King's Walden

Kings Walden
Hertfordshire
File:Kings Walden, Hertfordshire - St. Mary's Church.jpg St Mary's, Kings Walden
Location
Grid reference:	TL151220
Location:	51°53’6"N, 0°19’40"W
Data
Population:	1,600  (2001)
Post town:	Hitchin
Postcode:	SG4
Dialling code:	01438
Local Government
Council:	North Hertfordshire
Parliamentary constituency:	Hitchin and Harpenden

King's Walden is a small village in Hertfordshire. It is also a parish whose centre is that village but which contains a number of hamlets round about.

The largest village of the parish is now Breachwood Green. The hamlets of King's Walden are Ley Green, Darleyhall, Lye Hill, Wandon End, Wandon Green and Winch Hill. At the south of the parish is Lawrence End Park.

The parish church is St Mary's, which has a rare intact rood screen, with mediaeval painting. Its stained glass windows are by the father of the arts and crafts movement, William Morris, and other windows by Kempe.

Villages and hamlets

King's Walden village

King's Walden itself lies in the centre of the parish, near the church, and its population is just 35.

Breachwood Green

Main article: Breachwood Green

Breachwood Green lies a mile south-west of King's Walden, and has a population is 614.

Ley Green

Ley Green is half a mile from Breachwood Green and is in the midst of the famrland. It has a little village shop with a tea area in it has a small pub, The Plough and is a perfect village to live.

Darleyhall

Darleyhall lies half a mile west of Breachwood Green, and its population is 30.

Lye Hill

Lye Hill lies half a mile south of Breachwood Green, and its population is 33.

Wandon End

Wandon End lies a mile west of Breachwood Green.

Wandon Green

Wandon Green lies a mile south of Breachwood Green and includes Diamond End.

Winch Hill

Winch Hill lies a mile southwest of Breachwood Green. It is a made up of several houses and a derelict farm adjacent to Eastern perimeter of Luton Airport, much of the land here is owned by the Crown Estate.

Pictures

• St Mary's Church, Kings Walden
  St Mary's Church, Kings Walden
• Breachwood Green JMI School
  Breachwood Green JMI School
• Oxford Road, Breachwood Green, looking East
  Oxford Road, Breachwood Green, looking East
• Oxford Road looking West towards Red Lion Public House
  Oxford Road looking West towards Red Lion Public House
• 
  Converted windmill at Breachwood Green

Outside links

("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Walden King's Walden)

• History of Breachwood Green in the parish of King's Walden