Radwell, Hertfordshire
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Radwell is a village and
civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
in
Hertfordshire Hertfordshire ( or ; often abbreviated Herts) is one of the home counties in southern England. It borders Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire to the north, Essex to the east, Greater London to the south, and Buckinghamshire to the west. For govern ...
, England. It is situated close to the A1 a little to the north of
Baldock Baldock ( ) is a historic market town and unparished area in the local government district of North Hertfordshire in the county of Hertfordshire, England, where the River Ivel rises. It lies north of London, southeast of Bedford, and north n ...
and
Letchworth Garden City Letchworth Garden City, commonly known as Letchworth, is a town in the North Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It is noted for being the first garden city. The population at the time of the 2011 census was 33,249. Letchworth ...
and is in the
district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
of
North Hertfordshire North Hertfordshire is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Hertfordshire, England. Its council is based in Letchworth. The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the amalgamation of the Urban district (Great Britain and Ir ...
. The small 14th century Church of All Saints is in the centre of the village. The actor
Nigel Hawthorne Sir Nigel Barnard Hawthorne (5 April 1929 – 26 December 2001) was an English actor. He is most known for his stage acting and his portrayal of Sir Humphrey Appleby, the permanent secretary in the 1980s sitcom '' Yes Minister'' and the Cabi ...
and his long-time partner
Trevor Bentham Trevor Bentham (born 11 October 1943) is a British former stage manager and screenwriter (''A Month by the Lake'' and ''The Clandestine Marriage''). For 22 years, he was the partner of British actor Sir Nigel Hawthorne. They met in 1968 when ...
lived in the village for some years until the nearby Baldock Services was built. Fearing the noise levels from the service station would become unacceptable the couple moved to
Thundridge Thundridge is a village and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district, in the county of Hertfordshire, England. It is about two miles away from the town of Ware and about seven miles away from the large town of Hertford, the county town ...
in Hertfordshire.


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Radwell on ''A Guide to Old Hertfordshire''
Villages in Hertfordshire Civil parishes in Hertfordshire {{Hertfordshire-geo-stub