Wymondley
| Wymondley | |
|---|---|
 Wymondley House | |
  Wymondley Location within Hertfordshire | |
| Population | 1,169 (Parish, 2021)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TL212276 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HITCHIN |
| Postcode district | SG4 |
| Dialling code | 01438 |
| Police | Hertfordshire |
| Fire | Hertfordshire |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Wymondley is a civil parish in the North Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It includes the villages of Little Wymondley and Great Wymondley and a number of smaller hamlets, including Redcoats Green, Todd's Green, and Titmore Green.
History
[edit]The parish was created on 1 April 1937 as a merger of the two former parishes of Great Wymondley and Little Wymondley. Prior to the creation of North Hertfordshire in 1974, Wymondley was part of Hitchin Rural District.[2]
Wymondley was once the location of a dissenting academy for the education of future nonconformist ministers. The academy was active during 1799-1833 and went under various names, including Wymondley College.[3]
Geography
[edit]Wymondley electrical grid substation, named after the parish, is actually just over the boundary to the south-west, in the neighbouring parish of St Ippolyts.
Governance
[edit]There are three tiers of local government covering Wymondley, at parish, district, and county level: Wymondley Parish Council, North Hertfordshire District Council, and Hertfordshire County Council.[4] For national elections, the parish forms part of the Hitchin constituency.[5]
Population
[edit]At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 1,169.[1] The population had been 1,153 in 2011.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "2021 Census Parish Profiles". NOMIS. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 March 2025. (To get individual parish data, use the query function on table PP002.)
- ^ "Wymondley Civil Parish". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ "Wymondley Academy (1799-1833)". Dissenting Academies Online. Queen Mary Centre for Religion and Literature in English. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ "Wymondley Parish Council". Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ "Wymondley Parish". NOMIS. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
External links
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