Bedmond
| Bedmond | |
| Hertfordshire | |
|---|---|
 The Bell Inn and High Street, Bedmond | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TL0903 |
| Location: | 51°43’13"N, 0°24’38"W |
| Data | |
| Postcode: | WD5 |
| Dialling code: | 01923 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Three Rivers |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
St Albans |
Bedmond is a small village in Hertfordshire on the way north out of Abbotts Langley. It is built along one street. Lanes disappear through woodland to eastward to the farms and towards St Albans, while roads eastwards towards Kings Langley are lined with industry.
Bedmond was the birthplace of Nicholas Breakspear, who, in the days of King Henry II, became the only Englishman to ever be Pope: he was born at Bedmond Farm around 1100[1] and the site where his home stood is marked by a plaque.
Church
The village church is the Church of the Ascension, at the north end of the village. A striking white church with a soaring spire for its small size, it is a fine example of a "tin church"; a church built of corrugated iron. It was built in 1880.
The church is part of the Parish of St Lawrence, Abbots Langley.[2]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Bedmond) |
References
- ↑ BBC Online-"An audience with the Pope"
- ↑ Church of England - A Church Near You - Church of the Ascension, Bedmond