Little Munden, Hertfordshire Genealogy

England   Hertfordshire   Hertfordshire Parishes

Parish History
MUNDEN, LITTLE (All Saints), a parish, in the union of Ware, hundred of Broadwater, county of Hertford, 4 miles (W. by S.) from Puckeridge; containing, with the hamlet of Green-End, and part of the hamlets of Dane-End and Haultwick, 612 inhabitants. It comprises 2250 acres, of which about 110 are woodland, and the remainder arable and pasture: the soil is a gravelly clay, alternated with chalk, which lies near the surface; the ground is hilly, the scenery finely varied. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £15, and in the gift of C. Jollands, Esq.: the tithes have been commuted for £570, and the glebe comprises 72 acres. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans.

From: Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848)

Civil Registration
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Church records
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Census records
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Probate records
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