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Clothall
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Clothall
Clothall is located in Hertfordshire
Clothall
Clothall
Location within Hertfordshire
Population155 (Parish, 2021)[1]
Civil parish
  • Clothall
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBaldock
Postcode districtSG7
List of places
UK
England
Hertfordshire
51°58′N 0°09′W / 51.967°N 0.150°W / 51.967; -0.150

Clothall is a village and civil parish in the North Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. The small village stands on a ridge of high ground 2 miles (3 km) south-east of Baldock. The parish extends from the fringes of Baldock in the north to the hamlet of Luffenhall in the south. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 155.

History

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The parish church of St Mary the Virgin was built of flint and stone around 1350–70.[2][3] though parts of the church are older, dating to the 12th century.[4]

Governance

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There are two elected tiers of local government covering Clothall, at district and county level: North Hertfordshire District Council and Hertfordshire County Council.[5]

Clothall Village Hall

Due to its low population, Clothall has a parish meeting comprising all residents instead of an elected parish council. Although the name of the parish is just Clothall, the district council refers to the parish meeting as "Clothall and Luffenhall Parish Meeting".[6] Parish meetings are held at the village hall on Ashanger Lane.[7]

The parish historically included an area of common land lying immediately east of Baldock.[8] This area was developed in the 1980s as the Clothall Common housing estate; it was removed from Clothall parish in 1985.[9]

Notable people

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  • Thomas Stanley (1625–1678) was baptised at Clothall and lived at Cumberlow Manor, which was at the south-eastern end of Clothall parish, near the boundary with Rushden.[10][11][12]
Buildings in the hamlet of Luffenhall at the southern end of the parish

References

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  1. ^ "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.)
  2. ^ "Clothall". Towns & Villages in Herts. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
  3. ^ "Clothall". British History Online. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
  4. ^ "Clothall - St. Mary the Virgin Church". The Buntingford Deanery Directory. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  5. ^ "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Parish councils and parish meetings". North Hertfordshire District Council. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  7. ^ "Clothall with Luffenhall Parish Meeting". Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  8. ^ Page, William, ed. (1912). A History of the County of Hertford: Volume 3. London: Victoria County History. pp. 220–226. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  9. ^ Alteration of areas and status of local authorities 1 April 1984 – 31 March 1985 (PDF). London: Department of the Environment. 1985. p. 7. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  10. ^ Bishop's Transcripts for Clothall, 1604–1689. Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies. A true & p[er]fect Register of all the Christnings Marriages & Burialls within the parish of Clothall from Michaelmas 1624 till Michaelmas 1625... Thomas the sonne of S[i]r Thomas Stanley was baptised the 3rd of September
  11. ^ Page, William, ed. (1912). A History of the County of Hertford: Volume 3. London: Victoria County History. pp. 265–270. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  12. ^ Historic England. "Site of Cumberlow Manor House (1003551)". National Heritage List for England.


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