Willian
| Willian | |
| Hertfordshire | |
|---|---|
 All Saints church, Willian | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TL225308 |
| Location: | 51°57’38"N, 0°13’17"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Letchworth Garden City |
| Postcode: | SG6 |
| Dialling code: | 01462 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Hertfordshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
North East Hertfordshire |
Willian is a small and delightfully pretty village in Hertfordshire, tucked away off all the main routes with a population of approximately 326. Along with Norton and Old Letchworth, it is one of the original villages around which the planned town of Letchworth Garden City grew up. Despite this, it remains separate and retains a distinctive character.
The village was referred to in the Domesday Book as "Wilie", and the name probably derives from a word meaning "willows".[1]
The village has two pubs, the Fox, which used to boast a bar with 16th century beams and low ceilings, now replaced by modern decor, and the Three Horseshoes, a Village Stores and Post Office and a large pond.
Church
The original parish church, All Saints', has a tower with clocks on three sides; the fourth side is blank, supposedly so that farm labourers would not be able to tell when to leave work. This has been supplanted as the main church of the parish by St Paul's, Letchworth.
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References
- ↑ Eilert Ekwall (1960). The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names. Oxford: OUP.