History
There is evidence of people living in the area as far back as Neolithic times and it is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 where it is referred to as Chenepeworde (the farm belonging to the Dane, Cnebba) with a population of 150.
The original village, now known as Old Knebworth, developed around Knebworth House. In the late 19th century, a mile to the east, the current village of Knebworth started to develop around the new railway station and the Great North Road (subsequently the A1, and now the B197 since the opening of the A1(M) motorway in 1962).
Since 1974 Knebworth has been famously associated with numerous major open air rock and pop concerts which have been held in the grounds of Knebworth House.
On 16 June 1990 the village was twinned with the commune of Chatelaillon-Plage in France.
[edit] Facilities
- Churches
- St Martin’s, Church of England, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and consecrated by the bishop of St Albans, Edgar Jacob, in 1915
- St Mary’s, Church of England, parts of which date back to 1120
- St Thomas More, Roman Catholic Church, built in 1936
- Trinity Church, a Methodist Church and United Reformed Church local ecumenical partnership built in 1996 with roots in the village dating back to 1880
- Primary school
- Public houses
- The Roebuck, its oldest public house (now in Stevenage) dating back to 1420
- The Lytton Arms (in Old Knebworth) which is an early Victorian building
- The Station Hotel which was built in 1883
- Recreation ground, incorporating football pitches, tennis courts, bowling green and adventure playground
- Shops and businesses in and around the High Street
[edit] Famous Inhabitants
- Barbara Follett
- Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Henry Lytton-Cobbold
- Ken Follett
- A. Duncan Carse Painter, Deards End 1922-1923[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Royal Academy Dictionary of Exhibitors: Summer Exhibition catalogue archives
[edit] External links
- Clubs:
- Library
- Neighbourhood Watch
- Parish Church
- Parish Plan
- Primary School
- Village
