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Aldbury
Aldbury (/ˈɔːldbəri/) is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England. It lies near to the borders of Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire, in the Bulbourne valley of the Chiltern Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The nearest towns are Tring and Berkhamsted. Uphill from the narrow valley are the Bridgewater monument and the Ashridge Estate, which is owned and managed by the National Trust.
Aldbury is designated as a conservation area, with most of the land surrounding the village largely unaltered since the late medieval period. The village is a popular filming location, retaining several archetypical historical features, including a green and pond, well-preserved stocks and a whipping-post, and the church of Saint John the Baptist.
The village has a lively community life, including a number of local societies and clubs. Residents are kept updated on village events through the Aldbury Outlook, a magazine published by local residents ten times a year. It has a village shop and post office, two pubs, three cafés, a Church of England primary school, a sports ground, tennis court and the nearby Stocks Golf Club.
Aldbury's picturesque setting and proximity to Tring railway station makes it one of the most desirable places to live in Hertfordshire. It has been referred to as a "chocolate-box" village due to its traditional appearance.
The manor was recorded as Aldeberie in the Domesday Book of 1086. The public house, The Valiant Trooper, served as an ale house for centuries; the first traceable evidence dated to 1752.
The wooded slope towards the Bridgewater Monument is one of the steepest ascents in Hertfordshire, crowned by a ridge at one of the five highest elevations in the county. Monuments in the church witness the importance of certain manorial families including the family of Sir Ralph Verney (1546), who have the northern chapel in the church, and the similarly landed family of Thomas Hyde (1570) and his son George (1580). Aldbury was the home of Sir Guy de Gravade, known as the "Wizard of Aldbury", who was reputed to be able to turn base metals into gold.
To the north-west, Aldbury Nowers forms part of the Chiltern Hills. It is traversed by The Ridgeway ancient tracks and by two sections of Grim's Ditch, a linear earthwork dating from the Iron Age.
The name 'Aldbury' is derived from the Old English ald (old) burh (fortification).
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Aldbury
Aldbury (/ˈɔːldbəri/) is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England. It lies near to the borders of Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire, in the Bulbourne valley of the Chiltern Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The nearest towns are Tring and Berkhamsted. Uphill from the narrow valley are the Bridgewater monument and the Ashridge Estate, which is owned and managed by the National Trust.
Aldbury is designated as a conservation area, with most of the land surrounding the village largely unaltered since the late medieval period. The village is a popular filming location, retaining several archetypical historical features, including a green and pond, well-preserved stocks and a whipping-post, and the church of Saint John the Baptist.
The village has a lively community life, including a number of local societies and clubs. Residents are kept updated on village events through the Aldbury Outlook, a magazine published by local residents ten times a year. It has a village shop and post office, two pubs, three cafés, a Church of England primary school, a sports ground, tennis court and the nearby Stocks Golf Club.
Aldbury's picturesque setting and proximity to Tring railway station makes it one of the most desirable places to live in Hertfordshire. It has been referred to as a "chocolate-box" village due to its traditional appearance.
The manor was recorded as Aldeberie in the Domesday Book of 1086. The public house, The Valiant Trooper, served as an ale house for centuries; the first traceable evidence dated to 1752.
The wooded slope towards the Bridgewater Monument is one of the steepest ascents in Hertfordshire, crowned by a ridge at one of the five highest elevations in the county. Monuments in the church witness the importance of certain manorial families including the family of Sir Ralph Verney (1546), who have the northern chapel in the church, and the similarly landed family of Thomas Hyde (1570) and his son George (1580). Aldbury was the home of Sir Guy de Gravade, known as the "Wizard of Aldbury", who was reputed to be able to turn base metals into gold.
To the north-west, Aldbury Nowers forms part of the Chiltern Hills. It is traversed by The Ridgeway ancient tracks and by two sections of Grim's Ditch, a linear earthwork dating from the Iron Age.
The name 'Aldbury' is derived from the Old English ald (old) burh (fortification).