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History. The village of Thundridge was originally located about half a mile to the east of the current Thundridge location, also adjacent to the River Rib. Thundridge derives from the Old English Þunres hrycg = "ridge belonging to the god Thunor or Thor ". [2]
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Tonrich (1086); Tunrigge, Thanrugge, Thornrugge (xiii cent.); Thunrigge, Thunrych, Thurrich(xiv and xv cent.); Thundriche (xvi cent.). Thundridge is a small parish of 2,206 acres boundedon the north-west by the River Rib, which divides itfrom the parish of Standon, and on the north-east bythe Nimney Bourne. The main road to Buntingfordintersects th...
Thundridge
Before the Conquest the manor ofTHUNDRIDGE, sometimes calledWADESMILL, was held by Alnodunder Stigand, Archbishop of Canterbury. In 1086it formed part of the possessions of Odo Bishop ofBayeux, of whom it was held by Hugh de Grentmesnil. It was assessed at 1 hide only. There wasland for four ploughs, but there were only three onthe manor, one of which was on the demesne; therewas meadow for four plough-teams, woodland forsixteen swine, and a mill (fn. 9)(possibly on the site ofWadesmill). Aft...
Sawtres
The manor of SAWTRES (Sawtrey, Sawtrees), anestate on the north of the parish, situated in thebend of the River Rib, was held of the manor ofWare. At the beginning of the 15th century itseems to have belonged to Sir Nicholas Thorley, kt.,and to have passed from him to his kinsman and heirWalter Estoft, who conveyed it in 1451 to JohnViscount Beaumont and others. (fn. 31) In 1533 WalterWadeland and Thomas Montgomery conveyed it toRichard Welles and others. (fn. 32) Francis Roberts diedseised o...
The church of ST. MARYat Wadesmill consists of chancel 26 ft. 9 in. by20 ft. 9 in., north vestry, nave 56 ft.9 in. by 25 ft., and west tower; all internal dimensions. The church was built in 1853 of squaredrubble with stone dressings, to take the place of theold church, of which only the tower remains. The old church was pulled down in 1853 on thee...
The advowson of the old churchof ST. MARY follows the descentof the advowson of Ware (q.v.), towhich church it was a chapel. Hugh de Grentmesnilgave both church and chapel to the Priory of Ware.In the composition made between the parishioners ofWare and Thundridge and the Prior of Ware in 1231(see advowson of Ware) it was agreed that the Priorand v...
The charity of Jane Wall, foundedby will dated in 1573, is regulated byschemes of the Charity Commissioners1862 and 1875. The property originally consistedof about 19 a. of land in Thundridge and 4 a. 2 r. ofland in Much Munden. The land at Thundridgewas exchanged under the Act of 1 & 2 George IV for25 a. 1 r. 37 p. of land situate near Nobland Gre...
5 days ago · It was built in the 15th century, and the rest of the church was pulled down in 1853. Architectural Description—The Tower is of three stages, with angle buttresses on the W. side, and a straight parapet.
Thundridge was held by Alnoth, a man of Archbishop Stigand, before the Conquest, and by Hugh de Grandmesnil from Bishop Odo of Bayeux thereafter. When Odo forfeited his holdings after his arrest in 1082, the Grandmesnils continued to hold as tenants-in-chief from the king.
In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Thundridge like this: THUNDRIDGE, a parish in Ware district, Herts; 2¼ miles N by E of Ware r. station. It contains Wades-Mill village, which has a post-office under Ware.
Sep 2, 2024 · Guide to Thundridge, Hertfordshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
In a field to the north of the parish, near Standon Green End, a monument marks the spot where Vincent Lunardi landed in 1794 after completing the first manned balloon flight in England, having taken off from London beneath a balloon filled with hydrogen.
