Ardeley is a small village and

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. The parish includes the

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, as well as Wood End and Moor Green. Ardeley is located east of Stevenage.

Description

Ardeley village has a number of thatched cottages beside the green, a thatched village hall, a vicarage built in the 18th century and a

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farm (Church Farm). It also has a children's play area near the school, at the end of school lane, five housing association/ex-council houses in "The Crescent", opposite the school and a number of church-let cottages. The international cleaning company, Hughes Gardner, are now based in the manor house. Other buildings of interest include *Church of Saint Lawrence (Church of England) The Grade I

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church dates from around the 13th century. *Pub The Grade II listed pub "The Jolly Waggoner" *School The primary school, Ardeley St. Lawrence JMI, founded in 1835, is a Church of England state funded school.

Events

Ardeley has an annual fete from which profits go to the parish.

People

The Chauncy family lived at Ardeley Bury, the manor house of the village. *

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, third president of

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, was baptised in Ardeley on 5 November 1592. *Sir Henry Chauncy was born in Ardeley in 1632. He wrote ''Antiquities of Hertfordshire'' which was published in 1700.

References

External links

Ardeley (A Guide to Old Hertfordshire)
* {{authority control Villages in Hertfordshire Civil parishes in Hertfordshire