Frogmore, Hertfordshire
| Frogmore | |
| Hertfordshire | |
|---|---|
 Holy Trinity Church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TL155034 |
| Location: | 51°43’5"N, 0°19’41"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 800 (2001) |
| Post town: | st albans |
| Postcode: | AL2 |
| Dialling code: | 01727 (87) |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | St Albans |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
St Albans |
Frogmore is a village in Hertfordshire 3 miles north of Radlett and 2 miles south of St Albans. It is located in St Stephens civil parish. It is contiguous with the village of Park Street just to the north, both strung along Watling Street in the valley of the River Colne, which river separates them.
Parish church
The parish church in Frogmore is Holy Trinity, a 19th century church designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott and William Moffatt.[1]
Moore Mill featuring two water wheels, [2] (not to be confused with Henry Fourdrinier's Frogmore Mill in Apsley near Hemel Hempstead).
History
The village is mentioned in Daniel Paterson's travel guide of 1796, on the route from London to St. Albans.[3]
Granada Publishing, whose imprints included Grafton and Panther Books, were based at Frogmore,[4] until it was sold in 1983.
The Park Street and Frogmore Society "was formed to promote interest in local history and nature conservation and covers the three villages of Park Street, Frogmore and Colney Street".[5]
Sport
- Cricket: Frogmore Cricket Club, who play at Park Street.
References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1347115: Holy Trinity Church
- ↑ Nikolaus Pevsner, Bridget Cherry, Hertfordshire. The Buildings of England, Pevsner Architectural Guides, First published by Penguin Books, 1953
- ↑ Daniel Paterson, A new and accurate description of all the direct and principle cross roads in England and Wales, Printed for T.N. Longman, 1796
- ↑ The Bookseller, magazine, publ. J. Whitaker
- ↑ "Park Street and Frogmore Society", Hertfordshire County Council, retrieved 25 June 2012